SAXOPHONE
Yoran Aarssen, Netherlands
Martin Gasser, Austria
Rui Cesar Joaniquet, Spain
Tobias Pustelnik, Austria
Benjamin Hermans, Belgium
TRUMPET
Dominik Gawroński, Poland
Jakob Sörensen, Denmark
Guillaume Pluton, France
Gerhard Ornig, Austria
TROMBONE
Carlo Grandi, Italy
Els Verbruggen, Belgium
Felix Eilers, Germany
Jan Landowski, Germany
DOUBLE BASS
Ben Ruben-Schnirman, United States
DRUMS
Niek de Bruijn, Netherlands
PIANO
Sebastian Zawadzki, Poland
GUITAR
Bertram Burkert, Germany
VOCAL
Alma Dzelil, Croatia
​Frank Vaganée
​In 2013 the JMJW orchestra is under the artistic leadership of the renowned Belgian musician and composer Frank Vaganée. He studied jazz at the Antwerp Conservatory and the Jazz Studio (under John Ruocco). In 1993 he founded the Brussels Jazz Orchestra (BJO) where he holds the position of lead alto saxophonist as well as artistic director. With the BJO and as a guest soloist, he achieved international fame touring Europe, the USA, Japan and Russia and he collaborated with the greatest international jazz artists. He also is a professor in the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven.
Coaches
For the courses and rehearsals during the first week, the different sections of the Jazz Orchestra will be instructed by musicians of the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.
