Gratitude Trio

Line-up: Jeroen Van Herzeele (tenor sax, EWI, modular synth); Alfred Vialyleck (bass), Louis Favre (drums) Admission: 20 € (at the box office) 17 € (presale), 7 € (-25 years), free (ABO). Click here for presale tickets Ten years after their last appearance in Lokeren, the Franco-Belgische Gratitude Trio returns to the familiar club to present their newest album Birth. De Brusselse band, which has guaranteed a quirky mix of power and sensitivity since 2010, has evolved markedly over the years. Where the group initially started as a powerful power trio with albums like Gratitude (2012) and Alive (2015), the addition of voice and electronics – including the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) – brought a sweeping renewal. It yields a sound palette in which the spirit of John Coltrane is never far away, while the musicians simultaneously pursue a very personal, contemporary dynamic. It will be a performance in which rousing electronic sounds, subtle African influences, sensual grooves and sensitive ballads alternate. No well-trodden paths, but an evening full of playing fun, trance and the necessary portion of unpredictability. "the majestic Favre' cymbal sound ( ...) a shadowy mystery with a fragile, almost pastoral serenity(...) warm-blooded , complex interplay, sly grooves and passionate and ( still ) underrated play of Van Herzeele" Guy Peters (cobra.be)