1212 Indoor

Bruno Vansina / alto saxophone, keys, percussion
Benjamin Sauzereau / electric guitar
Cyrille Obermüller / accoustic bass
Falk Schrauwen / percussion
Teun Verbruggen / drums

In 2018 Bruno Vansina went on a musical adventure. Every month, his band visited a quirky place: an ice rink, motorway, velodrome or fair. The challenge: to incorporate the location into their music making. Each month produced a short film, the sum of which was a musical visual story in 12 chapters entitled “1212 Outdoor”. Now this concept is transposed indoor into a studio recording.

Studio DADA, Brussels / indoor location
Roel Snellebrand, Pieterjan Seynaeven / recording
Pierre Vervloesem / mix + master
Kim Vreys, Bram Goots / video, pics

Recorded 13, 14, 15 Oktober, 2019 at Studio DADA by Roel Snellebrand and Pieterjan Seynaeve.
Mixed and master by Pierre Vervloesem, October 2021.

Released December 23, 2021

1212 Outdoor

Bruno Vansina: alto- soprano (8) saxophone, clarinet (10), rodes (2), composition, artwork
Jeroen Capens: sax tenor (7)
Benjamin Sauzereau: electric giutar (6, 12)
Mitra Van Eenhooge: organ (10)
Cyrille Obermüller: accoustic bass
Kobe Proesmans: percussion, piano (11), keys (9)
Falk Schrauwen: percussion (12)
Teun Verbruggen: drums

In 2018 Bruno Vansina went on a musical adventure. Every month, his band visited a quirky place: an ice rink, motorway, velodrome or fair. The challenge: to incorporate the location into their music making. The camera registered the music, the sounds, the events. Each month produced a short film, the sum of which was a musical visual story in 12 chapters. These twelve recordings together also form an auditory story. The result is pure, sometimes rough and out of tune, unrehearsed but often amusing and fun to listen to. Beauty is in the beholder.

Go to  vimeo.com/twaalf

#1 WALTER
Kris Verdonck, Kim Vreys (video),Pieter Jan Seynaeve (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master). Recorded at WALTER, Anderlecht, January 17th 2018.
 
#2 VELODROOM
Kris Verdonck, Kim Vreys (video), Roel Snellebrand (recording), Pierre Vervloesem ((mix & master).). Recorded at Vlaams Wielercentrum Eddy Merckx, Gent, February 7th 2018. #3 Autobahn
 
#3 AUTOBAHN
Bram Goots, Kim Vreys (video), Kris Verdonck (montage), Roel Snellebrand (recording), Pierre Vervloesem ((mix & master).). Recorded at the A12, Wilrijk, March 7th 2018.

#4 MACHINES
Kris Verdonck, Kim Vreys (video), Roel Snellebrand (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master), Recorded at the Buroform, Mechelen, April 23rd 2018.

#5 BOAT
Kim Vreys, Kris Verdonck (video), Roel Snellebrand (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master), Recorded at Rupelmonde, June 3rd 2018.

#6 ANIMALS
Bram Goots, Kim Vreys (video), Kim Vreys (montage), Pieterjan Seynaeve (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master). Recorded at  riding school ‚Het Koninklijke Bos’ , Stekene,  June 28th 2018. 

#7 BOWLING
Bram Goots, Kim Vreys (video), Kim Vreys (montage), Pieterjan Seynaeve (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master). Recorded at  ‚Antwerp bowling' , Antwerpen,  June 28th 2018. 

#8 ISLAND
Bruno Vansina (saxophone, video, recording), Kim Vreys (montage), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master). Recorded at  ‚Carbery Island' , Ierland,  August 20th 2018. 

#9 ANTARCTICA
Bram Goots (video), Kim Vreys (montage), Pieterjan Seynaeve (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master). Recorded at ijsstadion Antarctica, Wilrijk,  October 3rd, 2018. 

#10 L’ ORGUE
Kim Vreys (video, montage), Pieterjan Seynaeve (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master). Recorded at the  'Kristus Koning Kerk', Antwerpen,  November 8th, 2018. 

#11 SCOOTERS
Bram Goots, Gilles Larondelle (video), Kim Vreys (montage), Pieterjan Seynaeve (recording), Pierre Vervloesem (mix & master). Recorded at American Scooters "Steve & Sabrina Tinant" Foir de Liège,  November 8th, 2018. 

