
BART DEFOORTTenor & Soprano Saxophones , composer. Bart Defoort is a player with a open and curious mind , who has worked in many different Jazz - contexts since the mid -1980’s. He plays with a warm sound, which is lyrical and energetic . He loves to play in a very melodic way , through nice harmonic pathways, while always having a deep musical conversation with his fellow musicians. His style of playing is deeply rooted in his love of the musical language of the many Jazzmasters he admires , while at the same time he is always looking for a personal twist in his musical story-telling , like every musician with a big passion for improvisation. He has been a member of different longstanding bands , as well as being a leader and composer for his own groups.
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BART DEFOORT - VICTOR DA COSTA QUARTETThe “Bart Defoort - Victor Da Costa Quartet” has existed for 20 Years! Around 2005 they started to work together on a regular basis. They share a deep passion for the Jazz Language of all the great Jazz Musicians and Composers from the ’40’s, 50’s and 60’s who created the Modern Jazz Language. The repertoire of their Quartet consists of 2 main features: - playing their versions of the compositions of many different jazz legends : Bud Powell , Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Benny Golson , John Coltrane, Wes Montgomery, etc. - Playing their own Compositions , their “Artefacts” , which are new composed melodies over Harmonic structures of Jazz Standards from the “American Songbook”.
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