Links
Here is a short list of friends and musicians who have shared my passion and love for the horn all these years. It could easily be endless and I'll try to keep it up to date. Big thank you to all of you however on the list or not. This is also a spot for some connections I'd like to share.
François Louis
He's the one that's really responsible for my ways with the saxophone, totaly dedicated to the horn, the music, the sound, the rythm, the soul:
Sonny Rollins
My main man who's always been there since we first met in 1981:
Joe Lovano
The admiration and respect made me feel honoured to help him in his quest for the sound:
Bob Berg
Mastery, elegance, eclectism and a great fan:
Tim Ries
Vibrant, warm, deep in the roots with swing:
David Sanchez
Bringing the horn to the level and the recognition of the masters:
Mike Brecker
The strongest personality on the straigth horn:
David Liebman
Soulfull friend, warm and strong soundwise and musically:
Emanuele Cisi
Always there to share the crazy moments (including Wurtenberg wine):
Jason Seizer
The strongest European tenor player;
Tony Lakatos
His strong playing and mastering of his instrument has been precious for bringing the FL clarinet reed to life:
Fabrice Alleman
Beautiful player and man:
Robert Kyle
My last born horn:
Aulochrome
A pioneer that is always at the front scene of important currant :
Dewey Redman
He is totally dedicated to his horn and a Monk lover :
Lew Tabackin
One of the most consistent tenor players :
Jerry Bergonzi
Can't miss my man :
Ralph Lalama
All our bodies from NY :
Gary Smulyan
Dick Oats
Richie Perry
A special mention for the most beautiful alto sound of
Billy Drewes
Can’t forget this night of ’84 at “Seventh Avenue South”, with Jaco, Mike and Adam:
Steve Slagle
He’s always plugged and ready to help for not even a nickel!
Tim Price
It's a dream to have Santino cook for you at his
Paradiso
We had dinner together at Santino's :
Jorge Pardo
One of the greatest talents of his generation :
Chris Potter
And friends sharing the same passion for the horn:
Chris Cheek
Chris Speed
Seamus Blake
Mark Turner
Joshua Redman
Always on the ball for new experiences :
Ohad Talmor
Long time friend and serious player, arranger, composer and teacher :
François Théberge
He's been visiting since years and we always love to share good moments :
Gary Keller
Sometime at Stéphane and Bernice's nice restaurant :
La Galantine
An elegant player from the Netherlands :
Ad Colen
He's teaching in Amsterdam conservatorium :
Jasper Blom
We got to know each other since his first step with the horn :
Erwin Vann
Also my man remained a close friend for all those years :
Kurt Van Herck
As does
Bart Defoort
And
Jeroen Van Herzeele
Definitely the strongest Belgian sax player of the be-bop roots with an open mind to other music form.
Steve Houben
This might be useful to get all dressed up and have a place to go.
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