Bands
Milan Verbist Trio
In his trio, Milan surrounds himself with a rhythm section consisting of Toon Rumen (°2001, BE) on double bass and Jens Meijer (°1996, NL) on drums. Their repertoire consists of Milan's own compositions, as well as compositions by musicians who inspire them, and Milan's own arrangements and interpretations of the broader jazz repertoire. The trio's musicians got to know each other during jam sessions and at the Conservatory. Since then, the trio has played some 30 concerts and made recordings. Their first album will be released in September 2025 on Origin Records (USA).
booking: milanverbist1@gmail.com
Verbist/Baars/Lagatie
The trio met each other at the Royal Conservatoire in Antwerp in 2020, where they had lessons together with teacher Kurt Van Herck. The repertoire consists of originals by all band members, as well as jazz standards and songs by composers like Bill Evans, Kenny Wheeler, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Bert Joris and others. The band's focus lies on interplay within groove, swing, and free improvisation, but with a lot of attention for melody and space. They played concerts at the Jazz in Thals festival, Rataplan, Jazz at Felix, Arts Centre Kaleidoscoop... as well as Milan Verbist's graduation concert in DeSingel. In February, the band recorded a concert video at Studio Toots (VRT) as part of Milan's selection for 'De Twintigers' by Klara.</div>
booking: milanverbist1@gmail.com
Verbist - Verbist
Milan Verbist - piano
Piet Verbist - double bass
Piet Verbist ('61) & Milan Verbist ('99), father and son, have been playing together at home since Milan was a kid. They started playing concerts together in 2019. Besides playing as a duo, they are joined by other musicians in different line-ups. Their repertoire mainly consists of their own compositions, and repertoire from the modal and post-bop idiom: compositions by John Coltrane, McCoy Tyner, Joe Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Don Pullen & George Adams...
booking: milanverbist1@gmail.com
Milan is also the pianist of Piet's 'Flamenco Jazz Summit' (with 3 Andalusian and 3 Belgian musicians) and 'Flamenco Jazz Unit' (the smaller version with 4 Belgian musicians).
