Matthias Van den Brande
is a young saxophone player and composer/arranger with already an interesting story. Having lived and studied in various corners of the world, from his home country Belgium to the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and the United States (Philadelphia), he developed a strong voice and personality in the jazz idiom and beyond. Recently, Matthias played and recorded as a soloist with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra for the project ‘The Future Is Now’. In 2018, he released his debut album as a leader called ‘Opus #1’, blending a classical wind quintet and a jazz quartet together through his own original compositions and arrangements. Currently Matthias is performing with his award winning trio, featuring some of Europe's most prolific musicians.

Matthias is also a frequently asked sideman in various groups such as the Tijs Klaassen Quintet, Mo van der Does Motet, Jelle Van Giel Group, Eliott Knuets Quintet, Basile Rahola Quartet, ... Venues you might have seen him play at include the Bimhuis (NL), Bozar (BE), Lantarenvenster (NL), North Sea Jazz Festival (NL), Gent Jazz Festival (BE), deSingel (BE), Jazz Middelheim (BE), ...

Matthias Van den Brande Trio
The Matthias Van den Brande Trio was created by its bandleader/saxophonist in 2021 and features two of his favorite musicians: Tijs Klaassen (bass) and Wouter Kühne (drums). This intimate trio setting provides them the freedom to explore the freshly composed material by Matthias himself. Their mutual friendship and strong musical connection are the true foundation of this sensational trio.

In April 2022, the Matthias Van den Brande Trio released its first EP "Approaching The Present". Their first album will be released on ZenneZ Records on June 15 2023 in Bimhuis (Amsterdam) followed by a release tour in Belgium, The Netherlands, France and Spain.

In the summer of 2022, the trio won the 'Grand Prize' at both the B-Jazz Contest (Gent Jazz Festival) and the Tremplin Jazz 'Concours Européen' (Avignon Jazz Festival).