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JAUNE TOUJOURS 3.0 - 30 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL VIBES!
2026, a festive year full of groove, brass and accordion.
1996. Bill Clinton wins the American elections, Nelson Mandela signs South Africa's new constitution, the White March floods Brussels, and the Spice Girls conquer the charts. In that same year, singer-accordionist Piet Maris sets foot on Brussels soil and decides to go all out for music. No more guitars, but horns, drums and accordion. Together with drummer Théophane Raballand and...Read more
3'Ain is a trio in which Yamen Martini (trumpet) Otto Kint (upright bass) and Piet Maris (accordion) join forces: they bring a unique blend of worldwide jazz with influences from Arab music. More or less 13 years ago, Yamen left Syria tot arrive in Belgium in 2015, where he met Piet. After collaborating on music for a theatre play, Piet invited Yamen to join Jaune Toujours as a guest musician, as you can hear on their album Europeana. In the summer of 2019, Otto joined them, giving birth to 3’Ain. The band name is...Read more
Jaune Toujours is back and better than ever! Since the mid-1990s, this Belgo-Brussels collective has been serving up a blistering mix of grooves, horns, and accordion. With the energy of a rock band (without guitars!), the improvisational flair of a jazz combo, the adventurous spirit of musical explorers, and the charisma of street performers, they deliver poetic and poignant reflections on society. Add a touch of typical Brussels self-mockery, and you’ve got the recipe for a party like no other.
Autumn 2024, Jaune Toujours released their highly...Read more
Ik en den Theo / Moi et le Théo is a special project for kids by Piet Maris and Théophane Raballand (both musicians in Jaune Toujours). are on the move! Depending on the composition of the audience, Ik en den Theo / Moi et le Théo sing in Dutch, in French or in both languages.
En Route / Onderweg, they are there like voyageurs, with their suitcases and instruments: they try as hard as they can to set up a sort of mini-circus tent, they let the audience explore the limits of their...Read more
As you’d expect from Mec Yek’s origins, their music contains quite some musical surprises. Some years after SuperDiverCity they present a new album Taisa, meaning ‘tomorrow’. It’s the ‘mañana’ from the Roma, you could say. And the Covid year 2020 will show to be decisive for the sound of the new repertoire. Mec Yek has opted for a lightweight percussion device, so that it could be easily manoeuvred for safe rehearsals in a wide variety of locations: outdoors or in large indoor spaces, with the necessary distance. Most of...Read more
An experimental mini marching band. Far Fare works in trio (accordion, percussion en horn) on improvisation within a wide range of musical styles: from accoustic dub, reggae, over balkan en gipsy to bossa and musette... Depending on the audience they can get more adventurous or accessible, more discrete or interactive, but always with own repertoire!Read more
La Nouvelle Harmonie Bruxelloise d'Accordéons played for the first time at the Zinneke Parade, a two-yearly event in Brussels at which they regularly participate since then. You may also spot them at street parties, festivals and street theatre events, in Belgium and abroad. On the program of this band of accordions: typical accordion repertoire, thoroughly revisited with a dynamic touch – tango, waltzes, bourrées, Balkan stuff, ska and much more…Read more
3'Ain is a trio in which Yamen Martini (trumpet), Otto Kint (upright bass) and Piet Maris (accordion) join forces: they bring a unique blend of worldwide jazz with influences form the Swana region (commonly known as the Middel-East).
More or less 12 years ago, Yamen left Syria tot arrive in Belgium in 2015, where he met Piet. After collaborating on music for a theatre play, Piet invited Yamen to join Jaune Toujours as a guest musician, as you can hear on their album Europeana. In...Read more
La Nouvelle Harmonie Bruxelloise d'Accordéons regularly organizes workshops, as a co-production with Muziekpublique. One Monday per month, you can learn to play in an ensemble with a varied repertoire, under the leadership of Piet Maris. Now and then there is a new piece on the shelve, but the repertoire of past sessions gets continuously refreshed as well. Anyone who has a basic knowledge of chromatic accordion is welcome. Info and registering via...Read more