Bram Weijters, a Belgian, Antwerp based pianist and composer who focuses mainly on jazz, improvisational and alternative music. Bram started music courses at the music school in his birth town, attending piano and percussion classes. Besides this classical training, he played drums in several alternative rock bands and was experimenting with tape recorders and electronic circuits. This is how he picked up classical, rock ànd electronic influences, which still form the basis of his open approach to music. At the age of 18, he was admitted to the Antwerp Conservatory. After graduating for jazz piano in Antwerp he went to the Brussels Conservatory and graduated in 2005 for jazz composition and arranging. Besides the faculty at those conservatories Bram took lessons and attended masterclasses from a.o. Anthony Braxton, Gary Peacock, Dave Liebman, Bill Carrotters,... During the years Bram participated in a wide range of projects. www.bramweijters.com www.nessradio.com
