BART DEFOORT

Tenor & 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.

BART DEFOORT - VICTOR DA COSTA QUARTET

The “Bart Defoort - Victor Da Costa Quartet” has existed for 20 Years! Around 2005 they started to work together on a regular basis.

They both share a deep passion for the music created all the great Jazz Musicians and Composers from the 1930'- '60's who created this timeless and beautiful musical and improvisational Jazz Language.

The Defoort-Da Costa Quartet takes this legacy as a inspiring springboard for their own compositions , their own creative improvisations annd musical conversations.

The repertoire consists of their own compositions , as well as the music written by jazz legends and Standards from the American Songbook ,and  with some hidden pearls from Brazilian music.

The creative and joyous musical interaction between these four experienced musicians is a great pleasure to listen to. Sit back and relax , and let yourself be taken along on a trip of swinging tunes and moving jazzballads.

BART DEFOORT  NEWSLETTER

Hello ,

Thanks for visiting my website.

You'll find mostly info , video's , photos and text about the quartet that I am co-leading alongside Victor Da Costa.

I will add soon more info.

The coming weeks I will be playing a lot , see the "GIGS" agenda , and hopefully we'll meet at one of those.

All the best,

bart