Eric Legnini Trio [One Year Anniversary] • VERY SPECIAL NIGHT
Eric Legnini (p) ; Thomas Bramerie (b) ; Drummer TBA.
It’s already been a year since our little club first opened its doors. With nearly 552 concerts and jams behind us, Toots has become — let’s say — a place where things actually happen. And we’re not planning to slow down anytime soon.
For the occasion, we’re welcoming Eric Legnini, one of the most internationally recognised Belgian jazz pianists. Based in Paris since the 1990s and a professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels for over 30 years, he has shaped generations of musicians.
A musical heir to Kenny Kirkland and Herbie Hancock, he has shared the stage with an impressive list of leading figures — from Flavio Boltro to Joe Lovano and Michael Brecker, as well as the Belmondo brothers, Youssef Lateef and Philip Catherine. With a clear, lyrical style and melodic lines that are both direct and deeply engaging, he also stands out as a producer, accompanist and artistic director across different genres, having worked with Claude Nougaro, Henri Salvador, and more recently the Dutroncs, father and son.
A musician of great elegance, grounded in a rhythmic feel that borders on the supernatural.
A former teacher of our artistic director, and a collaborator of Toots Thielemans upon his return from two years in New York, it felt only natural to invite him to celebrate this anniversary. A major figure of European jazz, far too rarely heard in a club setting in Brussels.
A proper celebration ahead — and one of the highest musical standard