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| Chantal Nicaise | Vocal |
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| Chantal Nicaise inherited a passion for singing from her very childhood, (she learns the rudiments of music and plays the piano). As an adult she learns dance (tap- & jazz dancing) and will later teach. Attracted by music-hall and jazz, she developed her own working method, the efficiency of which is seen in her creating the VIBRATO school in ’88. | ||
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In the same period, she appeared on stage with the Gilbert & Sullivan Co., the Revue at the Brussels Théâtre des Galeries, made choreographies for the Studio Cen troop, the Compagnie des Pas Perdus, Razzle Dazzle, I.A.D as well as in TV shows. She’s also a member of Mamemo, a group which tours for children in Belgium and France (Olympia, Printemps de Bourges), of the International Big Band, the Peter Welch Blues Band, the Freddy Couché Big Band, the Blue Steels etc. | |
| These many experiences and discoveries led
her and 2 colleagues to create the vocal jazz-trio “Swing a
Song” (‘92-’96). A 1st CD came out in 2001 with 6 compositions of hers and, soon… as a cartoon and movie fan, she has joined IXHOR, 
naturally ! |
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| Xavier-Edouard Horemans | Piano |
| Born in Brussels in ’64, Xavier-Edouard Horemans
has always been a passionate music fan. He studied electronic organ with Robert De Kers, the piano and synthesiser in Music Academy, at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Liège, and in the Boston Music College, as well as contemporary music at the Walloon Musical Centre of Research. After his military service as a musician in the Air Force Band, he worked as a composer and accompanist for Lara Fabian, Demis Roussos, André Lamy, Steven Brown, while taking time to perfect his arrangement skills. |
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He worked and has made many records
with Bruno Castellucci, Philip Catherine, Michel Hatzigeorgiou,
Stéphane Grappelli, Mo Rolland…, and takes part –
with or without
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in the Bethlehem Musikfest in the United States, the Jazz Rally
& Marathon in Brussels, the Festival “Jazz au Château”
in Paris… He also contributes to several musicals staged in
Belgium & abroad: “Les Misérables”, “Le
Journal Secret d’ Adrian Mole 13 years ¾” , “Black
& White”, “Larguez les Amarres” , etc. He
works for RTBF in TV shows like La bande à Carlos, Du bout
des Ailes, and writes generics for “Toi, mon toit”,
“Objectif PME”…He has regularly been seen with the Discjoncteurs in Europe and Canada. A 1st CD including his own compositions was released in 1992. |
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| Frédéric Debecq | Trumpet |
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| Born in ’65, he started his career playing the trumpet in ’87 with Combo Belge, touring for 60 concerts in Belgium. | ||
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After numerous concerts in France, Belgium (Palais des Beaux-Arts, Cathédrale St Michel) and in the Netherlands (Concertgebouw in Amsterdam) with all kinds of rock, baroque and jazz ensembles, his military service accomplished as a musician with the Air Force Band and a jazz training at the Royal Music Conservatory of Brussels in the classical & jazz sections, he became a teacher in music, history of music, trumpet and music writing in several Brussels Academies of Music. | |
| He is a member of several jazz groups (Call your friends,
Jazz me cool, Jazz Kitchen…), works a lot in studios and is
been participating for several years in the
adventure (Norway, Switzerland, Mauritius). He enjoys making a regular
radio broadcast on « Musique 3 » for RTBF. |
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| José Bedeur | Double
Bass |
| José Bedeur studied music at the
Conservatoire of Music in Huy. He started his musical career as leader of a commercial group and swept through the whole of Europe as a jazz player, active with American, French & Spanish stars: Coleman Hawkins, Claude Bolling, Martial Solal, Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Gourley, Tete Montoliu, and others. He played in the famous Festivals of Comblain la Tour, Antibes Juan les Pins, Prague and so on. |
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He then stopped playing in public for 10 years,
which he spent studying electro-acoustic music and audio-psycho-phonology
in Paris, and teaching. His come back was in 1978 with pianist Charles Loos and Julverne 9tet. Composer and arranger for many groups, stage performances and films. Mostly active on cello in contemporary music (Metarythmes de l’Air, Inaudible etc.) and on double bass with many jazz groups (the Jazz Migrators, Herman Sandy, Alain Rochette etc.) He enjoys life with
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| Jean-Pierre « Boul » Cosy | Drums |
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| Jean-Pierre “Boul” Cosy started
studying percussion in the Academy of Music of Wavre where he soon
felt fascinated by jazz and joined the academy’s Big Band. He then took lessons with famous Belgian drummer Luc Vanden Bosch. |
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Always drawn to new experiments, he contributed to the
creation of several “bop” and “cool” jazz
groups. Between ’82 & ’94 he’s been active with the well known “Bab’s” group in Europe and abroad, and especially enjoyed playing with piano player Dr Gab’s in trio – a style that he really enjoys - sometimes for very large audiences like in the Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts. He also plays blues and rock with several groups like “City Blues”. Since ’97, he is the satisfied –and satisfying !- drummer of the IXHOR quintet, giving himself thoroughly to the cause, with happiness and feeling. |
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| His interest in experimentation led him to follow Xavier-Edouard
Horemans and
in the "Disney Jazz" adventure. And we can say that he gives
himself thoroughly to the cause, with happiness and feeling. |
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