La fanfare formidable is a collective project with some familiar faces of the well known Brussels musicians.
Luminous Bigband is a professional big band based in Ghent, Belgium, founded in January 2025 by trumpet players and conductors Marie-Anne Standaert and Floris Windey.
After a strong first year with 12 concerts in 2025, the band has developed into a tight, groove-driven ensemble with a rich swing repertoire, shaped through live performances and a monthly residency at Bar Lume (Ghent). For dance events and festivals, Luminous Bigband is fully conducted by Marie-Anne Standaert, whose energetic and communicative presence ensures constant interaction between the band and the dance floor. The band specializes in long, flowing dance sets, balancing classic swing, energetic tempos, clear rhythm, strong momentum, and musical variety — music that truly keeps dancers moving.
Their songs will carry you from joy and laughter to sorrow and tears with a great musical interpretation, perfectly fitted to each and one of their pieces. Putting back the art of barbershop of American jazz standards on stage, the Morning Call Jazz Band hits it again with an exclusive and talented blend of acoustic jazz.
Reverent Juke is one of the most acclaimed swing band in Europe. They are crazy, they are wild, their music is dedicated to Lindy Hop dancers: this incredible line up of our Brussels’ stars will bring his extended repertoire of specially arranged mind-blowing tunes to delight your feet and ears until the sun rises.
Tom Collins & The Lemons deliver party covers—both vocal and instrumental—in an ensemble styled after 1960s acts, featuring horns, organ, percussion, drums, and electric guitars. Their repertoire spans multiple decades, ranging from Ray Charles to James Brown.
With R&B, funk, Latin, and jazz influences, Tom Collins & the Lemons are conceived as a fresh and elegant cocktail of danceable music—the ideal band for an easygoing, enjoyable celebration.
The Hop Sh Bam Connection, founded in 2011, is one of the early Belgian bands of the modern swing revival and has been an active part of the European swing scene for over 15 years, performing extensively at swing dance events, festivals and jazz clubs across Europe.
Inspired by the great ballrooms of the 1930s, the band plays authentic swing from the 1920s–1950s, with a strong focus on groove, flow and real connection between musicians and dancers.
Whether it’s Lindy Hop, Balboa, Slow Bal, Shag or Blues, the music is shaped live to support different dance styles and energies — offering something for every kind of dancer.
Led by trumpeter and vocalist Marie-Anne Standaert, also an experienced swing dancer and big band leader, and one of the rare female bandleaders on the European swing scene, the band is known for its strong, joyful leadership and its ability to turn every night into a celebration — musical, energetic and deeply connected to the dance floor.
Oh-bop-sh-bam, a-kool-ya-hoo!
Come and move — swing and groove.
Roaring Cats are one of Europe’s most promising bands regarding swing and hot jazz.
The tiny orchestra based in Amsterdam took the challenge of giving value and new significance to the roots of jazz.
Their repertoire consists of original arrangements of the finest tunes by the top artists of the 30’s and 40’s. On top of that, they are presenting original compositions in style. Swell notes for hyperactive swing dancers and for sedentary drinking listeners.
Founded by the trombone player Timothé le Maire in 2019, the Juke Records Big Band will swing your socks off with no less than 14 of the greatest jazz musicians from Brussels. The band combines friendship between musicians with the expertise in the jazz music you’ve been dying to hear.
The NATO Jazz Orchestra is the SHAPE International Band’s large jazz ensemble. Consisting of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, rhythm section, and vocalists, they perform classic American big band jazz arrangements from Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and Count Basie.