#12 WASSALON
Bram Goots (video), Kim Vreys (video, montage), Roel Snellebrand (recording), Roel Snellebrand (mix). Pierre Vervloesem (master). Recorded at Laundrynette Super-Shop, Wetteren,  February 5th, 2020.


Released December 13, 2021

ANYR - A New York recording

Bruno Vansina - alto saxophone
Pascal Niggenkemper - double bass
Teun Verbruggen - drums

This recording with Teun Verbruggen and Pascal Niggenkemper dates from 2015 and was done in New York during a tour through the USA with the Flat Earth Society Orchestra. I had met Pascal one year before at a rehearsal with Steve Nelson in preparation for my 'Stratocluster' album.

“We had a day off in New York, contacted Pascal and reserved a little basement studio. I remember that after just a couple of hours we were back outside somewhere in a quiet neighborhood of Brooklyn, the sun was shining and I was chatting with Teun Verbruggen, waiting for a taxi to take us back 'downtown'. What better way to spend the afternoon? We where living the dream. I cherish that feeling with this modest album.” - BV  Recorded by Jim Clouse at studio Park West, Brooklyn NY, 24th June 2014.
Mixed by Joseph Branciforte, New York, 16th March 2015.
Master by Pierre Vervloesem at studio Fiasco, Bruxelles, May 2015.

All songs by Bruno Vansina except ‘Estelle’ by Malik Mezzadri.

Released December 8, 2021

SITCOM ‘85

Bruno Vansina: saxophones, ewi, keyboards, artwork
Pierre Vervloesem: bass, electric guitar, mix & master
Thomas Mayade: trumpet (track 5)
Jordi Geuens: drums

“I will probably never do such a good album again. This may turn out to be my chef-d’oeuvre”.

Bruno Vansina recorded by Bruno Vansina (2014)
Pierre Vervloesem recorded by Pierre Vervloesem (2021)
Thomas Mayade recorded by Thomas Mayade (2021)
Jordi Geuens recorded by Jordi Geuens (2021)

Released November 21, 2021

Presenting

Bruno Vansina - saxophones, flute, synths, keys (tracks 4, 10 , 11)
Pierre Vervloesem - bass, guitar, vocals (track 12)
David Thomaere - keys (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Peter Vandenberghe - piano & obscure vocals (track 8)
Jordi Geuens - drums

This is what I do when I forget for a moment that I'm a saxophonist, that I'm a ‘supposedly’ trained ‘jazz’ musician. I release this album under the new and slightly more modest alter ego 'Urbaan Vonnis' because the earlier album -Nirvana Bonus and the Demon's Of Shame- from 2008 is just crying out for its successor. 13 years ago I already made an almost complete second album. Now, after all these years - I will never dare to perform this live again - I thought the time was right to finish these demos further. Once again I call on the guitar, bass guitar and magic scissors of Pierre Vervloesem. Enjoy and hopefully laugh as hard as I do !!!

Recorded by Vansina, Vervloesem, Geuens, Thomaere, Vandenberghe.
Mixed and mastered by Vervloesem.

All songs by Bruno Vansina except track 12 by Vansina & Vervloesem.


Released October 21, 2021

St. Cecilia Recordings

Bruno Vansina - saxophones, clarinet, keys, electronics
Gulli Gudmundsson - accoustic & electric bass, electronics
TeunVerbuggen - drums, electronics.

Nine spontaneous improvisation done by the Vansina-Verbruggen-Gudmundsson trio back in 2008. The music was self recorded by the trio in a little run down concert room called St. Cecilia in Bruno’s town of birth, Hoogstraten, Belgium. The recorded material was selected and mixed in 2015 by Pierre Vervloesem and is now finally ready for release. This recording would turn out to be the last recording by the VVG trio and marked a new direction in their music. The use of electronics was not yet so much in fashion as it it now a day’s in the improvised jazz scene in Belgium. Unfortunately the trio ended soon after they did this recording and their new music was never performed life. Now, thirteen years later, you can enjoy this document digitally, enjoy!

Recorded by the VVG trio, 2008
Mixed and mastered by Pierre Vervloesem, 2015.

