Jazz Station is a

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club and exhibition venue in

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in the Belgian district of

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History

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 Jean Demannez (15 February 1949 – 1 December 2021) was a Belgian politician. He served as mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in the Brussels-Capital Region from 1999 to 2012. Biography A member of the Socialist Party (PS), Demannez was elected sch ...

(first), a jazz drummer and from 1999 to 2012 mayor of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode. The opening was conducted by the mayor. The showed a variety of jazz related pieces, including records, photos, posters, magazines and articles.Jazz Hot
Jazz Station, Bruxelles
June 2015 Part of the collection comes from jazz historian , 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. 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.

References

{{Museums and galleries in Brussels Jazz clubs in Belgium Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Belgian jazz 2005 establishments in Belgium