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Erwin Vann
Nico Chkifi's "The joyous Peace Warriors”
PLOEF! PLus On est de Fous...
Rue Bonaventure 100
Free admission
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This new quartet was formed around a shared passion for jazz standards.
Inspired by their heroes Joe Lovano, Charles Lloyd, John Abercrombie, Charlie Haden, Billy Higgins, and many others, these Belgian musicians from different generations came together to play their favorite standards.
The four musicians passionately immersed themselves in the rich musical repertoire of Broadway.
The band's name, "The Joyous Peace Warriors," is a combination of two names that have special meaning for each member of the group.
On the one hand, "Peace Warriors" is the title of a song by another highly influential musician, Ornette Coleman, which exudes freshness and freedom. On the other hand, the name comes from "Joyous Encounter," the title of a song that takes its name from a wonderful album by Joe Lovano.
Moreover, "The Joyous Peace Warriors" reflects the four personalities of the band members, all searching for inner peace, serenity, and music that transcends the ego.
Nico Chkifi – drums, Erwin Vann – tenor sax, Nic Thys – double bass, Victor Da Costa – guitar
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Erwin Vann Biography
Saxophonist, Composer, Arranger, Educator, Yoga Teacher
Born in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1963.
Erwin started working as a professional musician in 1985. His first gig was with the Belgian Radio and Television Jazz Orchestra in Brussels. Over the years, he has performed in clubs and at festivals all over Europe and in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. He was fortunate to share the stage and the recording studio with amazing artists such as Toots Thielemans, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Adama Drame, Billy Hart, Reggie Washington, Paolo Fresu, Michel Benita, Rita Marcotulli, Enzo Carpentieri, Paolo Birro, Marc Ducret, Nguyên Lê, Pete McCann, Lindsey Horner, Pierre Tanguay, Hayden Chisholm, Michel Herr, Jack Van Poll, Heyn Van de Geyn, Félix Simtaine, Bruno Castellucci, Paul Van Kemenade, Eric Van der Westen, Jeroen Van Vliet, Udo Pannekeet, Tony Overwater, Ineke Vandoorn, Marc Van Vugt, Aka Moon, Marco Loccurcio, Peter Hertmans, Fabien Degryse, Erik Vermeulen, Pirly Zurstrassen, and many many others, every one of significant importance in his evolution as a musician.
With drummer Dré Pallemaerts, electric bass player Michel Hatzigeorgiou, and keyboard wizard Jozef Dumoulin, they form “Let’s Call Ed.” They started out as a trio in the late eighties before Jozef joined the band about 15 years later.
As a composer and arranger, Erwin wrote music for big band (The Brussels Jazz Orchestra), hip-hop (Krewcial, DJ Grazzhoppa’s DJ Big Band), soul (Moiano), pop (Lalalover), and for chamber orchestra in a project with the Belgian rock band Venus. From 2002 to 2005, he collaborated with Canadian choreographer David Pressault on several projects, creating electronic music and music for solo saxophone and live electronics. Furthermore, he composed music for film and TV. The documentaries “Traces/Empreintes de femmes” and “En attendant les hommes,” both by Katy Lena Ndiaye (Neon Rouge), received several international awards.
From 1988 to 2012, Erwin has been a member of the faculty at the Conservatories of Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, and Luxemburg. He has taught many workshops in Belgium and abroad.
In 2009, he decided to turn down the volume of his high-paced life as a performer, composer, and arranger. He started teaching yoga, a discipline he had been practicing since the mid-eighties. Since then, he has only sporadically been performing and recording. Recently, he is playing more regularly again.
Read MoreBorn in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1963.
Erwin started working as a professional musician in 1985. His first gig was with the Belgian Radio and Television Jazz Orchestra in Brussels. Over the years, he has performed in clubs and at festivals all over Europe and in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. He was fortunate to share the stage and the recording studio with amazing artists such as Toots Thielemans, Joe Lovano, Wayne Shorter, Norma Winstone, Kenny Wheeler, Adama Drame, Billy Hart, Reggie Washington, Paolo Fresu, Michel Benita, Rita Marcotulli, Enzo Carpentieri, Paolo Birro, Marc Ducret, Nguyên Lê, Pete McCann, Lindsey Horner, Pierre Tanguay, Hayden Chisholm, Michel Herr, Jack Van Poll, Heyn Van de Geyn, Félix Simtaine, Bruno Castellucci, Paul Van Kemenade, Eric Van der Westen, Jeroen Van Vliet, Udo Pannekeet, Tony Overwater, Ineke Vandoorn, Marc Van Vugt, Aka Moon, Marco Loccurcio, Peter Hertmans, Fabien Degryse, Erik Vermeulen, Pirly Zurstrassen, and many many others, every one of significant importance in his evolution as a musician.
With drummer Dré Pallemaerts, electric bass player Michel Hatzigeorgiou, and keyboard wizard Jozef Dumoulin, they form “Let’s Call Ed.” They started out as a trio in the late eighties before Jozef joined the band about 15 years later.
As a composer and arranger, Erwin wrote music for big band (The Brussels Jazz Orchestra), hip-hop (Krewcial, DJ Grazzhoppa’s DJ Big Band), soul (Moiano), pop (Lalalover), and for chamber orchestra in a project with the Belgian rock band Venus. From 2002 to 2005, he collaborated with Canadian choreographer David Pressault on several projects, creating electronic music and music for solo saxophone and live electronics. Furthermore, he composed music for film and TV. The documentaries “Traces/Empreintes de femmes” and “En attendant les hommes,” both by Katy Lena Ndiaye (Neon Rouge), received several international awards.
From 1988 to 2012, Erwin has been a member of the faculty at the Conservatories of Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, and Luxemburg. He has taught many workshops in Belgium and abroad.
In 2009, he decided to turn down the volume of his high-paced life as a performer, composer, and arranger. He started teaching yoga, a discipline he had been practicing since the mid-eighties. Since then, he has only sporadically been performing and recording. Recently, he is playing more regularly again.
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