Jef Neve
Jef Neve | |
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 At Aarhus Jazz Festival 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 8 March 1977 Turnhout, Belgium |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | 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.
Life and career
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]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| 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] |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | José James | For All We Know | Impulse!/Verve |
| 2010* | Gabriel Ríos | The Dangerous Return | PIAS |
References
- ^ a b c d e Hope, Alan (22 July 2014) "Face of Flanders: Jef Neve". Flanders Today.
- ^ a b c O'Brien, Jon "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Gomez, Ringo (2015-02-25). "Drie uur slaap per nacht en voor de rest: muziek". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- ^ Nicholson, Stuart (13 July 2008) "Jef Neve Trio, Soul in a Picture". The Guardian.
- ^ Stenson, Daniel. "MarlbankWebsite". MarlbankWebsite. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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