Philippe Aerts

Philippe Aerts (born 21 June 1964) is a Belgian jazz double bassist. He taught himself guitar and electric bass guitar when he was 11 and started playing the double bass at age 14.[1] He is a member of Philip Catherine trio and the Ivan Paduart trio. He also has his own trio with John Ruocco (tenor saxophone and clarinet) and Tony Levin (drums) and quartet with Bert Joris (trumpet). He won the Belgian Golden Django in 2002 for best Belgian artist.

Philippe Aerts in Moscow, Nov 2007

Bands

He has recorded with:

Charles Loos trio
Diederik Wissels trio
Nathalie Loriers
Michel Herr
Jacques Pelzer
Steve Houben
Ivan Paduart trio
Philip Catherine trio
Bert Joris quartet
Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra

He has toured with:

Richard Galliano and Gary Burton

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References

Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Aerts, Philippe". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 17. ISBN 1561592846.

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[New_Grove-1] Kernfeld, Barry (2002). "Aerts, Philippe". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. p. 17. ISBN 1561592846.