..Jan, born in December '78 , got fascinated by music at the age of 8. He started his first steps in percussion and piano at the academy of Huizingen.
In September 1996, he started to study percussion at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels. He became Master in percussion with a teacher’s degree in 2002. His main teachers were Gert Francois, Bart Quartier, Frank Michiels and Garcia Morales. After Brussels, he went to the Conservatory of Gent to study jazzdrums with Mimi Verderame & Arnout Gerritse. Jan took additional courses of Jazz piano with Dirk Schreurs, Diederik Wissels, Michel Bisceglia and Pierre Anckaert.
As percussionist, he accumulated experience by playing in the Flanders Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (conductor Mr. Robert Groslot with many concerts abroad in Italy, Canada and South-Africa)
in percussion-ensemble (Mr. Frank Michiels) with world-known soloists like Trilok Gurtu, Majid Khaladj, Doudou N’ Daye Rose
Brassband Buizingen (champion division - Belgium), het Vlaams Harmonie-orkest and many more.
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Teacher :
He started as a percussion teacher at a Private school of Music - Dworp . In 2002, he became percussion teacher at the High school of Art (Brussels) and at the academy of Music - Meise (2004) and Alsemberg (2008).
Jan performed with various artists like The Music Teachers band, Sherman, Adamo, Batidah, Cream&Spices, Reborn, Trilok Gurtu, Mariska Verez, Hungry sam, Gunter Neefs, William Reven, Soulcafé, Scala, Maurane, Sons of Queen, Marta Mus, Bandit, ...
Currently, he's playing with :