Jean-Paul Estiévenart was born in boussu (Belgium) on 14th March 1985. His grandfather observed that he loved the trumpet,
so he learns to him the first steps. At the age of 6, he begins to study this instrument at the St. Ghislain Academy.
Ten years after, he discovers jazz and he decides to devote himself to it. He took lessons from Richard Rousselet,
François Descamps, Fabrice Alleman and Fred Delplancq.
He freelances in the young Belgian jazz scene with colleges on different occasions in clubs.
Jean-Paul Estiévenart as collaborated and collaborates with Dre PaIlemaerts, Nicolas Thys, Stephane Belmondo,
Harry Becket(uk), Elton Dean(uk), Robin Verheyen, Steven Delannoye, Joachim Badenhorst, Philippe Aerts,
Mimi Verderame, Sal La Rocca, Erik Vermeulen, Reggie Washington, Michel Hatzigeorgiou, Fred Delplancq,
no vibrato, the wrong object, Marockin Brass, Flat earth society, Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Paolo Fresu...
In 2006, Jean-Paul Estiévenart won the Django d’Or 2006 (young talent award) and he was chosen to participate at the European Youth Jazz Orchestra 2007, under the direction of the danish saxophonist and composer Lars Møller, to represent his country: Belgium.
Nowadays, his own project is: 4in1, a group with Lorenzo Di Maio (guitar), Sam Gerstmans (double bass) and Toon Van Dionant (drums) and their first album will come out in October 2008.
Imagine: You are an North-African immigrant to Spain or a South-American trying to get into US who has not much more than a few suitcases, his ability to work hard, willing to pay with slavery and to do dirty work - work that no inhabitant of the country you want to go to would even think of considering.
You already travelled a far way and left many good friends behind that you maybe never will see again.
You stumble out of the nearly falling apart bus or the smuggler boat, where you had to pay your income of a half year to that grim looking people with hearts of stone - just to take you aboard.
You are sighing gladly that you survived the travel and now take your first steps in your new home country.
And you are soon aware: You are disrespected, treated badly, your woman is seen as a kind of cheap prostitute, other people's children don't want to play with your children.
You are thinking of your former homecountry with feelings of sentimentality and you know there is no hope: you cannot go back...
Hello, ive been asked to being in MTV series.I am gone start a new mtv series!! But need a girl to be my Girlfriend on the show. Because this show goes about a couple!! Anyone interested being in MTV ?
ARTERO VAUDOO en concert le 13 juin à Saint-Malo et les 19 & 20 juin au Sunside à Paris.
Après un hommage à Bix Beiderbecke et un Artero-Brel désarmant, voilà que l'insaisissable trublion du jazz s'attaque à une relecture oblique, iconoclaste et dépouillée des rythmes afro-américains...
EN CONCERT AU SUNSIDE (PARIS) LES 19 & 20 JUIN PROCHAINS... Funk neo-orleanais, be bop musculeux, fulgurances jazz ou embruns latinos mâtinés de ce mystérieux vaudou qui vous attrape sans crier gare : Et si c’était lui, Artero, le grigri porte bonheur de nos humeurs ?