Bram De Looze (piano)

Bram is now studying under Ron Van Rossum at the Lemmens Institute in Louvain.
Bram currently plays in several jazz formations, amongst others the Momentum Jazz Quartet. He already performed with the Bert Joris Quartet, with Frank Vaganee, Steven Delannoye etc.

Bram is also a member of the Youth Jazz Orchestra, a bigband which is supported by the the Brussels Jazz Orchestra and by the organization Jeugd en Muziek.



  Marco Cirone (guitar)

Guitarist Marco Cirone obtained a Master degree in Jazz and Popular Music at the Conservatory in Antwerp.

Marco teaches electrical guitar and combo at the Academy for Music in Tongeren. He is also pop/jazz coordinator at this institute. At the Highschool for Music in Hasselt Marco teaches jazz guitar. Marco is a man of many talents. His repertoire reaches from pop/rock (Linus) to cabaret (Morgenland) to jazz funk (Wizard connection). He´s also a singer-songwriter (The Middle) and he writes the compositions for the Marco Cirone Quartet (modern jazz).



  Jelle Van Giel (drums)

Jelle graduated in classic percussion at the Academy for Music of Turnhout, where he also discovered jazz. At the Conservatory of Antwerp he was taught by Jan De Haas and Teun Verbruggen, and he took masterclasses from jazzmasters such as Jim Black, Ari Hoenig, ...
Jelle is now doing his masters at the Conservatory in Den Hague.

He plays in various formations (e.g. Jelle Van Giel Group, Dependent Trio, Youth Jazz Orchestra) and he already had the opportunity to play with great jazz musicians such as Ack Van Rooyen, Kurt Van Herck, Jef Neve, Frank Vaganee, Nico Schepers, Marc Godfroid.



  Janos Bruneel (bass)

Janos obtained his Master degree at the Conservatory of Den Haag and Brussels where he took the classes of Hein van de Geyn, Frans van der Hoeven en Christophe Wallemme.

He teaches double bass at the Conservatory of Den Hague, as well as combolessons, bass guitar and double bass at the Academy of Berchem, the Academy of arts in Knokke and the Highschool of arts in Brussels. Janos is a strong asset for every group. Not only does he play in his own band Vice Versa and other bands like Delvita Group, As Guests, he has also shared the stage with renowned artists like Eric Vloeimans, Dee Daniels, Angelo Verploegen, Bert Joris, Archie Shepp, Jack van Poll.



04-12-2011 : Eef Van Acker Quintet
De Muze Heusden-Zolder - 20u
www.muze.be
18-02-2012 : Eef Van Acker Quintet
GC ´t Forum Wervik - 20u
www.cultuur.wervik.be