Jef Neve
| Jef Neve | |
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At Aarhus Jazz Festival 2012 Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
8 March 1977 Turnhout, Belgium |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | 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]
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".[3] 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 |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | James, JoséJosé James | For All We Know | Impulse!/Verve |
| 2010* | Ríos, GabrielGabriel Ríos | The Dangerous Return | PIAS |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Hope, Alan (22 July 2014) "Face of Flanders: Jef Neve". Flanders Today.
- 1 2 3 O'Brien, Jon "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ Nicholson, Stuart (13 July 2008) "Jef Neve Trio, Soul in a Picture". The Guardian.