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This formation (Hugo Boogaerts Express) carries you on a train (the Express) through different styles such as jazz, nu-jazz, funk, soul, experimental and rhythm & blues. The ‘groove’ takes a major place and is formed by the influence of the each of the very individually playing musicians who rather don’t think in one particular style. Hugo Boogaerts is the founder of this steaming band that exists for over 18 years now en is responsible for most of the compositions that are, once again, based on a rhythm with on top an original, or even sometimes, funny ‘Monklike’ melodie. This will not surprise you if you know that he was a member of the innovating band Wizards of Ooze with whom he toured through Europe a great deal. With HB Express (formal Hugo Boogaerts Band) he was invited on the ‘22nd Getxo International Jazz Festival’ in Bilbao, Spain and on the ‘Cardiff Jazz Festival’ in Wales. He played at ‘Jazz in’t Park’ in Gent, ‘The Köln Jazzfestival’, ‘Beleuvenissen’ in Leuven, ‘Jazz Festival Sardinia’Italy, ‘Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club’ en ‘The Jazz Café” in London, ‘Nefertiti Jazz Club’ in Malmö Sweden, Cristal Jazz Maaseik etc... HB EXPRESS

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Member Since: 22/09/2006
Band Members: HUGO BOOGAERTS: composer, songwriter,producer; plays saxophones, flute and small percussion.He got lessons from Johan and Peter Vandendriessche, John Ruocco, Joe Lovano and Ferdinand Povell. He played in different wellknown jazz-, pop- and soulbands as well in Belgium as in Holland. He ’s also demanded as a studiomusician and he composed music for commercials (Henzo, Telenet,...) and tv-tunes (Electionshow on the VRT “Quix”, the youthseries “W817”, ...) He played in several bands in tv-programs. In October 2000 he toured through Europa with Deep Purple as a saxofonist. Tour 2000 "Deep purple in Concert" ( with Philharmonic orchestra) he played with, Yasmine, LSP Band, Jean-Bosco Safari, PP Michiels, Hervé Martens, Jo Lemaire, Sweet Coffee, Hooverphonic, Mark King (Level 42) the great WIZARDS OF OOZE, a lot of jazz formations (his old love) and many others. At the moment he plays with: 'Bourbon Straight Jazz Quartet', with Bart Quartier on vibraphone, Barbara Dex Gospel Experience, El Tattoo del Tigre, Cartel Deluxe, Lize Accoe (ex-DelaVega) and 'RAYMOND VAN HET GROENEWOUD en DE STRAFFE MANNEN'...YVES BAIBAY: drums. Yves is without a doubt one of the most demanded and polyvalent drummers. He played, amongst others, with 'Mauran', 'Beverly Jo Scott', Kris De Bruyne, 'Michel Fugain' Pierre Rapsat,... No he plays with the Daniel Romeo Band and Eddy Louiss (hammond organ).PETER BADENBROEK: electric bassguitar This Dutch musician with Indonesian roots, really knows how to create a fat groove with an almost quantized timing! Peter accompanied lots of artists like ‘Five’, ‘Boyzone’, Yasmine, Boogie Wonderband, … PATRICK DELTENRE: Guitar Played with Maurane, Axel Red, Jo Lemaire, Daniel Romeo, Toots Thielemans, Philippe Catherine, Mark King (Level 42), Steve Houben... Patrick is a real virtuoso and is familiar with almost any style of music.MICHEL BISCEGLIA: keyboards and piano. Michel is a gifted Belgian-Italian who played with Bob Mintzer and Randy Brecker, , Jo Lemaire, Wigbert, Kris De Bruyne, Dirk Blanchart, Frank Deruytter and many others. He’s a great arranger and conductor and makes scores for animationfilms, large ensembles etc...
Influences: All that's good in Jazz, Soul and Funk!
Sounds Like: Our own mix of Jazz, Soul and Funk.
Record Label: Unsigned

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ABOUT HUGO BOOGAERTS

HUGO BOOGAERTS saxofonist/flutist/composer/producer Hugo (Huug) was born in Genk, (Belgium) on 10th February 1961. He started taking lessons solf..ge at the age of 10; at 11 he started on the recorde...
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