Young pianist/composer Jef Neve has become a prominent figure in his homeland Belgium and his reputation is rapidly spreading to the rest of the world.

His two first albums « Blue Saga » and « It’s Gone » were best selling jazz album in Belgium and received great reviews abroad.

- "From Belgium comes Jef Neve, an explosively gifted young pianist whose second album, It's Gone, is without question one of the best I've heard in 2005." (AllAboutJazz.com)

In 2006 Jef Neve signed with Universal Music Belgium for his 3rd album "Nobody Is Illegal" which was released in 20 countries and put him immediately on the international scene, hailed everywhere as one of the finest artists of the young generation.

- “His concerts are almost like a religious experience, riveting audiences by the sheer power and

imagination of his playing. (The Observer)

- "Nobody Is Illegal belongs to the best that you can find in the European Jazz." "For jazz, classical or simply music lovers : this album is a must from beginning to end." (MusikAnSich.de)

The fourth album « Soul In A Picture » (Universal, 2008) was released worldwide in 24 countries.

- «If Neve had been born somewhere jazzily iconic such as Chicago or New Orleans he would already have been fêted as the hottest new pianist on the block. » (Times Online)

- «Spectacular. His previous album had enchanted the critics and was crowned with a ‘Choc’ Jazzman. “Soul in a Picture” hits the nail right on the head and confirms all our expectations.» (JazzMan)

The new album of the Jef Neve Trio will be released in September 2010 on Universal Music and international releases the following months. Together with his long time companion Teun Verbruggen on drums, and a new fabulous bassplayer, Ruben Samama, from Dutch origin but currently living in New York. Recent concerts with this line-up and Jef’s new compositions have left both public and critics raving.

The Jef Neve Trio performed at festivals like Paris Jazz, North Sea jazz, Vienna Jazz, Montreal Jazz Festival, London Jazz Festival , Vancouver Jazz, Veneto Jazz, Vossa Jazz, Blue Note Gent, Toulouse, Münster 'Jazz Inbetween', Lille Festival, Audi Jazz, Vitoria- Gasteiz, Madrid, Barcelona, Mexico, Monterey, Berlin, Athens, Middelheim, Rabat, as well as as tours in Canada, Japan, Mexico and concerts all over Europe in Germany, Austria, England, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway...

Jef Neve composed his first Piano Concerto during 2007/08, which was performed in May 2009 with the Brussels Philharmonic conducted by Michel Tabachnik for sold out halls and standing ovations.

He wrote the sound-tracks for two films by director Felix Van Groeningen, of which the recent « The Misfortunates » received several prizes at filmfestivals in Cannes, New York and Toronto. The soundtracks were released on Universal Music Belgium in Nov 2009.

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