Tom Van Bauwel (poetry), Ben Sluijs (saxophone)

Tom Van Bauwel surrenders to the passion of Paul Van Ostaijen's swinging texts, full of rhythm and musicality, together with the lyrical saxophone cries of Ben Sluijs.

Tom Van Bauwel had his drama training in Antwerp. As an actor he played roles with Theatre Zuidpool, TOTheater and NTGent. He directed plays like Art by Yasmina Reza (Raamtheater), and HurlyBurly by David Rabe (Toneelhuis). A wider audience  knows him for his television and film work. In 2008 he became artistic director of the Raamtheater now called BAFF.

Ben Sluijs is known as a bandleader and sideman in different groups known nationally  as well as abroad. He often plays solo concerts or combinations of saxophone with spoken word or poetry with people like: Pjeroo Roobjee, Jan Decleir, Jules Deelder, Remco Campert, Hubert Daemen, Don Fabulist, Peter Holvoet, Elvis Peeters and Roger De Neef.  Ben Sluijs is frequently described as one of the most poetic and lyrical jazz saxophonists in our country.