Discover the past editions of The BRUX

BRUX 2023

In 2023, we had a record of 10 live bands attending the festival and partied each night until the sun rises

The venues

  • Spirito
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • Maison de la Poste
  • Café Belga

The bands

  • Jukin' Blues Band
  • Shakedown Tim ft. Sax Tinez
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection DELUXE
  • Reverent Juke XL
  • NATO Jazz Orchestra
  • Uptown Swing Band
  • Sounds Swing Machine
  • Jake Walker
  • Juke Records Big Band
  • Morning Call Jazz Band

Extra activities

  • Street Art Tour
  • Upside Down Taster
  • Brunch

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2023 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Eleonora Deiana, Eda Ozdek, Caroline Farina, Geert Van Criekinge and Julien Wadin

The super BRUX friends

Michel de Pauw

BRUX 2022

After two years of break, The BRUX came back for a revival edition breaking the attendance record number for the event, featuring 10 bands and awesome shows.

The venues

  • Maison de la Poste
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • Royal Military Museum
  • Guinguette Maurice
  • Café Belga
  • Archiduc

The bands

  • Reverent Juke XL
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection DELUXE
  • Lester's Blues
  • Tiny Legs Tim
  • NATO Jazz Orchestra
  • Morning Call Jazz Band
  • Jake Walker
  • Uptown Swing Band
  • The BRUX Blues Cats

Extra activities

  • Swing in the Museum
  • Upside Down taster
  • Brunch

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2022 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Eleonora Deiana, Eda Ozdek, Emilien Robert, Geert Van Criekinge and Julien Wadin

The super BRUX friends

Serge Fovel, Jean-Michel Wadin and Françoise Decordier

BRUX 2019

Sixth edition of the BRUX, an extraordinary endless journey, full steam ahead, giving again top billing to live music

The venues

  • Maison de la Poste
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • Archiduc
  • Café Belga
  • Muntpunt Grand café

The bands

  • Reverent Juke
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection
  • Hermann Little Big Band
  • The Coquette Jazz Band
  • Lester's Blues
  • The Naughty Blues Cats
  • Morning Call Jazz Band

Extra activities

  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • “Learning from the Grandmasters” talk
  • Shag Taster
  • Swing Parade
  • After Parade Bash
  • Solo Taster
  • Brunch

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2019 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Fabien Castan, Gautier de Barse, Céline Degros, Stéfanie Degros, Leni Denorme, Mikael Dominguez, Maria Kanba, Hubert Lepori, Alexandre McCormack, Yann Morel, Earanee Niedzwiecki, Gaëlle Pannier, Juta Preisa, Emilien Robert, Sébastien Spas, Geert Van Criekinge, Clara Vanden Broeck, Juliette Venou, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Serge Fovel, Frédéric Verhaegen, Jean-Michel Wadin and Françoise Decordier

BRUX 2018

Fifth anniversary edition of the BRUX, featuring a wonderful birthday cabaret, an extravagant rabbit, an exceptional band line-up and a level of craziness never achieved before!

The venues

  • Maison de la Poste
  • Palais de la Bourse
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • The Music Village
  • Archiduc
  • La Machine

The bands

  • Reverent Juke
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection DELUXE
  • Hermann Little Big Band
  • Professor Cunningham and His Old School
  • Lester's Blues
  • Student Jazz Orchestra Brussels
  • Morning Call Jazz Band
  • The Brussels Blues Gangsters

Extra activities

  • En Stoemelings Brewery visit
  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • Frederic Blondeel chocolate factory visit
  • Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) visit
  • Guided tour “Street art”

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2018 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Fabien Castan, Gautier de Barse, Céline Degros, Stéfanie Degros, Leni Denorme, Mikael Dominguez, Maria Kanba, Hubert Lepori, Alexandre McCormack, Yann Morel, Earanee Niedzwiecki, Gaëlle Pannier, Juta Preisa, Emilien Robert, Sébastien Spas, Geert Van Criekinge, Clara Vanden Broeck, Juliette Venou, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Serge Fovel, Frédéric Verhaegen, Jean-Michel Wadin and Françoise Decordier

BRUX 2017

Fifth anniversary edition of the BRUX, featuring a wonderful birthday cabaret, an extravagant rabbit, an exceptional band line-up and a level of craziness never achieved before!

