Rony Verbiest

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Born in Belgium on June 26 1956. At the age of six Rony Verbiest started expressing himself through the accordion with the guiding hand of his father, at that time a well known accordion player. Eight years later Rony formally began to explore the saxophone and percussion. Initiating his educational path at the Academy of Ledeberg, he continued through the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, where he studied chamber music besides saxophone and percussion. This eventually took him to the Royal Conservatory of Brussels receiving the First Prize for saxophone. Not long after he joined the Koninklijke Muziekkapel van de Gidsen / la Musique Royale des Guides [trans. The Royal Music Chapel of the Guides] a highly prestigious ensemble attached to the military Royal Guards, where he performed classical pieces. Simultaneously his passion for Jazz grew which pushed him to join ranks in the Big Band Sound, led by Freddy Couché in Wetteren. Rony Verbiest studied under Johny Griffin, Rob Madna, Jeff Clayton, Etienne Verscheuren and others. Only half a decade later he formed his own band, Cool Mood with Serge Plume (tp), Peter Hertmans (gt) and Bart De Nolf (b). Throughout his rich career he has been having the opportunity to explore a large repertoire, ranging from classical to jazz. In 1989, he was invited by what was then still the national radio to join the band De Frisse Wind. Later he joined the saxophone quartet Saxologie. Not only has he partaken in several trios or quartets, he has also

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Rony Verbiest Plays Dave Brubeck

Nouvelles

Verbiest Swings from Brussels to Paris

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The Best Jazz Audiophile Recommended Vol.4

Nature Boy

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Time Of The Doves

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Pour Un Petit Bonheur Posthume - Hommage à Georges Brassens

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UNRELEASED (La Ultima Vez...)

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Released

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J'aime la Chanson Française, Vol. 2

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Caro Hum

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I Remember Johnny Meijer

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