Hi everybody, Here's the Fall (or Spring, if you're in South Africa) Tour Dates of Tutu Puoane, who's continuing her Wrapped In Rhythm-journey after the album winning 3 South African Music Awards this past weekend in Soweto, Johannesburg. For our SA friends: we are especially excited and happy and proud to bring the original Wrapped In Rhythm-band down for two exclusive shows at the Standard Bank Joy Of Jazz festival in Johannesburg on 27 & 28 September. And for our Belgian home buddies: looking forward to see you somewhere in one of...
A last addition to our extended booking roster for now:Marjan Van Rompay is an alto saxophonist with beautiful vocal qualities in her playing, and the music she writes often feels and sounds like what could be called instrumental singer-songwriting.These are two typical and defining aspects of her musical personality that also indicate that she has always gone her own way in search of her voice on an instrument that carries a vast legacy.Live, her band does function like a jazz band, with an improvised approach to her songs, and plenty of lyrical input from her...
Another addition to our extended booking roster: VERBIST/BAARS/LAGATIE. This piano trio uses their combined last names to emphasize they operate more as a collective than as a pianist with a rhythm section. They make no-nonsense music with a lot of well-informed inspiration from the American origins of the jazz tradition. Pianist Milan Verbist was one of Klara's De Twintigers in 2022, and together with Tristan Baars (bass) and Arne Lagatie (drums) he plays a repertoire of own compositions, with captivating and swinging interplay and references to various jazz piano greats such as McCoy Tyner, Bill...
Last night in Soweto, Johannesburg, Tutu Puoane and her album Wrapped In Rhythm, Vol. I won 3 South African Jazz Awards. 🏆 Best Contemporary Jazz Album 🏆 Best International Jazz Album 🏆 Best Female Jazz Artist. We are very happy with and proud of this recognition of her people in her home country. Big thanks to the jury and to the organisation for specifically dedicating the attention to music that doesn't always have the eye of the world. It means a lot and it makes a difference. The Wrapped In Rhythm-journey continues. Volume II of...
Next up in our extended booking roster is CELESTIAL PLANES, the beautiful trio of guitarist Roeland Celis. Together with his friends Hendrik Vanattenhoven (bass) & Matthias De Waele (drums) (and some guests), he released his lauded debut album on our label SoulFactory Records in 2022. The trio is now working on its follow-up album, due in 2025 and is planning a release tour in autumn '25. For more info, visit the bands/projects page. More booking roster news soon! xSFR
We are excited to announce that we are extending the activities of the SoulFactory booking platform, starting with WOLF, the beautiful trio of Marjan Van Rompay (alto sax), Fien Desmet (voice) & Wout Gooris (piano). For more info, visit the bands/projects page. More bands for our booking roster will be announced soon! xSFR
