Pierre Van Dormael (24 May 1952 – 3 September 2008) was a Belgian jazz guitarist and composer. In 1988, he played in the James Baldwin Project with

David Linx David Linx (born 22 March 1965) is a Belgian jazz singer and songwriter. Discography As leader * ''Hungry Voices'' with Roy Ayers, Bashiri Johnson, Brenda White King, Nicolas Fiszman, Philippe Allard, Philippe Decock, Kevin Mulligan,… (Mira ...

and Deborah Brown (vocalists),

Slide Hampton Locksley Wellington Hampton (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. As his nickname implies, Hampton's main instrument was slide trombone, but he also occasionally played tuba and flugelho ...

(trombone),

Diederik Wissels Diederik Wissels (born December 1960, in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch jazz pianist. In 1968, he moved to Brussels, Belgium and later attended Boston's Berklee College of Music. In his early career, he played with Chet Baker, Joe Henderson ...

(piano), Bob Stewart (tuba), and

Michel Hatzigeorgiou Michel Hatzigeorgiou (born 1961) is a Belgian bass guitarist. He was born in Belgium from Greek parents. He started playing bouzouki at the age of 9, then switched to electric guitar at 11 and finally to electric bass at 14. He could have or shou ...

(bass guitar). Van Dormael was also a member of Nasa Na Band, a jazz band known as the precursor of

Aka Moon Aka Moon is the Belgian jazz trio of saxophonist Fabrizio Cassol, bassist Michel Hatzigeorgiou and drummer Stéphane Galland Stéphane Galland (born 27 October 1969) is a Belgian jazz drummer and composer. In 2018, the international jazz ...

. He recorded soundtracks for films directed by his brother

Jaco Van Dormael Jaco Van Dormael (born 9 February 1957) is a Belgian film director, screenwriter and playwright. His films especially focus on a respectful and sympathetic portrayal of people with mental and physical disabilities. Van Dormael spent his childh ...

(''

Toto le Héros ''Toto the Hero'' (french: Toto le héros) is a 1991 Belgian film (co-produced with France and Germany) by Belgian film director and screenwriter Jaco Van Dormael. It won the Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991, and the Césa ...

'', ''

Le Huitième Jour ''The Eighth Day'' (french: Le huitième jour) is a 1996 Franco-Belgian comedy-drama film that tells the story of the friendship that develops between two men who meet by chance. Harry (Daniel Auteuil), a divorced businessman who feels alienated ...

'', '' Mr. Nobody''). In 2007, he received the Belgian Golden Django Award. Posthumously he received the

Magritte Award A Magritte Award (french: ) is an accolade presented by the Académie André Delvaux of Belgium to recognize cinematic achievement in the film industry. Modelled after the French César Award, the formal ceremony at which the awards are presented ...

for Best Original Score for his work in the movie ''Mr. Nobody''. He died from cancer at age 56 on 3 September 2008.

References

Jazz in Belgium biography

External links

* * * 1952 births 2008 deaths Belgian jazz musicians Belgian film score composers Male film score composers Musicians from Brussels Deaths from cancer in Belgium Magritte Award winners Male jazz musicians Octurn members 20th-century Belgian male musicians {{Belgium-musician-stub