Robin Verheyen studied for 3 years in Belgium and 2 years in the Netherlands with Frank Vaganée, Jasper Blom, Ferdinand Povel, Dick Oatts and John Ruocco.
In 2001 Robin Verheyen played with a Big Band directed by Maria Schneider at the Jazz Middelheim Festival. In 2002 he played at the Brussels Jazz Marathon with Pierre Van Dormael and he was a prizewinner at the International Jazz Contest of Hoeilaart with his quartet Gromm.
On the Getxo Jazz Contest 2004 in Spain he was awarded the Prize of Best Soloist.
In Belgium Robin worked with Pierre van Dormael Vivaces, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, ...
His own projects at this moment are Robin Verheyen Trio, Narcissus Quartet and Orvalectiq.
With the Robin Verheyen Trio ( Guus Bakker (double bass), Toon Van Dionant (drums), he performed at the Festival de Lundis dHortense 2004 in Botanique, Brussels. They also played at the Getxo Jazz Festival and the Bermeo Jazzfestival in Spain and the Blue Note Festival in Gent. They won the Jong Jazztalent Competition in Gent and at the Jazz Hoeilaart Competition they received the Fourth Prize and Robin got the Prize for Best Soloist.
Orvalectiq consists of Dré Pallemaerts (drums), Pierre Van Dormael (guitar), Otti Van der Werf (bass), Joachim Saerens (keyboards) and Bert Hornix (loops & sounds). It is a band that works on the fusion between jazz and electronic music.
In the Netherlands he has a quartet with Harmen Fraanje, Clemens Van der Feen and Flin van Hemmen.
They recorded a cd for the Belgian label DE WERF which is called 'Narcissus'.
They presented this cd with a tour through Europe in March and April 2006 and are currently planning a new European Tour in November 2007.
In April 2007 Robin will be touring and recording with a new International quartet with American pianist Bill Carrothers, French bassist Remi Vignolo and drummer Dre Pallemaerts.
Together with Tom Van Dyck he also plays in Saxkartel.
With the Saxkartel ( with Kurt Van Herck, Sara Meyer and Tom Van Dyck) Robin Verheyen recorded a cd called Airdance (Igloo Records) which is came out in february 2004. They did a tour in March 2004 to present this cd.
Between september 2005 and July 2006 Robin lived in Paris. He established himself very fast on the French jazzscene and is currently playing in the band of Italian trumpet player Giovanni Falzone, the band of bass-player and drummer Remi Vignolo, and beside that he works regularly with people like Brazilian guitar-player Nelson Veras, pianist Bruno Angelini,...
With the Giovanni Falzone European Ensemble a cd came out in September 2006 on the Italian label Soulnote. This was followed by a European tour in October-November 2006.
Since september 2006 Robin Verheyen lives in New York where he just recorded a cd with the Roy Assaf/Eddy Khaimovich Quartet feat. Roy Hargrove on trumpet.
In the last year Robin asked twice by Branford Marsalis to sit in during his concerts with his Quartet in Belgium.Cd Airdance by Saxkartel on Igloo Records, Coproduction Klara: Release february 2004
Cd 'Narcissus' by Narcissus Quartet on DE WERF: Release March 2006
Cd Giovanni Falzone European Ensemble on Soulnote: release September 2006
Cd Roy Assaf/Eddy Khaimovich Quartet to be released in 2007
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