Next.Ape performing at bxlive
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/nextape/
	
Two Belgians, one Hungarian and a Luxembourgish. Four musicians enjoying the exploration of a psychedelic blend of rock and trip-hop. At the crossroads of Radiohead, Damon Albarn, Modeselektor, Portishead and Miles Davis. The lyrics look very much like short stories. They are rooted in a more and more oppressive yet hopeful reality. Next.Ape have shaped their sound: a slamming snare drum, a deep bass on the Moog, a distorted guitar, some keyboards and of course a clear and charismatic voice. The groove is hectic and incisive. Improvisations give you goosebumps. It is impossible to remain static or indifferent. Their music takes you.

SET LIST
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The New 3 Monkeys
Alarm Clock
White Desert

Music and lyrics: Antoine Pierre 

MUSICIANS
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Veronika Harcsa: vocals
Lorenzo Di Maio: guitar
Jérôme Klein: keyboards
Antoine Pierre: drums

Next.Ape : bxlive session

Reggie Washington performing at bxlive
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/reggie-washington/

The project is called VINTAGE NEW ACOUSTIC

VINTAGE: to Reggie, VINTAGE is something that has endured the test of time. It has its own story to tell. VINTAGE (music) is forever valuable & will remain timeless.

NEW: It‘s the feelings, ideas & direction the 4 musicians are trying to take for this music.

ACOUSTIC: Reggie is expressing himself through his acoustic bass & using it to drive the music.

When requested to underline what’s important about this new album, Reggie answers:
“To continue to be FREE in my music and to express myself with creative musicians ! I want my quartet to have fun, so that the audience hears the sound that happiness produces.“

SET LIST
Half Position Woody – Reggie Washington
Let It Go – E.J. Strickland
Strasbourg-St. Denis – Roy Hargrove

MUSICIANS	
Reggie Washington: double bass
Fabrice Alleman: saxophone
Féderico Gonzalez-Peña: piano
E.J. Strickland: drum

CREDITS
Igor Géhénot, Stefany Calembert, Jempi Samyn, Aristide d’Agostino, Romain-Marie Aubry, Sara Terpolilli, Angelica Roca, Emmanuel André

Jammin’colorS – http://www.jammincolors.com
Markbass – http://www.markbass.it
Phifer Guitars – http://www.phiferguitars.com
L’Autre Distribution
Wallonie-Bruxelles International (WBI) – http://www.wbi.be

Thank’s to Roger Vantilt for the photos and Jazzques for the review available here (FR): https://jazzques.wordpress.com/2019/11/06/bxlive-be-reggie-washington-quartet-et-larchiduc/

Reggie Washington : bxlive session

Jean-Paul Estiévenart Quintet performing at bxlive.
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/jean-paul-estievenart-quintet/
November 30, 2019

ABOUT	
Since 2013, Jean-Paul Estiévenart offers us a music without artifice: he composes for his minimalist trumpet / bass / drums trio a music in which he is alone to play the melodies.

For his new project, he has added two harmonic instruments in order to set the «sound stage» for his trumpet: the piano and the guitar, namely Nicola Andrioli and Romain Pilon who are also great improvisers. The rhythm section brings together Nicolas Thys and Antoine Pierre (found together in TaxiWars and Harcsa / Gyemant quartet). The symbiosis between the drummer and the trumpet player is no longer to be demonstrated (Urbex, Jean-Paul Estiévenart Trio, Lorenzo Di Maio Group, …). The music of the quintet, although more substantial than that of the trio, keeps one of Estievenart’s greatest musical quality: its sobriety. As usual, his writing is deeply autobiographical. Strange Bird is a journey into his life, but above all an invitation to give ourselves up to the power of our emotions, enhanced by music.

All the music was written in Spain and in a rather short period of time: it gives the album a particular and coherent aesthetic, and when we listen to it from end to end, the impression of a novel with a beginning, a middle and an end.

Outnote Records – Released on November 15th 2019

SET LIST
Con pasion
Barcelona
Bert’s sketch

MUSICIANS	
Jean-Paul Estiévenart: trumpet
Romain Pilon: guitar
Nicola Andrioli: piano
Nicolas Thys: double bass
Antoine Pierre: drum

CREDITS	
Recorded & mixed by Angelica Roca, video by Romain-Marie Aubry, Sara Terpolilli. Thank’s to Aristide d’Agostino and Paméla Malempré for the support.

Jean-Paul Estiévenart Quintet : bxlive session

Elia Rose performing at bxlive.
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/elia-rose/
December 11, 2019

‘Feel good’ music, as Elia Rose describes it, is like walking on a high rope which can be very easy to fall off. Breaking the fall before she hits the ground is a safety net of kitsch, of course! But, even if Elia Rose admits to loving all things kitsch, she never fully succumbs to it, preferring to play with the fantasy instead of the trap of gravity.

And so it’s with the sweet sounds of pop, a fusion of acoustic and electronic music, which Elia Rose expresses herself on subjects that are as far away from each other as the female orgasm and God. ‘Yes, Yes! Some tracks are obviously much deeper than Colors. Currently, we are working on new songs; one of which talks about the planet and it’s not very joyful. But I retain that I am, in general, a happy person and a little euphoric, which I believe can be felt in my songs’.

She doesn’t play down the fact that she is a naturally born singer, either. ‘I am very lucky because I was born into music – both my parents are musicians and I spent most of my childhood (in Tournai, BE) in their piano bar’. Add to this appearing on ‘For the Glory’ at age 14 and later on The Voice (BE) while playing with cover bands ‘in every possible style except metal and reggae’, one starts to see where her wide range of influences stem from. And, as Elia Rose herself remarks ‘doing pop can be very rewarding too and can reach a wide audience that has no less taste than another’.

