SLR5 – Sal La Rocca Quintet – Groovy Jazz


SLR5 – Sal La Rocca Quintet Groovy Jazz

The Music Village Jazz Club

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Thursday, May 21, 2026, 8:30 PM

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Lineup

  • Sal La Rocca (double bass)
  • Phil Abraham (trombone)
  • Steven Delannoye (tenor & soprano sax)
  • Igor Gehenot (piano)
  • Umberto Odone (drums)

 

Presentation

EN : Sal La Rocca, the Sicilian-born double bassist, returns with a profoundly different new project. This quintet features a brand-new lineup with Steven Delannoye on tenor sax and Umberto Odone on drums. Sal met these two musicians in Brussels during a jam session, and their passion and energy quickly won him over. On piano is the incomparable Igor Geheno, whose percussive sound, tinged with Caribbean influences, creates a warm and inviting atmosphere. Phil Abraham, who collaborated on Sal’s last album, joins the band with beautiful textures that highlight Sal La Rocca’s compositions.
These compositions are groovy and resolutely optimistic. They evoke the sea, the beach, and inspire you to dance, embrace, and laugh…

 

FR : Sal La Rocca, le contrebassiste sicilien, revient avec un projet radicalement différent. Ce quintette se compose d’une formation inédite, avec Steven Delannoye au saxophone ténor et Umberto Odone à la batterie. Sal a rencontré ces deux musiciens à Bruxelles lors d’une jam session, et leur passion et leur énergie l’ont immédiatement conquis. Au piano, l’incomparable Igor Geheno, dont le jeu percussif, teinté d’influences caribéennes, crée une atmosphère chaleureuse et accueillante. Phil Abraham, qui a collaboré au dernier album de Sal, rejoint le groupe avec de magnifiques textures qui mettent en valeur les compositions de Sal La Rocca.
Ces compositions, entraînantes et résolument optimistes, évoquent la mer, la plage, et invitent à danser, à s’enlacer et à rire…

 

 

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Welcome to the Music Village

The Music Village is the premier jazz club in Brussels located in the historic heart of the Belgian capital next to the famous Grand Place. It features live music six to seven days a week, all year long, with more than 300 live concerts per year. It attracts not only jazz lovers but also an even wider popular audience.

The Music Village, founded by Paul Huygens who passed a few years ago, celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2025. Paul’s wife Lucie Saeys continues to grow the club’s reputation as one of the world’s foremost jazz clubs attracting music audiences of all ages 52 weeks a year. The Music Village is as much for the informed public as it is for a wider audience of non-experts. Guests enjoy outstanding entertainment enhanced by food and a great bar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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