The venues

  • Salles des Guichets at BIP
  • Cellule 133a
  • La Machine
  • ViaVia Café
  • Bar des Amis

The bands

  • The Hermann Quintet
  • New Orleans Night Owls
  • Reverent Juke
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection DELUXE
  • Birdie Bounce
  • The Twilight Time Conspiracy
  • The Brussels Blues Gangsters
  • Student Jazz Orchestra Brussels

Extra activities

  • Shim Sham on the Grand-Place
  • Brussels Beer Project Brewery visit
  • Art-Nouveau tour

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2017 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Djamila Benaissa, Fabien Castan, Aliénor de Vareilles, Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, Andreea Harna, Maria Kanba, Anne Lahousse, Elise Léonard, Alexandre McCormack, Juta Preisa, Emilien Robert, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Philippe Alexis, Françoise Decordier, Serge Fovel, Camille Steckelmacher, Olivier Vanderwielen, Frédéric Verhaegen and Jean-Michel Wadin

BRUX 2016

A huge leap forward for the third edition, as stated by its motto “longer, grander and crazier”. With a majestic new venue and one extra evening party with live music.

The venues

  • Salles des Guichets at BIP
  • Cellule 133a
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • Bar des Amis

The bands

  • The Hermann Quintet
  • Reverent Juke
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection
  • New Orleans Night Owls

Extra activities

  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • Vintage shopping tour
  • Captain Flashmob
  • Vintage swimming pool
  • Frites in Flagey
  • Guided tour by Claire Braumann

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2016 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Djamila Benaissa, Melissa Bongi, Claire Brauman, Serge Causin, Marie Depelchin, Aliénor de Vareilles, Manon Dufour, Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, Vinciane Grimard, Anne Lahousse, Alexandre McCormack, Livia Molinari, Beatrice Neagu, Emilien Robert, Emmanuelle Pottier, Fabienne Van Craenenbroeck, Ingeborg Van de Vijver, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Serge Fovel, Elise Léonard, Frédéric Verhaegen and Sep Vermeersch

BRUX 2015

Second edition of the BRUX. On the spotlight: a memorable Cabaret, a Big Band (a première in the Brussels dancing scene) and a brand-new local band, starting point of the massive swing music resurgence in Brussels.

The venues

  • Gemeenschapscentrum De Maalbeek
  • La Tricoterie
  • La Maison Des Ailes
  • Café De Markten
  • Bar des Amis

The bands

  • Brussels Swing Boulevard
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection
  • West Music Club Big Band

Extra activities

  • Brussels Beer Project Brewery visit
  • Chocolate Story & Tasting
  • Vintage swimming pool
  • Captain Flashmob
  • Unveil Brussels' Secrets in Team - Discover trail
  • Swing in the Park
  • Vintage Shopping
  • Guided Tour by Claire Braumann

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2015 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Djamila Benaissa, Magdi Birtha, Marion Bonduelle, Melissa Bongi, Claire Brauman, Daniel Clauss, Marie Depelchin, Aliénor de Vareilles, Vinciane Grimard, Jennifer Neilz, Emilien Robert, Yann Tixhon, Svend Vanderveken, Ingeborg Van de Vijver, Fabienne Van Craenenbroeck, Julien Wadin, Stéphanie Weiser

BRUX 2014

They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it. For the first time in the history, Brussels welcomed its first exchange with such a success that it became the first chapter of a long story.

The venues

  • Gemeenschapscentrum De Maalbeek
  • La Tricoterie
  • La Maison Des Ailes

The bands

  • God Save The Swing
  • Hop ’sh Bam Connection
  • Brussels Swing Boulevard

Extra activities

  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • Urban Discover trail
  • Vintage swimming pool
  • Art Nouveau guided tour

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2014 Crew

Melissa Bongi, Claire Brauman, Daniel Clauss, Ellen De Naeyer, Marie Depelchin, Bert Gavel, Vinciane Grimard, Livia Molinari, Cédric Olmanst, Emilien Robert, Daria Shcherbak, Yann Tixhon, Fabienne Van Craenenbroeck, Ingeborg Van De Vijver, Alienor de Vareilles, Julien Wadin and Gavin Watt.