Brosella Festival

Brosella Folk & Jazz started as a folk festival in 1977 and became Folk & Jazz Festival since 1982 to promote both genres that you don't hear enough on our radios. It was a free Festival until 2012 and now tickets are sold at the spot at 5 Euro. Djangofollies was created to honour the great Django Reinhardt who was born in Belgium (Liberchies) on 23rd January 1910. It's not the usual kind of Festival.

From their first edition Brosella Folk & Jazz as well as Djangofollies have invited bands and artists from Europe and all over the world. Just a few examples:
1981 - Chico Freeman Quintet

1982 - Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabackin Big Band

1983 - Biréli Lagrène Ensemble / Baden Powell

1984 - The New Prague Big Band & Milan Svoboda (the wall still stood there between East and West and it wasn’t easy, but we did it !) / Feso Trombone

1985 - Julius Arthur  Hemphill Band

1986 - Joe Henderson Quartet

1987 - Toots Thielemans & Philip Catherine

1989 - Eric Legnini Trio (now a big name, but here he was only 19 !)

1991 - Emil Viklicky & East-West Connection

1992 - Orhpy Robinson @ Annavas

1993 - Krzysztof Scieransky Trio & Marek Balata & Patricia Beysens / Julian Joseph Quartet / Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination

1994 - Richard Galliano - Ivan Paduart Quartet / Arturo Sandoval “Danzon” tour

1995 - Elvin Jones Jazz Machine

1996 - Carla Bley Big Band / Michel Godard & Pierre Charrial Quartet

1997 - Johnny Griffin & New Look Trio International / David Murray “Fo Deuk Revue” (feat. Doudou N’Diaye Rosel)

1998 - Clark Terry & New Look Trio International

1999 - Scott Hamilton - Dany Doriz & New Look Trio / Bobo Stenson & Tomasz Stanko (100 years Duke)

2000 - Nigel Hitchcock - Phil Abraham & New Look Trio / David Sanchez Quartet

2001 - Toots Thielemans & Jenny Werner (presentation of their first duo CD)

2002 - Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Bert Joris & Kenny Werner & Philip Catherine

2003 - Maria Joao / Miroslav Vitous Quartet

2004 - Jaco Pastorius Big Band

2005 - Deborah Brown & New Look Trio / Bohuslän Big Band / Three Guitars (Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, John Abercrombe)

2006 - Richard Galliano / Amina Figarova Septet / Bart Quartier & Mike Mainieri / Brussels Jazz Orchestra & Gianluigi Trovesi

2007 - Ivo Papasov Group / Chirs Joris - Bob Stewart Band / Karl Seglem Band

2008 - Maria Schneider Orchestra / Rabih Abou Khalil / Paul Bley (solo) / Flat Earth Society & Zumo del Scumos

2009 - Anouar Brahem Trio / Henri Texier Quartet & Carlo Nardozza / David Linx Sextet with Maria Joao

2010 - Avishai Cohen Quintet / Roy Hargrove Quintet

2011 - Andrzey Jagodzinski Trio / Lander Gyselinck (was only 24 then) / Renaud Garcia-Fons “Linea del Sur”

2012 - Lighthouse (Gwilym Simcock) / Jon Irabagon & Barry Alschul / Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet / European Jazz Trumpets

2013 - UMO Jazz Orchestra & Verneri Pohjola / Elina Duni Quartet / Bill Frisell’s Big Sur Sextet / Jon Batiste & The Stay Human

2014 - Aarhus Jazz Orchestra / Omar Sosa Quarteto Afrocubano / Kenny Garrett Quintet

2015 - JM Jazz World Orchestra (dir. Luis Bonilla) / Antoine Pierre Urbex (young 22 Belgian jazz drummer) / Guillaume Perret & The Electric Epic / Ulf Wakenius Quartet / Junan Garia-Herreros “Snow Owl"