Biography
Jacques Pelzer is one of the few musicians to have gone through a dizzy number of jazz periods without ever losing sight of his goal or his integrity. He earned the respect and the admiration of many jazz greats and led an especially long, rich and active career.
Born in Liège on June 24, 1924, Jacques Pelzer got his inspiration from Benny Carter, then Charlie Parker and Lee Konitz. His first exposure was after world war II, when he joined the Bob Shots, a legendary Belgian bop band that included at various time pioneers such as Bobby Jaspar, René Thomas, SADI, etc.
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Jacques Pelzer made a remarkable come back to the studios in 1990 to record his CD "Never let me go" (IGLOO - IGL084) with the Open Sky Unit and Barney Wilen, Michel Graillier, Eric Legnini as guests for Igloo. This recording received the Sax Prize for best jazz album of the year 1991.
Three magnificent Belgian jazz musicians, guitarist Philip Catherine, bassist Philippe Aerts and drummer Bruno Castellucci joined Jacques Pelzer for his album "Salute To The Bandbox". This CD was to be his last one. Jacques PELZER left us on August 6th, 1994.
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