Ben Sluijs

Ben Sluijs
Born	(1967-03-06) March 6, 1967 (age 57) Antwerp, Belgium
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Alto saxophone, flute
Website	https://www.bensluijs.be/

Ben Sluijs (born on March 6, 1967, Antwerp, Belgium)[1] is a Belgian jazz saxophonist, flutist and composer.[2]

Biography

Sluijs took five years of classical saxophone training at the Vilvoorde music academy with Rudy Haemers. He was taught on internships by François Daneels, Norbert Nozy, Willy Demey and Ed Bogaerts, among others. When he was fifteen, he became interested in jazz. After finishing his classical education, he went to the Antwerp Jazz Studio for four years where he took lessons with John Ruocco. He then went to Steve Houben's class at the Brussels Conservatory for a year. He eventually graduated from the Tilburg conservatory.[3] In 2004, Sluijs went to the United States to take lessons with David Liebman.[1][2]

He enjoys working with Erik Vermeulen.[4][5][6][7]^[excessive citations]

Béla Bartók is an important influence in Sluijs' music. His style is described as lyrical and poetic.[1][8][9][10]^[excessive citations]

Sluijs teaches jazz saxophone at the Conservatory of Antwerp.

Discography

Ben Sluijs (left) at a concert evening at the Elewijt Center in 2014

Ben Sluijs Quartet (various compositions)

• With Stacy Rowles: Till Next Time (1991)
• Food For Free (1997)
• Candy Century (1999)
• Seasounds (2001)
• Flying Circles (2002)
• True Nature (2005)
• Somewhere in Between (2006)
• Particles (2018)

Ben Sluijs/Erik Vermeulen Duo

• Stones (2001)
• Parity (2010)
• Decades (2014)

Ancesthree

• Ancesthree (2002)

The Unplayables

• Harmonic Integration (2008)

3/4 Peace

• 3/4 Peace (2012)
• Rainy Days On the Common Land (2015)

Ben Sluijs Solo

• Solo Recordings (2018)

Serge Lazarevitch Trio

• Still Three, Still Free (2020)

Awards

Won

• 1999: Antoon Van Dijck Prize from the City of Antwerp.[3]

Nominated

• 2016: Sabam Jazz Awards in the "Established Value" category.[11]^[failed verification]
• 2018: Sabam Jazz Awards in the "Established Value" category.[12]

References

1. "Ben Sluijs | Jazzathome". jazzathome.be. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
2. "Les Lundis d'Hortense - Le site - Ben Sluijs". 2021-08-05. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
3. "Ben Sluijs - jazz saxofoon | AP School Of Arts". www.ap-arts.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
4. "Brosella: Interview met Ben Sluijs". www.bruzz.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
5. "Ben Sluijs Trio". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
6. "Ben Sluijs solo". Jazz'halo. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
7. "Kunstenpunt | Muziek | Ben Sluijs & Erik Vermeulen". muziekcentrum.kunsten.be. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
8. "Ben Sluijs | Jazz Flanders & Brussels". 2022-09-09. Archived from the original on 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
9. "Jazz Station". jazzstation.be. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
10. Geyselings, Jurgen (2020-02-17). "Winteravond vol jazz en poëzie in Bouwel". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-10-28.
11. "Les Lundis d'Hortense - Le site - News Flashes". 2022-07-18. Archived from the original on 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
12. "Genomineerden Sabam Jazz awards bekendgemaakt". Sabam (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-09-11.

External links

• "Ben Sluijs". www.bensluijs.be. Retrieved 11 September 2023.