It may be fair to say that Elia Rose can be a little bit difficult when it comes to her taste in music and what she likes to listen too. ‘When I turn on the radio it’s very, very rare that I hear something I like. Except on radio Nostalgia! But what’s great about the project I’m doing today is that everything is clear: I know where I want go with the music, the lyrics, the compositions, the arrangements, the style, everything!’

Even her new favourite instrument finds a place in this new chapter of her life as a singer / songwriter; having previously never played an instrument on stage she is now accompanied by a keytar! ‘I’m having fun with it. I enjoy playing it and I think that enjoying myself during my live shows is a key element to the project. Especially for the new songs. I try not to take myself too seriously’.

Like she says, this really is feel good music.

SET LIST
Love is all i need
Colorful nights
Oh my!

MUSICIANS	
Elia Rose: singer
Lorenzo Di Maio: guitar
Cedric Raymond: keyboard
Chrystel Wautier: vocals 1/ electronic pad
Marylene Corro: vocals 2

CREDITS	
Recorded by Angelica Roca, mixed by Cédric Raymond , video by Romain-Marie Aubry, Sara Terpolilli. thank you to bxlive for allowing musicians to express themselves
and thank you to the team for the great quality of the live session.Thank you to my dream team: Lorenzo, Cedric, Chrystel, Marylene, and the missing ones Jacques and Santo (love you guys) Thank you to all of those who came and listen or discover my music, thanks to my mum and dad.

Elia Rose : bxlive session

Pierres performing at bxlive.
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/pierres/
January 23, 2020

ABOUT
Reunion of all Pierre’s Pierre, like various faces of himself putting together and forced to work on something musical and honest and good. Pierres is Pierre Leroy’s new solo project, launched last January and escaped from the band Azerty just one year ago ; Finalist that same year of the competitions Du F. dans le texte and Parcours Francofaune, he has since then revealed his universe made (according to him) of uncomplicated and intimate popette songs.

SET LIST
Parc d’attraction
Mardi matin
Entretemps

MUSICIANS 
Pierre Leroy: singer, guitar, keyboard
Edouard Cabuy : drums
Bruno Baudewyns : bass, vocals
Arnaud Clément : guitar, vocals
Luc Vermeulen : keyboard, vocals

CREDITS 
Recorded and mixed by Angelica Roca, video by Emmanuel Andre & Sara Terpolilli.

Pierres : bxlive session

Ivan Tirtiaux performing at bxlive.
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/ivan-tirtiaux/
February 27th 2020

ABOUT
A childhood passed in the theatre amongst actors, musicians and craftsmen gave Ivan Tirtiaux his first taste of music. Sung in his deep, supple voice in his native french he has created a unique kind of ‘folk nouveau’ drawing equally on chanson française, folk, blues and latin music. Both chiselled and organic, poetic and precise, a rich spectrum of experience is refracted through his sparse narratives and refined arrangements carried by captivating musicians.

SET LIST
Caillou

MUSICIANS	
Ivan Tirtiaux: vocals, folk guitar
Raphaël Dumas: mandolin + effects
Mathieu Verkaeren: double bass
Nyllo Canela: percussions
Wilfried Manzanza: drums

CREDITS
Recorded and mixed by Angelica Roca, video by Romain-Marie Aubry & Igor Gehenot. Thanks to Ezequiel Sciarotta for lending us his snare drum.

Ivan Tirtiaux : bxlive session

Sunday Charmers performing at bxlive.
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/sunday-charmers/
September 05th 2020

ABOUT 
Sunday Charmers is a Brussels-based band oscilliating between melancholic melodies and  danceable rythms, offering a sunny trip through flowery and somewhat dreamy lands. They write romantic indie pop songs, with hints of soul and rock’n’roll music. 

SET LIST
Empire
By My Side
On’n’On

MUSICIANS 
Etienne Donnet : vocals, guitar
Florian Donnet : bass, backing vocals
Thomas Moutier : drums
Alexandre Waeyenbergh : guitar

CREDITS 
Recorded and mixed by Angelica Roca, video by Romain-Marie Aubry & Sara Terpolilli.

Sunday Charmers : bxlive session

Badi performing at bxlive.
https://www.bxlive.be/live-session/badi
October 05, 2020

Facetious dandy, Badi questions the world and shakes up trends. It’s because the Belgian doesn’t have his tongue in his pocket. The kind who sings what others whisper, who says loudly the proletariat realities, Badi smiles but is not wrong. Over lush melodies, his lyrics underline the deficiencies of a failing society. This is perfectly evidenced by Mauvaise Ambiance, the opening opus on an album driven by extra-large convictions. Between ultimate disenchantment and absolute hedonism, cry of resistance and song of heart, Badi captures the mood of the times. 

In line with the Black Lives Matter movement, the artist raises his voice without violence excess. Far away from controversies, away from the statues, he debunks prejudices and fights against ignorance through this great song of defiance.
At a time when identity debates firmly oppose extremes, the singer addresses the spirits questioning his origins. Exploring his Congolese roots and his daily life in Tintin’s country, Qui es-tu? encourages diversity: cultural, sexual, social – and freedom of speech. Through these subjects, Badi puts a strong stamp of identity on the whole album.


SET LIST
Mauvaise Ambiance
Kitendi
Virgil Abloh

MUSICIEN
Badi : Rapper
Nyllo Canela : Beatmaker, Percussions
Boule Mpanya : Vocals
Didier Ntizatureka : Guitar, Keys

CREDITS	
Recorded and mixed by Angelica Roca, video by Emmanuel André.
Management : alix@naff-rekordz.com 
Press : greniercath@gmail.com

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