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With an irresistibly stylish stage presence, the Belgian accordionist Tuur Florizoone (°1978) set out to prove that his unusual instrument is capable of a lot more than your regular street corner shenanigans. Jazz is only one of the many types of music this musical world citizen has in his kit bag. The fact that he is comfortable in pop as well as in world music is obvious from the endless list of names with whom he has shared the stage or the recording studio: Philip Catherine, Carlos Nunez, Alfredo Marcucci, Zahava Seewald, Chris Joris, Rocco Granata, Jo Lemaire, … In 2008, during the prestigious World Soundtrack Awards (Ghent), the public were completely enamoured with his passionate score for the Flemish movie Aanrijding in Moscou (directed by Christophe Van Rompaey). The soundtrack's international success leads us to believe that Tuur is well on his way to becoming our own Yann Tiersen. Melancholic and simple melodies that lead into an all-embracing palette of emotions and colours are Tuur's forte. Making as much music as possible with as few resources as possible. No wonder he prefers the intimacy of a trio.
To name a few of Florizoone’s bands: he bewitched the public with Tricycle (alongside Vincent Noiret on double bass and Philippe Laloy on saxophones. Check www.tricycle.be), he is set to seduce once more with his somewhat curious, but energetic trio, ‘Massot/Florizoone/Horbaczewski’. Or, how the opulence of a symphony orchestra can hide within the reduced combination of an accordion, a cello and a tuba. www.myspace.com/massotflorizoonehorbaczewski.
He plays solo concerts all over Europe and beyond and he plays in different other bands like ‘José’, with Nic Thys, Laurent Blondiau, Tutu Puoane, Chris Joris. Or aNoo, with the Finish singer Anu Junnonen.
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