Line-up

The Jazzisfaction Big Band has a classical strength:

4 trumpets: Luc Corten, Guy Verkoeyen,  Eddy Avonds, Walter De Rijck

4 trombones: Paul Schroyen, Glen Goovaerts, Gert Goossens, Vic Vos

5 saxophones: Bob Mesens, Guido Roten, Leon Roden, Jean-Paul Jublou, Ronald Cuypers

guitar: Roeland Celis

bass (guitar): Louis Claes

piano: François Debuyst and Irvin Defays

drums: Gert Raeyen

vocals: Myriam Borremans

Conductor

The conductor, Jos Moons, has a lot of experience as a jazz musician.
Himself being an excellent horn soloist, he performed with world-famous musicians, in Belgium as well as abroad.
It are familiar names such as Steve Houben, Dany Doriz, Phil Abraham, John Ruocco, Bert Joris, Deborah Brown, Dusko Goykovich, Slide Hampton, Clark Terry, Gianni Basso, Benny Bailey, Mike Carr, Gregory Fine, Frank Marocco, Judy Niemack and Rachel Gould.
Together with the Slide Hampton quintet he went on a tour across Belgium and Germany. He also visited the former Soviet Union where he performed with David Goloshokin, Lev Kushir, Alex Rostotski etc.
In 1992 he conducted The Radio Big Band from Estonia during a Euroring concert with soloists from all over Europe.