Nicolas Kummert

Nicolas Kummert (born March 12, 1979 in Namur ) is a Belgian jazz musician ( vocals , tenor saxophone ).

Live and act

Kummert studied at the Brussels Conservatory with Jeroen Van Herzeele and John Ruocco until 2001 . He was also tutored by Fabrizio Cassol .

Kummert initially played with the Alexi Tuomarila Quartet, the group of Karl Jannuska , Jef Neves Groove Thing , Yves Peeters, Qu4tre and Pierre Van Dormael , with and in a duo with Igor Gehenot . He also worked with Manu Dibango and Lionel Loueke . In 2010 he released the first album with his vocal group Nicolas Kummert Voices . He can also be heard on albums by Matthieu Marthouvert, Diederik Wissels and Viktor Lazlo .

Kummert has won several prizes, including the Django d'Or (Belgium) as the best young Belgian musician in 2003 .

Alchemy ( Igloo Records 2001, with Philippe Reul, Fabrizio Erba, Renaud Person)
Nicolas Kummert Voices One (Prova 2010, with Hervé Samb, Jozef Dumoulin , Nicolas Thys , Lionel Beuvens)
Liberté (Prova 2014, with Hervé Samb, Alexi Tuomarila, Nicolas Thys, Jens Bouttery)
La diversité (Edition Records, with Lionel Loueke, Nicolas Thys, Karl Jannuska)

personal data
SURNAME	Care, Nicolas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian jazz musician (vocals, tenor saxophone)
DATE OF BIRTH	March 12, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Namur