Henry Krutzen studied percussion, saxophone and harmony in various schools and jazz clinics in Belgium. He also plays harmonica, recorder, piano, keyboards and some ethnic instruments (reita, balafon, ken, shanaï...). He took part of many musical projects: jazz, new wave, heavy metal, experimental, chanson française, world music and progressive Rock.In 2001, he moved to Brazil where he is living now in João Pessoa, at the North-East coast.
Since 1993, Henry Krutzen is working on three different projects:
1. « Finnegans Wake » is a progressive rock band. (see Finnegans Wake on Myspace).
2. Under the name « Henry Krutzen», minimalist music, chamber music, piano pieces, "new music" or experimental concrete music.
3. Under the name « Xeno », an electronic music project. (See Xeno 's page on Myspace).
Discography: (including Finnegans Wake)
1981: « Silances » by Henry Krutzen (Igloo 6)1994: « Yellow » by Finnegans Wake (Mellow MMP 256)
1997: « Iceland » by Henry Krutzen (Mellow MMP 304)
1998: « Them » by Xeno (Metafora MTF001R)
1998: « Green » by Finnegans Wake (Mellow MMP 321)
1998: « Che Vuoi? » by H. Krutzen/J.L. Plouvier (Metafora MTF002R)
1998: « Plouvier plays Krutzen : Live at the Maene Auditorium »
1999: « Moving to Town... » by Xeno (Metafora MTF003R)
2000: « Play La Chance » by Henry Krutzen (Metafora MTF004/1/2R)
2001: « Pictures » by Finnegans Wake (Gazul / Musea GA 8649 AR)
2004: « 4th » by Finnegans Wake (Carbon7 C7-071/072)
2008: « Blue » by Finnegans Wake (to be released on AltrOck)