Vice Versa by Bram De Looze

Bram De Looze sets the bar high for expressive interpretation and inventive creativity through his solo performance, as leader of his international project ‘Septych’ and in dialogue with Robin Verheyen and Joey Baron in MiXMONK. Recently De Looze felt the urge for a new collaboration with two great artists who are natural extensions of his world of sound: New York master drummer Eric McPherson (Jackie McLean, Andrew Hill, Pharaoh Sanders, Fred Hersch) and Berlin bassist Felix Henkelhausen (Jim Black, Nate Wooley, Lotte Anker). Both are compositional masterminds with exceptionally boundless rhythmic inventiveness .

De Looze composed a new trio repertoire that enables spontaneous musical invention. As a versatile and exploratory trio, they traverse between different approaches in which musical rules change without losing momentum. The choice of McPherson and Henkelhausen will lead to an interesting musical synthesis where the spirit of traditional jazz language emerges during intuitive musical excursions within free improvisation and contemporary music.

Bram De Looze is a young, talented Belgian pianist whose distinct musical vision has found its way through both solo piano projects and collaborations with other artists. His unique technical skill and musical maturity have earned him considerable critical acclaim and respect from his peer.