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MAZZLE is
- Koen Nys, tenor saxophone
- Bram Weijters, wurlitzer piano + Moog bass synth
- Lionel Beuvens, drums

The album is the result of the collaboration of Koen Nys with Bram Weijters and Lionel Beuvens. Koen Nys met both musicians soon after he returned home from Canada. Already at that time he started playing with Bram. On the other hand, Lionel, in the early twenties at that time, invited Koen one day, desperately looking for a saxophone player, to step in for a gig in Bruges the same night in a small café, which was a nice experience for both. Over the years, Koen, Bram and Lionel kept on playing together in different groups. This experience has crystallised in an interaction between these musicians which is both vibrant and synergistic. Recently they could be seen playing together in the Miles Davis tribute Band (Lionel) and the Koen Nys Quintet (Bram).

The name of the band is associated with luck, playfulness and positivity and with the onomatopoeia razzle, dazzle, mazzle, whilst the ‘zz’ in the name reiterates jazz itself.
You probably know the saying: “two is a couple, three is a...  more
credits
released on September 10, 2017
Produced by Koen Nys
Recorded and mixed at Studio Kip Kaas, Mortsel, Belgium, January 2015 by Jan Willems.
Mastered by Stijn Cools, Belgium.
Released by Monks and Thieves, Belgium, sept 2017

Mazzle - Genetic Modified Art (preview)

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Hikari Park

Bram is an Antwerp based piano/keyboard player, who focuses on jazz, impro and alternative music. He plays in several jazz formations but performed with people from the hip hopscene and with alternative bands as well. Bram plays or played with a.o. Hamster Axis of the One-Click-Panther, Chad McCullough-Bram Weijters Quartet, Koen Nys Quintet, Dez Mona, Jerboa, Fables of Fungus....