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"The list of Belgian pianists active on the international scene is already quite long...They all differentiate themselves through their virtuosity, the creative imagination of their compositions and their natural sense of melody. A new name is to be added on top of this list: Anne Wolf, thanks to her first album Amazone..." (Etienne Payen)
"Parallel to a luxurious nature of jazzwoman, piano player Anne Wolf managed to capture the secret, unpredictable and elusive feeling of Brazilian music...A rare talent made of rigor, simplicity and modesty..." (Marc Danval)
"Sunny rhythms and melancholic melodies follow each other whilst always avoiding falling in the trap of soapiness..." (Claude Loxhay)
"Delicate touch, perfect command and modesty are the main characteristics of a piano player to be followed..." (Vers l'Avenir)
Recently Anne Wolf has started 2 projects simultaniously:
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A Brazilian jazz quartet called Maracujazz with Magda Mendes (voc), Theo de Jong (bass gt), Enrique Firpi (dr)Anne Wolf Trio with Jens Boutterij (dr) and Theo de Jong (bass gt)
Bio:
Anne Wolf has been studying piano since the age of nine. After 10 years of lessons in state music academies, she goes to the Royal Conservatory of Brussels * where she obtains a first prize in music Theory at the same time following courses in classical harmony, musical analysis, educational psychology and history of classical music.From this time on she begins a very active career as a side-woman working with various singers and participating in many different projects. These include a wide range of styles such as Brazilian, African and soul music.
Meanwhile she continues to study at the Conservatoire but this time in the jazz department and obtains four years later a first prize in piano.
These last years her taste for jazz and South American music increases, on stage as well in studio, through different projects such as her own trio which she records the album "amazone" with.
In 2002 she receives the " DJANGO D'OR " conceded once a year to a new Belgian jazz talent and in 2006 she wins the SABAM composition contest with her song "moon at noon".
Some important encounters that have an impact on her career are: Michel Petrucciani, Eric Legnini, Charles Loos, Marcia Maria, Pierre Van Dormael, Theo de Jong
Anne Wolf has also performed out of Belgium and toured with differents bands in Switzerland, Germany, France, Denmark, Luxemburg, Portugal, Netherlands, Japan, Canada, Morroco and New-York.
She appears on about eighteen albums and has composed music for television and theatre. She has been teaching for more than ten years in private and public music schools (Movement and Opus Artis schools, Saint-Josse State Music Academy in Brussels).
* In Belgium: Higher Artistic Education