Stéphane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters (Salut les Voisins – Jazz bij de Buren)

Stéphane Galland is probably best known as the top drummer with Aka Moon, but he also built an impressive international career as a sideman of Joe Zawinul Syndicate, Zap Mama, Ozark Henry, Novastar, Axelle Red and Ibrahim Maalouf, among others. For several years, he has also been steadily building his own career, always working with young talent.

Stéphane Galland & The Rhythm Hunters was born to transmit Galland’s musical journey with other musicians. Stéphane is obsessed with different approaches to rhythm, from all parts of the world. The goal is to explore and integrate them into a fluid and personal musical language. This process requires extensive collective work, so that the whole group becomes familiar with these new rhythmic concepts and challenges.

The Rhythm Hunters are a logical sequel to his previous project ‘(the mystery of) Kem’h and the group consists of Shoko Igarashi (JP) on tenor saxophone, Sylvain Debaisieux (FR) on alto saxophone, Pierre-Antoine Savoyat (FR) on trumpet, Wajdi Riahi (TN) on piano and Louise van den Heuvel (NL) on electric bass. Drummer Galland composed the pieces as different musical territories where rhythm hunting is highly recommended …

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Saluts les Voisins – Jazz bij de Buren (Jazz at the Neighbours)

Jazz is above all the universal language that crosses borders and unites cultures. With the brand new Salut Les Voisins - Jazz bij de Buren, we build a bridge between the jazz scene in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels.

During Leuven Jazz, we will introduce you to five bands from Wallonia and Brussels. Festival partner Gaume Jazz will host four Dutch-speaking bands next summer, including one selection by Leuven Jazz. This unique Flemish-Walloon-Brussels alliance will also have an international flavour: ten foreign programmers will be invited to discover the rich Belgian jazz scene.

This groundbreaking collaboration is supported by JazzLab, FAZZ, VI.BE, Gaume Jazz, Wallonie-Bruxelles Musiques, the Flemish Community and the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. This band is selected by Leuven Jazz.