Flanders House is proud to host a night of jazz with John Snauwaert, Roni Ben-Hur, Bob Mover, and Rebeca Vallejo.

The first 40 individuals who RSVP before October 30th at rsvp@flandershouse.org are welcome to attend this jazzy evening (please include your first and last name).

Year by year, Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has been building an increasingly stellar reputation for himself since he first migrated from his native Israel to New York City, back in 1985. A passionate leader, player, composer-arranger, published author and respected educator, Roni now stands as one of the elite players in modern jazz. Keepin' it Open, his fifth release and his debut on the Motema imprint elevates his game yet another notch or two as he leads a company of fellow jazz greats - pianist Ronnie Matthews, drummer Lewis Nash, bassist Santi Debriano, percussionist Steve Kroon and new trumpet sensation Jeremy Pelt through a very personal and multicultural jazz adventure.

Saxophone player and composer John Snauwaert has a very wide scope and is an artistic world traveler. Thus he made acquaintance with Petar Elmazof (Bulgaria), Chergio de Susa and Pipo Fernandes (Cuba, the latter member of the B V S C), Mahbub Khan (India). He also played on stage with jazz masters as Lowell Fulson, Isaac Hurley, Jacques Pelzer, Bob Mover… As a composer and musician he worked for Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg, het Muziek Lod, De Werf, Victoria, De vieze gasten and circus Picolini. He loves the music/image combination and wrote music for the animated movies ‘papa trumpet’ and ‘Meme’ by Eveline Verschorre and also for ‘The Bed’ by Luc Degryze. He is also the founder of the most theatrical brass band of the Low Countries: ‘Exelsior’. He really can handle any genre.

Born into a family of singers in Madrid, Spain, Rebeca Vallejo was immediately immersed in the rich musical language of flamenco, hand in hand with her grandfather, himself a flamenco singer. The musical journey that began in an urban neighborhood of Madrid eventually took Ms Vallejo to Great Britain, where she developed a deep passion for Jazz. Despite her versatility and musical accomplishments in Europe, the sound that Rebeca was pursuing could only be found in the vibrant environment of New York City. Arriving in New York in 2000, and after collaborating and performing with top-notch musicians from throughout the American Continent, Ms. Vallejo found in the emotional beauty and rhythmic complexity of Brazilian music the third corner of a triangle of roots that support the musical tree of such a multicultural and versatile performer.