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Sunday 14/12/2025
Out of a mutual love of spontaneousness and raw emotions, Belgian guitarist Julien Tassin and Finnish guitarist Heikki Ruokangas decided to start creating music together. As two guitars aiming to sou...
19h35
Friday 19/12/2025
For once, we are ending this first (long) quarter of our season with a choir. But what a choir! Around twenty excellent singers performing jazz and French songs, with magnificent original arrangement...
20h30
Saturday 20/12/2025
Friday 26/12/2025
After Immanuel's grandfather gave him his trumpet, he began playing jazz trumpet at the academy in Mechelen at the age of 12. When his teacher showed him recordings of Chet Baker, he was deeply moved...
20h15
Friday 16/01/2026
Anti-Panopticon is the brainchild of saxophonist/composer Lennert Baerts. Baerts, who has already received praise from renowned names such as Joe Lovano and Jakob Bro with various projects such as Pr...
21h00
cultuurcafé De Fwajee
Friday 23/01/2026
Rhythm master on a roll
Stéphane Galland is one of the founders of the legendary trio Aka Moon and is currently making a big splash with his Rhythm Hunters. Tonight he joins forces with the brand n...
20h15
Wednesday 28/01/2026
Saturday 31/01/2026
Tuesday 03/02/2026
SPACE Quartet is an improvisation collective founded by sitar player Nicolas Mortelmans for his second album SPACE. Mortelmans studied with Anoushka Shankar, among others, and released his debut albu...
20h00
Tuesday 10/02/2026
Friday 20/02/2026
Louise van den Heuvel (The Hague, January 15, 1997) is a Dutch bassist, composer and teacher. She has collaborated with artists such as Zwangere Guy, Lander Gyselinck and Bruno Vansina. Since 2023, v...
21h00
cultuurcafé De Fwajee
Thursday 26/02/2026
Saturday 28/02/2026
Saturday 07/03/2026
Jazz, hip-hop and manga in one blistering universe
Kin Gajo combines a fresh jazz sound with electronic influences, hip-hop grooves and manga aesthetics. On their debut EP Āku (W.E.R.F. Records), t...
20h15
Friday 20/03/2026
It has been since 2018 that Danish guitarist Jakob Bro and his trio left an unforgettable impression in a packed Academy Hall. But the love was mutual and that is why he returns with great enthusiasm...
20h15
Sunday 22/03/2026
Thursday 26/03/2026
Saturday 28/03/2026
Sunday 29/03/2026
Leuven Jazz meets Piano Days Nova ft. Félix Zurstrassen and guests Aaron Parks (US) & Jeff Ballard (US) Belgian bassist Félix Zurstrassen is the leader of NOVA, an international quintet that sits...
20h00
Friday 03/04/2026
Tribute to Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet In this exceptional live project, the two founding members of US band The Bad Plus – Reid Anderson on bass and Dave King on drums – join forces with two ot...
20h00
Friday 17/04/2026
The Elias D'hooge Trio consists of true storytellers. The band around pianist Elias D'hooge consistently dives into a dynamic dialogue in which dreams, memories and diverse ideas come together in an...
21h00
cultuurcafé De Fwajee
Thursday 30/04/2026
An adventurous and intense fusion of contemporary and gnawa music.
Mattias De Craene works as a solo artist as well as with bands such as Nordmann and MDCIII, on a fascinating journey involving jaz...
20h00