Studies clarinet, saxophone and harmony in Mons and Charleroi music academies between 1965 - 1990. Studies jazz saxophone and harmony at the Amay Academy (Erwin Vann, Pirly Zurstrassen,...) 
Clinics : Lundis d'Hortense (Steve Houben, Pierre Vaïana, John Ruocco, Maurice Magnoni, Richard Rousselet, Eric Legnini,...) between 1988 and 1993. Antwerp Jazz Studio's summer workshop at Dworp in 1990. Also clinics in Bouillon, Libramont (AKDT), Jodoigne, French Jura (Jazz On The Park), ...

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Member of the " EVASION " Big Band (1993-1996). Evasion played essentially Belgian musicians' compositions.
Member of the Sloong jazz quartet (1991-1998). Sloong played in several international jazz festivals (Jazz à Liège, Festival of the Lundis d'Hortense, çà Jazze à Huy) and in clubs (Lion s'Envoile - Liège, Travers, Sound - Brussels,…). He composes, as well as the others members (Alain Pierre and Jean Borlée), many themes for the band. Sloong plays only original compositions.

Plays currently in :

- South Connotation (acoustic world/jazz), only original compositions by members of the band. 2 auto produced cd's :"Looking for Missing Pieces in the Western Continent" - 2009 - and  "Sable et Vent" (2018). A third one ("Calor de Outono") will be released in 2024

-Taxi-Brousse: sextet playing swing era- standards (Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Barney Bigard,...) for Lindy-Hop dancers.

- International Hypersonic Peace Bureau: classic and contemporary standards with a groove.

- For'in One (pianoless quartet, original compositions and contemporary tunes)

- Vayu Quartet ( mix of poetry, songs, african grooves and jazz)

- Les Boucles Absurdes, electro-acoustic music, compositions by  J-P Jonckheere

He also played on stage with a.o. Léo Flechet, Jacques Pelzer, Antoine Cirri, J-L Rassinfosse, Robert Grahame, François Mathus, Manu Bonetti, ...

Discography (not listed on this site) :

Evasion	CD " Evasion Big Band "	1994
Deeper Blue	CD " Waiting For The Month Of May "	1997
South Connotation	CD "Looking for Missing Pieces..."	2008
South Connotation	CD "Sable et Vent"	2018
South Connotation	CD "Calor de Outono"	2024

One of his composition (" Crossroads ") has been recorded by " IN SPECTOR " (Poland) and " TRIOCOLOR " (Germany) on 2 different " EUROP JAZZ CONTEST HOEILAART " CDs (1994 and 1996)