Mauro Pawlowski Candelaershuys, Ukkel, 12 Feb 2009

About a year ago, we went to see Mauro Pawlowski in Ukkel. The place was pretty crowdy, but people gladfully payed attention to what was happening on stage. The set consisted of a lot of unreleased songs (mainly by Hitsville Drunks and Grooms), with the occasional cover thrown in.

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Franco Saint De Bakker Arenbergschouwburg, Antwerpen, 5 Mar 2010

Last Friday Franco Saint De Bakker celebrated the release of their third (correct me if I'm wrong) cd with a concert in the Arenberg theatre. FSDB is Elko Blijweerts "it's-jazz-but-not-as-we-know-it-Jim"-orchestra,for those not in the know. And a fine gig it was! They played the perfect mix between older  and new songs and with the highly entertaining "Calvaire" (as featured in the movie of the same name) as a closing song, you can't go wrong. If you like your jazz blended with a healthy mix of afro-guitar, be sure to check out their latest cd (which is recorded live btw, like all their releases). But first, check out these clips!

Also sprach R2-D2:


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Elko Blijweert Klappei, Borgerhout, 7 Feb 2009

Elko Blijweert has played with Daan Stuyven in Dead Man ray, with Rudy Trouvé in Kiss My Jazz and these days he's in a whole range of bands like Franco Saint De Bakker, Tip Toe Topic, Pawlowski, Rudy Trouvé Septet, Autistik Youth, Pink Flamingo Fusion Project, ... Here you can watch him doing one of his rare solo sets  in Klappei, a stones throw away from belcast headquarters. They have a returning 'theme' called "Keuze van de muzikant" where a musician chooses a movie that will be shown, followed by a small live set, often inspired by the movie.

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