Released August 27, 2021

Stratoduster

Bruno Vansina, alto saxophone
Bert Cools, electric guitar
Nathan Wouters, double bass
Teun Verbruggen, drums

This recording was done back in 2011 as some sort of pre-production for what has become another Vansina album Stratocluster. This was such a fun band and great recording! This band toured in Mexico twice, hence the cover art. Check out Bert Cools amazing playing! He must have been in his very early twenty’s playing his yellow Telecaster. Finally this music is out there, enjoy!
All songs by Bruno Vansina except ‘Kili Kili 6 am’ by Bert Cools.
Recorded by Chris Weeda at studio Fattoria, Osnabrück, 2011.
Mixed by Chris Weeda, Amsterdam, 18th of April 2011.
Mastered by Pierre Vervloesem 2021.

Released November 7, 2021

Plays Martin Denny

For the kids (6+) & family play MaiTé, the girl and the bird, Bruno Vansina was inspired by the famous exotica of Martin Denny and Les Baxter. His compositions, rearranged by colleague Pierre Vervloesem, remained true to the originals, but have a very contemporary feel to them as well, and soon started to lead a life on their own. This resulted in a new band - the 7-piece Orchestra Exotica - that performs the playful and multicolored music of Denny and Baxter with a healthy dose of humor, cunning craft and an infectious drive.

DISC 1: Orchestra Exotica plays Martin Denny

Bruno Vansina (flute, melodica, synth, saxophones & parafernalia), Pierre Vervloesem (guitar), Frank Van Eycken (vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, percussion), Peter Vandenberghe (keys), Filip Vandebril (bass), Kobe Proesmans (percussion), Simon Segers (drums)
Recorded by Roel Snellebrand at Sonoro, Duffel.
Mixed and mastered by Pierre Vervloesem at Studio Fiasco, Brussels.
 
DISC 2: music from the performance ”MaiTé, the girl and the bird”

Bruno Vansina – flute, melodica, saxophones, synth & paraphernalia Frank Van Eyken – vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel & paraphernalia Pierre Vervloesem – gitaar (& programming)
Recorded by Bruno Vansina & Pierre Vervloesem at various locations.
Mixed and mastered by Pierre Vervloesem at Studio Fiasco, Brussels.

Released January 1, 2017

Morning Forest

Personnel:
Bruno Vansina (alto saxophone), Christian Mendozza (piano), Bert Cools (guitar), Stefan Lievestro (bass), Teun Verbruggen (drums)

Personnel on tracks 1,2,4,5,7:
Malik Mezzadri (flute), John Ruocco (clarinet & tenor saxophone), Kristien Cueppens (oboe), Kensuka Taira (bassoon), Bart Indevuyst (french horn), Steven Dellanoy (tenor saxophone), Wietse Meys (tenor saxophone & clarinet), Carlo Nardozza (trumpet), Jeroen Van Malderen (trumpet & flugelhorn), Frederik Heirman (trombone), Tom Verschoren (trombone, bass trombone & euphonium), Kobe Proesmans (percussion on tracks 2, 4, 5)

All songs written by Bruno Vansina.
Tracks 1, 5, 7 arranged by Dree Peremans.
Track 2 arranged by Bruno Vansina and Dree Peremans.
Track 4 arranged by Bruno Vansina.

Recorded by Walter de Niel on January 29, 30 & 31, 2014 at Studio Toots, VRT, Brussels.
Mixed by Walter de Niel and Bruno Vansina on February 18, 19, 20, 21 & March 5, 2014 at Studio Toots, VRT, Brussels.
Mastered by Uwe Teichert on March 27 at Elektropolis, Wemmel.
Artwork by Bruno Vansina and Katrien Vandergooten.
Additional artwork and layout by Afreux, Antwerpen.

Coproduction for Klara: Marc Weyts.
With the support of the Flemish Government.

Released January 1, 2014

Stratocluster

Steve Nelson (vibraphone)
Bruno Vansina (alto saxophone)
Bert Cools (guitar)
Jos Machtel (double bass)
Teun Verbruggen (drums)

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Mike Marciano, System Two Recording, Brooklyn, March 5, 6, 7 & 8, 2012.
Cover: 'Omne Supervacuum pleno de pectore manat' 2008-09, oil on canvas, 100 x 160cm by Laurent Impeduglia.

