Greetings From Mercury was a
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
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jazz fusion
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group led by saxophonist
Jeroen Van Herzeele, formed in 1998.
The group included the members of the
Jeroen Van Herzeele Trio, plus bassist
Otti Van Der Werf, rapper
Steve Segers and
sound engineer
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/
producer/
sitarist
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Michel Andina, who recorded all their albums and played on the last two. They released their first album, ''Greetings From Mercury'', under Van Herzeele's name.
Members
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Jeroen Van Herzeele - tenor saxophone
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Peter Hertmans - guitar
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Otti Van Der Werf - bass
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Stéphane Galland
Stéphane Galland (born 27 October 1969) is a Belgian jazz drummer and composer.
In 2018, the international jazz project called SHIJIN (with Stéphane Galland, saxophonist Jacques Schwarz-Bart, pianist Malcolm Braff, and bassist Laurent David) ...
- drums
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Steven Segers - rap
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Michel Andina - sitar
Discography
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Greetings From Mercury (1998)
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Continuance
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(1999)
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Heiwa (2002)
References
Jazz in Belgium website
Belgian jazz ensembles
Jazz fusion ensembles
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