Jazz Station
 The former train station Leuvensesteenweg | |
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| Location | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, Belgium |
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| Coordinates | 50°51′1.971″N 4°22′49.555″E / 50.85054750°N 4.38043194°E |
| Owner | Jean Demannez (initiative) |
| Type | Club and exposition venue |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Opened | 30 September 2005 |
| Website | |
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Jazz Station is a jazz club and exhibition venue in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in the Belgian district of Brussels.
History
[edit]Jazz Station was established as an exhibition venue in the former train station at Leuvensesteenweg and was inaugurated on 30 September 2005. The initiative comes from Jean Demannez (first),[1][2] a jazz drummer and from 1999 to 2012 mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode.[3] The opening was conducted by the mayor.[1][4]
The showed a variety of jazz related pieces, including records, photos, posters, magazines and articles.[5] Part of the collection comes from jazz historian Robert Pernet, Robert Pernet and jazz publicist Marc Danval; both are jazz musicians. Les Lundis d'Hortense, a Belgian society of jazz musicians organizes concerts on a weekly base.[1] Varying exhibitions are shown, and the venue maintains an archive and serves as a meeting place for jazz musicians. Young composers can have it performed by the big band of Jazz Station. This ensemble is directed by Michel Parré.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Het ABC van Jean Demannez" (in Dutch). Bruzz. 22 September 2015.
- ^ Jazz Station, Birthday Evening (in French)
- ^ Bruzz, De zingende burgemeester, 14 January 2015 (in Dutch)
- ^ Dyna Media, Une inauguration en fanfare! Archived 19 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 6 October 2005 (in French)
- ^ Jazz Hot, Jazz Station, Bruxelles, June 2015 (in French)