Bram De Looze

A continuation of the Piano é Forte project, Chris Maene Concert Grand Piano is a 2018 project around a straight-strung grand piano built by Chris Maene and commissioned by Daniel Barenboim. Bram De Looze functioned as the jazz ambassador for this instrument.

Bram De Looze has a long-standing collaboration with saxophonist Robin Verheyen, most notably exploring the music of Thelonious Monk. Since 2018, they were joined by drummer Joey Baron in a number of trio projects.

In this 2016 project, Bram De Looze played on a collection of Pleyel, Erard, and Anton Walter pianofortes from Belgian piano builder Chris Maene. The project explored the textures, tunings, and temperaments of historical 19th century pianos by combining both contemporary improvised influences and the historical classical repertoires associated with these pianos.

In 2014, Bram De Looze headed a seven-piece international ensemble with improvisers such as Daniel Levin, Lester St-Louis, Robin Verheyen, Gebhard Ullman, Bo Van Der Werf and Flin van Hemmen.

The Belgian jazz trio LABtrio was founded in 2007 around Lander Gyselinck (drums), Anneleen Boehme (bass) and Bram De Looze. They received a number a prizes, including the 2008 Belfius Axion Classic competition and at Brussels Jazz Marathon. In 2018, they received the Jong Jazztalent Gent award

Bram De Looze (23 January 1991) is a Belgian jazz pianist who trained at the Lemmensinstituut and at the New School For Jazz and Contemporary Music (New York), under the tutelage of Uri Caine, Marc Copland, and Reggie Workman. He has collaborated and performed with musicians from Belgium, Norway, the United States, and the Netherlands.