Vincent Thekal Invites… at The Music Village

"The American Songbook"



Vincent Thekal (sax), Jérémy Dumont (piano), Sal La Rocca (bass), Oscar Georges (drums)



"The American Songbook"

Let's start the year with this band to play the repertoire of the Great American Songbook! French saxophonist Vincent Thekal meets this strong rhythm section to play classic melodies by Jerome Kern, George Gerschwin, Richard Rogers and others. An evening full of swing and beauty, not to be missed!



About Vincent Thekal:

« Few tenors in the 21st century have captured the expanse between beauty and complexity quite like Thekal« : when Ron Hart reviewed Brussels-based Vincent Thekal‘s latest trio record in DownBeat Magazine, the critically acclaimed ‘Origami’ (Hypnote, 2018), he expressed what many listeners have been experiencing listening to his impressive musicality....

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"The American Songbook"



Vincent Thekal (sax), Jérémy Dumont (piano), Sal La Rocca (bass), Oscar Georges (drums)



"The American Songbook"

Let's start the year with this band to play the repertoire of the Great American Songbook! French saxophonist Vincent Thekal meets this strong rhythm section to play classic melodies by Jerome Kern, George Gerschwin, Richard Rogers and others. An evening full of swing and beauty, not to be missed!



About Vincent Thekal:

« Few tenors in the 21st century have captured the expanse between beauty and complexity quite like Thekal« : when Ron Hart reviewed Brussels-based Vincent Thekal‘s latest trio record in DownBeat Magazine, the critically acclaimed ‘Origami’ (Hypnote, 2018), he expressed what many listeners have been experiencing listening to his impressive musicality.



His new album, « Monk’s Mood » (Hypnote 2023), with major europeans musicians, already impresses with its rereading of Thelonious Monk’s repertoire.



In addition Vincent has played with Bob Mover, Jerome Sabbagh, David Bryant, Franck Agulhon, Dre Pallemaerts, Bo Van Der Werf, Fabian Fiorini and Jean Louis Rassinfosse among other.



He has appeared in numerous jazz clubs and festivals throughout Europe, including Jazz à Vienne, Nancy Jazz Pulsations, Millau en Jazz, Dinant Jazz Night, Brussels Jazz Marathon, Blues’n’jazz Rally and Jazz im Brunnenhof to name a few, including U.S.A., France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, UK, Finland, Switzerland, Algeria….

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