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Victoriano Moreno
Matthias Van den Brande
- Instruments : Tenor saxophone, Soprano saxophone, Composer, Arranger
- Date of birth : 14/03/1993 - Antwerpen
Matthias Van den Brande (°1993) is a young saxophone player and composer/arranger with already an interesting story. Having lived and studied in various corners of the world, from his home country Belgium to the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and the United States (Philadelphia), he developed a strong voice and personality in the jazz idiom and beyond.
From 2016 onwards, Matthias played and recorded as a soloist with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra for the project ‘The Future Is Now’. In 2018, he released his debut album as a leader called ‘Opus #1’, blending a classical wind quintet and a jazz quartet together through his own original compositions and arrangements. In 2022, he released a second album entitled 'Three Sides of a Coin' with his award-winning trio featuring Tijs Klaassen on bass and Wouter Kühne on drums. For 2 years, the trio played extensively in Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Italy and France.
A new album called 'Fields of Color', inspired by the artworks of Mark Rothko, came out in March 2025 on Fresh Sound New Talent Records. For the occasion, Matthias invited Jean-Paul Estiévenart to join the trio on trumpet. The album was received very well in national and international press:
“Belgian jazz at the highest level” **** - De Standaard (BE)
“This is a major step forward in Van den Brande's already brilliant career" **** - All About Jazz (USA)
“It is pulsating, powerful, exciting, captivating. A pure joy to listen to.” **** - Le Soir (BE)
“Van den Brande's songs sound like warm poetic scenes.” – Jazzenzo (NL)
Matthias is also a frequently asked sideman in various groups such as the Tijs Klaassen Quintet, Mo van der Does Motet, Saxkartel, Marit van der Lei Nextet, Basile Rahola Quartet, Daan Herweg Quartet, ... Venues you might have seen him play at include the Bimhuis (NL), Bozar (BE), Lantarenvenster (NL), North Sea Jazz Festival (NL), Gent Jazz Festival (BE), deSingel (BE), Jazz Middelheim (BE), ...
