Tony Bauwens
Tony Bauwens (born June 5, 1936 in Ronse ; † February 17, 2009 ) was a Belgian jazz musician ( piano , composition ).
Live and act
Bauwens worked from the 1960s a. a. with Roger Vanhaverbeke and Fats Sadi ; In 1974 he became the pianist of the BRT Jazzorkest under the direction of Etienne Verschueren . He also played a. a. with Jan Ptaszyn Wróblewski ( Skleroptakin , 1976), and in the formations The Bop Friends (with Nick Fissette , Etienne Verschueren, Roger Vanhaverbeke, Freddy Rottier ) and The New Bop Friends . In the 1980s he continued to play with the BRT Jazz Orkest and Fats Sadi, as well as with the Belgian All Stars Big Band ( The Music of Gasty Meyer - Changing Moods (1981), with the soloists Benny Bailey and Toots Thielemans ). He also formed the Tony Bauwens Sextet ((album Ka Atas , 1983), with Bert Joris , Marc Godfroid , Philippe Venneman , Marc Van Garsse and Tony Gyselinck ). In the field of jazz he was involved in 23 recording sessions between 1973 and 2006.
Web links
- Tony Bauwens at Allmusic (English)
- Tony Bauwens at Discogs (English)
Lexical entry
- Émile Henceval: Dictionnaire du jazz à Bruxelles et en Wallonie . Liège: Pierre Mardaga, 1991.
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bauwens, Tony |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian jazz musician (piano, composition) |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ronse |
DATE OF DEATH | February 17, 2009 |