| Jef Neve | |
|---|---|
 At Aarhus Jazz Festival 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1977-03-08) 8 March 1977 (age 47) Turnhout, Belgium |
| Genres | Jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | Early 2000s–present |
| Website | jefneve.com |
Jef Neve (born 8 March 1977) is a Belgian jazz and classical music pianist and composer.
Life and career
Neve was born in Turnhout, Belgium. By the age of 14 he was composing music and playing in bands. He studied jazz and classical music at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and graduated in 2000. Not much later, he worked as a piano teacher and took the then 12-year-old Seppe Gebruers under his wing.
Neve wrote the soundtrack for Felix Van Groeningen's Dagen Zonder Lief. He also composed for the VRT series In Vlaamse Velden (In Flanders Fields). The pianist played on Ludovic Bource's soundtrack for The Artist.
The Guardian's reviewer of Neve's 2008 release Soul in a Picture commented that the pianist's playing contained "a very personal language, one which draws freely on classical music and – aided and abetted by Piet Verbist (bass) and Teun Verbruggen (drums) – has the impetus of jazz and rock". Neve appeared on José James' 2010 album For All We Know.
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–03 | Blue Saga | Contour | With Piet Verbist (bass), Lieven Venken and Teun Verbruggen (drums); Peter Kindt and Kristof Lefebre (trombone); Koen Mertens (drums on one track) |
| 2004* | It's Gone | Contour | With Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums), Bert Joris (trumpet), Frederic Heirman (trombone), Peter Kindt (bass trombone), Berlinde Deman (bass tuba) |
| 2006 | Nobody Is Illegal | EmArcy | Trio, with Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
| 2008* | Soul in a Picture | EmArcy | Trio, with Piet Verbist (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
| 2009* | Face to Face | Enja | With Pascal Schumacher |
| 2010 | Imaginary Road | EmArcy | Trio, with Ruben Samama (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
| 2012* | Sons of the New World | Universal | With Myrddin de Cauter (clarinet, guitar), Michael Campagna (sax, flute), Jo Hermans (trumpet, flugelhorn), Pieter Kindt (trombone), Bart Indevuyst (horn), Sean Fasciani (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums) |
| 2013–14 | One | EmArcy | Solo piano |
| 2017 | Spirit Control | Universal | With Sam Sparro (vocal), Teus Nobel (trumpet), Amber Docters van Leeuwen (cello) |
| 2019 | Sharing Life Stories | Universal | Solo piano |
| 2020 | Mysterium | Universal | With Jasper Høiby (double bass), Teus Nobel (trumpet), Nicolas Kummert (tenor sax), Bruno Van der Haegen (tenor sax), Andy Dhondt (tenor sax), Pieter Kindt (bass trombone) |
| 2023 | That Old Feeling | Universal | With various vocalists; Madeleine Peyroux, Sam Merrick (singer), Trijntje Oosterhuis, Sam Sparro, Typhoon, Robin McKelle, Johnny Manuel, Monique Harcum. |
As sideman
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010* | José James | For All We Know | Impulse!/Verve |
| 2010* | Gabriel Ríos | The Dangerous Return | PIAS |
References
- ^ Hope, Alan (22 July 2014) "Face of Flanders: Jef Neve". Flanders Today.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- Gomez, Ringo (2015-02-25). "Drie uur slaap per nacht en voor de rest: muziek". De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-07.
- Nicholson, Stuart (13 July 2008) "Jef Neve Trio, Soul in a Picture". The Guardian.
- Stenson, Daniel. "MarlbankWebsite". MarlbankWebsite. Retrieved 2023-05-16.