Jef Neve | |
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Background information | |
Born | Turnhout, Belgium | 8 March 1977
Genres | Jazz, classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | Early 2000s–present |
Website | jefneve.com |
Jef Neve (born 8 March 1977) is a Belgian jazz and classical music pianist and composer.
Neve was born in Turnhout, Belgium. [1] By the age of 14 he was composing music and playing in bands. [1] He studied jazz and classical music at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and graduated in 2000. [1] [2] Not much later, he worked as a piano teacher and took the then 12-year-old Seppe Gebruers under his wing. [3]
Neve wrote the soundtrack for Felix Van Groeningen's Dagen Zonder Lief. [2] He also composed for the VRT series In Vlaamse Velden (In Flanders Fields). [1] The pianist played on Ludovic Bource's soundtrack for The Artist. [1]
The Guardian's reviewer of Neve's 2008 release Soul in a Picture commented that the pianist's playing contained "a very personal language, one which draws freely on classical music and – aided and abetted by Piet Verbist (bass) and Teun Verbruggen (drums) – has the impetus of jazz and rock". [4] Neve appeared on José James' 2010 album For All We Know. [2]
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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2002–03 | Blue Saga | Contour | With Piet Verbist (bass), Lieven Venken and Teun Verbruggen (drums); Peter Kindt and Kristof Lefebre (trombone); Koen Mertens (drums on one track) |
2004* | It's Gone | Contour | With Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums), Bert Joris (trumpet), Frederic Heirman (trombone), Peter Kindt (bass trombone), Berlinde Deman (bass tuba) |
2006 | Nobody Is Illegal | EmArcy | Trio, with Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2008* | Soul in a Picture | EmArcy | Trio, with Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2009* | Face to Face | Enja | With Pascal Schumacher |
2010 | Imaginary Road | EmArcy | Trio, with Ruben Samama (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2012* | Sons of the New World | Universal | With Myrddin de Cauter (clarinet, guitar), Michael Campagna (sax, flute), Jo Hermans (trumpet, flugelhorn), Pieter Kindt (trombone), Bart Indevuyst (horn), Sean Fasciani (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2013–14 | One | EmArcy | Solo piano |
2017 | Spirit Control | Universal | With Sam Sparro (vocal), Teus Nobel (trumpet), Amber Docters van Leeuwen (cello) |
2019 | Sharing Life Stories | Universal | Solo piano |
2020 | Mysterium | Universal | With Jasper Høiby (double bass), Teus Nobel (trumpet), Nicolas Kummert (tenor sax), Bruno Van der Haegen (tenor sax), Andy Dhondt (tenor sax), Pieter Kindt (bass trombone) |
2023 | That Old Feeling | Universal | With various vocalists; Madeleine Peyroux, Sam Merrick (singer) , Trijntje Oosterhuis, Sam Sparro, Typhoon, Robin McKelle, Johnny Manuel, Monique Harcum. [5] |
Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
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2010* | José James | For All We Know | Impulse!/Verve |
2010* | Gabriel Ríos | The Dangerous Return | PIAS |
Jef Neve | |
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![]() At
Aarhus Jazz Festival 2012 | |
Background information | |
Born | Turnhout, Belgium | 8 March 1977
Genres | Jazz, classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
Years active | Early 2000s–present |
Website | jefneve.com |
Jef Neve (born 8 March 1977) is a Belgian jazz and classical music pianist and composer.
Neve was born in Turnhout, Belgium. [1] By the age of 14 he was composing music and playing in bands. [1] He studied jazz and classical music at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and graduated in 2000. [1] [2] Not much later, he worked as a piano teacher and took the then 12-year-old Seppe Gebruers under his wing. [3]
Neve wrote the soundtrack for Felix Van Groeningen's Dagen Zonder Lief. [2] He also composed for the VRT series In Vlaamse Velden (In Flanders Fields). [1] The pianist played on Ludovic Bource's soundtrack for The Artist. [1]
The Guardian's reviewer of Neve's 2008 release Soul in a Picture commented that the pianist's playing contained "a very personal language, one which draws freely on classical music and – aided and abetted by Piet Verbist (bass) and Teun Verbruggen (drums) – has the impetus of jazz and rock". [4] Neve appeared on José James' 2010 album For All We Know. [2]
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2002–03 | Blue Saga | Contour | With Piet Verbist (bass), Lieven Venken and Teun Verbruggen (drums); Peter Kindt and Kristof Lefebre (trombone); Koen Mertens (drums on one track) |
2004* | It's Gone | Contour | With Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums), Bert Joris (trumpet), Frederic Heirman (trombone), Peter Kindt (bass trombone), Berlinde Deman (bass tuba) |
2006 | Nobody Is Illegal | EmArcy | Trio, with Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2008* | Soul in a Picture | EmArcy | Trio, with Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2009* | Face to Face | Enja | With Pascal Schumacher |
2010 | Imaginary Road | EmArcy | Trio, with Ruben Samama (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2012* | Sons of the New World | Universal | With Myrddin de Cauter (clarinet, guitar), Michael Campagna (sax, flute), Jo Hermans (trumpet, flugelhorn), Pieter Kindt (trombone), Bart Indevuyst (horn), Sean Fasciani (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
2013–14 | One | EmArcy | Solo piano |
2017 | Spirit Control | Universal | With Sam Sparro (vocal), Teus Nobel (trumpet), Amber Docters van Leeuwen (cello) |
2019 | Sharing Life Stories | Universal | Solo piano |
2020 | Mysterium | Universal | With Jasper Høiby (double bass), Teus Nobel (trumpet), Nicolas Kummert (tenor sax), Bruno Van der Haegen (tenor sax), Andy Dhondt (tenor sax), Pieter Kindt (bass trombone) |
2023 | That Old Feeling | Universal | With various vocalists; Madeleine Peyroux, Sam Merrick (singer) , Trijntje Oosterhuis, Sam Sparro, Typhoon, Robin McKelle, Johnny Manuel, Monique Harcum. [5] |
Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
---|---|---|---|
2010* | José James | For All We Know | Impulse!/Verve |
2010* | Gabriel Ríos | The Dangerous Return | PIAS |