Juke Night : Horace Silver • Swingin' Hard
Mathieu Najean (saxs, cl) ; Jean-Paul Estievenart (trp) ; Thimothé Lemaire (tb) ; Wouter Van Den Broeck (p) ; Victor Foulon (cb) ; Matthias De Waele (dr)
This year, for our monthly Juke Nights, the house band led by Mathieu Najean shines a spotlight on a major figure in jazz history at each concert — an opportunity to discover or rediscover the repertoires that have shaped the language of this music.
For this edition, we turn to one of the most emblematic figures of hard bop — pianist, composer and bandleader extraordinaire: Horace Silver.
A central force of the movement in the 1950s and 60s, Horace Silver developed a sound that is instantly recognisable, blending blues, gospel and Latin influences into a style that is both direct and sophisticated. Leading his now-legendary quintets, he brought forward some of the finest musicians of his time and composed a string of enduring classics, including Song for My Father, The Preacher, Sister Sadie, Peace and Nica’s Dream.
Our Brussels all-star ensemble now takes on this repertoire in sextet form, bringing back to life the music of one of hard bop’s true architects — for our greatest pleasure.