Frans Van Dyck
- Instruments : Trombone
- Date of birth : 31/10/1923 - Edegem
- Date of death : 17/03/2018 - Heverlee
In 1943 Frans Van Dyck became "First Prize Laureat Trombone" at the Flemish Royal Music Conservatory in Antwerp. Shortly after he began playing with the famous orchestras of Harry Bart and Willy Rockin.
The entertainment music brought him on tour in Belgium and The Netherlands. It earned him performances before the Canadian Army and, gigs with well known American musicians as Nat Peck (trombone) and Jay Cameron (Sax).
Further more he played with Belgian stars as Christian Kellers, Jean Warland, Bobby Jasper and Jack Sels with his big Be-Bop Orchestra.
Many others followed, a.o. Fud Candrix, Ernst van 't Hof, Kurt Edelhagen, Johnny Dover, Caravelli, Theo Mertens, Eddy House, Freddy Sunder, Gery Liekens. Worthwile to mention is him playing with The Jiggs Whigham Group, a well known American trombonist with a innovative new sound.
For a while he participated in The Orchestra Henry Segers (1952) and in the Entertainment Orchestra of Francis Bay (1955). With Henry Segers he played at the wedding of King Boudewijn. With Francis Bay he won ‘The Golden Gondola' at the Venice festival.
Finally he played at the BRT (Belgian Broadcast Station), initially with the Festival Orchestra conducted by Fernand Terby and subsequently with the Jazz Orchestra led by Etienne Verschueren.
Frans Van Dyck had the opportunity to play with Slide Hampton, Frank Rosolino, and so many others.
As trombonist and soloist of the BRT Jazz Orchestra, Frans Van Dyck enjoyed traveling around the world. He performed in many places ie Denmark, Zaïre, Japan, Russia, Spain, Senegal, Tunisia, Switzerland, etc...
He specialized in combo music, big band and commercial dance music. On top of that he is well versed in music for brass band, concert band and marching band. Overall he composed his own collection of about 400 printed arrangements for orchestra, published by Mottart, Leuven.
Some of his musical works: The Swinging Bones, Jogging Samba, Taxi Mambo, Salsa Sentimental, Qui vivra verra, Millenium Mania, Just Like Basie, Europarade, The Count, Nathalie in Italy, Disco Mambo, ......
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