Released January 1, 2012

Nirvana Bonus and the Demons Of Shame

Bruno Vansina (vocals, saxophones, synths)
Gil Mortio (guitar & vocals)
Peter Vandenberghe (keys)
Pierre Vervloesem (bass & vocals)
Teun Verbruggen (drums)

"Something I always wanted to do but never had the guts to really do it. Finaly one day I did it!" B.

Recorded by Renauld Houben, at Studio Pyramide, Beersel onDecember 3,4 & 5, 2008.
Mixed and mastered by Pierre Vervloesem, January 2009.

Released January 1, 2009 

Tokio Quantize

Magic Malik (flute)
Bruno Vansina (alto saxophone)
Jozef Dumoulin (piano, roads)
Gulli Gudmundsson (double bass)
Teun Verbruggen (drums)

This is the 3rd Vansina-Verbruggen-Gudmunsson trio recording and like on the previous album (In Orbit), it features the two musical giants, Magic Malik and Jozef Dumoulin. Vansina prefers the sound and energy of the moment so again the band recorded ‘live’. This time Vansina was writing songs for this specific ensemble ft. Magic Malik and Dumoulin. Heavenly inspired by Malik, there is lot’s of rhythm and beautiful unison melodies that work perfect with flute and the alto saxophone. The title track was written on the laptop an a bus while on tour in Japan with Flat Earth Society Orchestra. Vansina recalls: “It was extremely late, I was super tired, the whole bus was drunk and noisy when I wrote this song.”

Recorded by Chris Weeda, live at Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp, on March 23, 2007.
Mixed by Chris Weeda at Studio Le Roy, Amsterdam, on April 21 & 22, 2007.

Released January 1, 2007

In Orbit

DISC 1: Vansina-verbruggen-Gudmundsson trio ft. Jozef Dumoulin

Bruno Vansina (sax alto, soprano)
Gulli Gudmundsson (bass)
Teun Verbruggen (drums)
Jozef Dumoulin (piano, rodes)

DISC 2: Vansina-verbruggen-Gudmundsson trio 'Live at L'Archiduc' ft. Magic Malik & Jozef Dumoulin

Magic Malik (flute)
Bruno Vansina (sax alto, soprano)
Gulli Gudmundsson (bass)
Teun Verbruggen (drums)
Magic Malik (flute, vocals)
Jozef Dumoulin (piano, rodes)


In Orbit - part 1 (CD1) was the second album and first studio recording of the Vansina-Verbruggen-Gudmundsson trio. By now the trio had some repertoire worked out. Around the same period the trio had a gig in L’Archiduc in Brussels. They invited Magic Malik and Jozef Dumoulin to join the gig. By coincidence sound engineer and friend Roel Snellebrand called he bought some new recording gear he wanted to test, so he came to the gig and recorded everything. The night turned out “magic” and a selection was released as In Orbit - part 2 (CD2). Only one mic for the drums (we needed a mic for the piano), a piano terribly out of tune ,Teun Verbuggen with 39° of fever, no rehearsal, scores copied at a Fax machine in a hotel on the other side of the street, it all added to the magic of the night!

Vansina-Verbruggen-Gudmundsson trio plays on all tracks. Jozef Dumoulin plays on track 4, 6 & 8 of Disc 1 and all tracks of Disc 2. Malik Mezzadri plays on all tracks of Disc 2.

Disc 1: Recorded March and Mai 2005 at Studio Le Roy in Amsterdam by chris Weeda.
Disc 2: Recorded March 2005 at "L'Archiduc" in Brussels by Roel Snellebrand.
Mixed and mastered by Chris Weeda.

Released January 1, 2005

Trio Music

Bruno Vansina (alto saxophone)
Gulli Gudmundsson (bass)
Teun Verbruggen (drums)

Trio Music is Vansina’s first album. Still very young at the time, the band , the music, the album, it all happend simply because it had to happen. The repertoire is a mix of more traditional jazz repertoire, original composition and free improvisation. The trio was experimenting and trying lot’s of different material from which this album features only a small token. Vansina and band where what they call “growing up in public”.

Recorded 'live' at BUSTER, September-December 2003 by Guy Lejeune.
Mixed and Mastered at Studio Le Roy, Amsterdam, 1th & 23rd of March 2004 by Chris Weeda.

Released January 1, 2004