Live from De Bijloke
Only a few more day to go until we go live from ‘De Bijloke’! You can get your tickets here.
Review Jazz’halo
“Their music does more than just hold its own, it is a true and beautiful discovery full of swing and climatic variations.”
Jean-Pierre Goffin; Jazz’halo
streamin’ dreamin’
On the 7th of February, we bring Q-Some Big Band live to your living room! From De Bijloke in Ghent we will play a live video-stream in which we will introduce our debut album dreamin’. Tickets are available here.
Review Michael Abene
“I listened to the tracks and the band sounds terrific, congratulations to all”
Michael Abene
Grammy Winning Producer/Composer/Arranger/Educator
“I listened to the tracks and the band sounds terrific, congratulations to all”
Michael Abene
Grammy Winning Producer/Composer/Arranger/Educator
“I listened to the tracks and the band sounds terrific, congratulations to all.”
Michael Abene; Grammy Winning Producer/
Composer/Arranger/Educator
Review by Jazzradar
Overwhelming brass parts impress, twists and turns in rhythm surprise, and clear melody lines bring balance. The tight orchestration organically goes hand in hand with the relaxed and passionate solos. These young talented musicians put their best foot forward. They make this album a party to listen to!
Eddy Westveer; Jazzradar
Review of ‘dreamin’ by Jacques Prouvost
A little swing never wrongs. That’s what the young members of this Q-Some Big Band must have said. Because it’s a lot of fun that it’s about here. We know that a big band these days is economically difficult to viable. So what? Wouldn’t dreams have the right to come true because of sordid pecuniary reasons? Manten Van Gils (tb), Gabriele di Franco (eg), Robbe Willems (p) and Pierre-Antoine Savoyat (tp) have joined forces and above all their talents to offer elaborate compositions full of freshness, inventiveness and modernity to a young high-level band (in which you also find Dieter Vaganée, Marjan Van Rompay or Dunja Mees…). It plays and the soloists are highlighted with great relevance. We feel some influences from our national (and international) BJO, of course, but above all we find very daring arrangements (′′ Blues for F “, to name only one) that clearly define the singularity of this Q – Some Big Band. So it’s fun to hear these guitar riffs on Soft Viking, this mischievous vamp on Playful, or even those brilliant Raw stimulus, among others. It’s kinda the epitome of jazz, kinda, fresh to the taste of the day. Go ahead, young people: ′′ dream “, there will always be something left of it anyway…
Review de Jacques Prouvost
“Un peu de swing ça ne fait jamais de tort. C’est ce qu’ont dû se dire les jeunes membres de ce Q-Some Big Band. Car c’est bien de plaisir dont il s’agit ici. On sait bien qu’un big band, de nos jours, est économiquement difficilement viable. Et alors ? Les rêves n’auraient-ils pas le droit de se réaliser à cause de sordides raisons pécuniaires ? Manten Van Gils (tb), Gabriele di Franco (eg), Robbe Willems (p) et Pierre-Antoine Savoyat (tp) ont donc uni leurs efforts et surtout leurs talents pour offrir des compositions élaborées, pleines de fraîcheur, d’inventivité et de modernité à un jeune band de haut niveau (dans lequel on retrouve aussi Dieter Vaganée, Marjan Van Rompay ou Dunja Mees…). Ça joue et les solistes sont mis en avant avec une belle pertinence. On y sent quelques influences de notre BJO national (et international), bien sûr, mais on trouve surtout de très osés arrangements (« Blues for F », pour ne citer que celui-là) qui cernent bien la singularité de ce Q-Some Big Band. Il y a donc du plaisir à entendre ces riffs de guitare sur « Soft Viking », ce vamp malicieux sur « Playful », ou encore ces relances brillantes sur « Raw », entre autres. C’est un peu la quintessence du jazz, en quelque sorte, remise au goût du jour. Allez-y, jeunes gens : « rêvez ! », il en restera de toute façon toujours quelque chose…”