MAHIEU - VANTOMME QUARTET
Genres: Post Bop, Classic Fusion • Belgium

Four musicians, four personalities, four visions, … one group. From numerous loose contacts they playfully found one another. After playing together now for a couple of years, their ideas grew together and they know what they want : an own 'group sound' with room for individual, solo qualities. By this very individualistic contribution, they build up a very diverse repertoire, characteristic though for the group : from very lyrical themes till traditional standards, with a wink at 'free-jazz' and especially own compositions. The Quartet was laureate of the 'Intern'l Jazz Contest '98' at Jazz Hoeilaart and 'Torneo International Musicale (Jazz)' Rome. Tom MAHIEU (°1971) soprano- & tenorsaxophone Started playing saxophone at the age of 18. Studied at the 'Royal Conservatory Ghent' (B) with Frank Vaganee. After following a number of training periods he decided to follow lessons with John Ruocco at the 'Royal Conservatory' The Hague (NL). Tom considers jazz-music as the most read more...