English:Fabrice Alleman Quartet (Q521648)

Fabrice Alleman won the Sabam 2011 Jazz Award. And rightly so! The 45 years old saxophonist coming from Mons has been a highly-ranked jazz player in Belgium for years. As a hard-working composer, he plays the tenor, soprano and the alto saxophone as well as the clarinet and the flute.

In 1996, he founded his QuarTeT together with pianist Michel Herr, bass player Jean-Louis Rassinfosse and drummer Frédéric Jacquemin. Their first album Loop the Loop was immediately awarded with the Nicolas Dor prize during the Jazzfestival in Liège. In 1998, listeners of the French speaking radio station RTBF and of the Flemish speaking radio station VRT claimed the album to be the best jazz album of 1998.

In 2009, Alleman presents his new quartet ‘Obviously’ with Reggie Washington, Nathalie Loriers and Lionel Beuvens. They started performing in 2011 and played at Dinant Jazz Nights 2011. ‘The melodies are written down on paper as if they float directly out of my head, without thinking about it, as if those matching sounds are obvious’ explains Alleman. ‘That is why the band is called Obviously.’ Alleman adds vocals to his performances with his new quartet as well: using meaningless words and full of energy, he adds moments of scatting. It must be said: Alleman feels great in his new ensemble, and this shows.

Fabrice Alleman (saxophones, clarinet and flute)
Reggie Washington (electronic & acoustic bass)
Nathalie Loriers (piano & electronic piano)
Lionel Beuvens (drums)