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The annual 'Spring Gala' of Jazz at Lincoln Center will be an online event this year: a 'Worldwide Concert for Our Culture' on Wednesday, April 15th. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra has invited internationally acclaimed artists to join them, including Brussels Jazz Orchestra.

Star trumpeter Akinmusire (US) and the BJO play a short series of concerts together.

On the 12th of January 2020, the compositions of the finalists of the International Composition Contest will be played during the Brussels Jazz Festival in Flagey (Brussels).

Music for large jazz orchestra, by Pierre Drevet.

The great Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will join the stage with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra to perform an ode to the big band, it's tradition and everything it stands for today.

BJO and David Linx perform well-known songs by Jacques Brel.

Poetic fusion of jazz, poetry, word and song. With poetry by Stefan Hertmans and compositions by Peter Hertmans.

Four compositions for large symphony orchestra and large jazz orchestra. Altogether, nearly 100 musicians are on stage in a unique interaction between soloists, improvisers and instrumental groups.

A symphony orchestra and a jazz orchestra, both playing music by the impressionist composer Maurice Ravel.

The third edition of BJO vs The Big White Screen, where the orchestra performs live music composed for rare gems of the silent movie era, selected from the archives of Cinematek (Royal belgian film archives).

Celebrating 10 years of Eastern Partnership through image and music

BJO celebrates its 25th anniversary with an international series of concerts, conducted by NEA Jazz Masters and multiple Grammy Award winner Maria Schneider (USA).

One-time collaboration between BJO and international guest soloists in Ostend.

Concert and CD by the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, with music by the Italian pianist Enrico Pieranunzi arranged for the BJO by Bert Joris.

MONK’estra is a smashing big band project that captures the spirit of Thelonious Monk’s singular music.

Film Fest Gent, Brussels Philharmonic & Brussels Jazz Orchestra celebrate the centenary of jazz with a ‘Classics Night’: honouring the jazz soundtrack classics, conducted by Dirk Brossé.

In Atmosphères, the Brussels Jazz Orchestra explores the area of tension between the atmospheric dreamy quality of impressionist music and the forces of a large jazz orchestra.

The Brussels Jazz orchestra and Ryan Truesdell present an exciting selection from the rich repertoire of Gil Evans.

Unique program for Jazz en Nord (F)

Four compositions for symphony orchestra and jazz orchestra give the two orchestras the opportunity to get introduced and start flirting shamelessly.

Brussels’ cultural actors get together with and for refugees. 19 and 20 June 2016 – World Refugee Day

Project by BJO and Jazz Middelheim with the Canadian arranger and composer Darcy James Argue.

Brussels Jazz Orchestra created a contemporary project about the City of New York. The mood of the early 20th century as well as today’s New York is evoked with a combination of music and imagery.

The absolute audience favorite of the last few years. This hit production features compositions and arrangements by Bert Joris.

A perfect match between graphic novel and live jazz, presented by Philip Paquet and Brussels Jazz Orchestra.

Live CD with compositions and arrangements of, for and by the Brussels Jazz Orchestra. Released for the 20th anniversary of the orchestra in 2013.

Together with David Linx the BJO has put together an alternative song list with the lesser known songs in the foreground, but not forgetting the more famous ones (Summertime, It ain't necessarily so,…).

The wind ensemble I Solisti del Vento and the Brussels Jazz Orchestra join forces for Close Encounters. With music by Stravinsky, Antheil, Bernstein e.o.

Compositions by Joe Lovano, arranged for the Brussels Jazz Orchestra by Gil Goldstein. A collaboration which resulted in two Grammy Award Nominations in 2014.

Luz del Sur is a journey south, to the blazing landscapes of Andalusia. The compositions of the Spaniard Perico Sambeat confirm that jazz and flamenco have a lot in common.

Tribute to south african singer Miriam Makeba, with songs arranged for Tutu Puoane and the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.

Second collaboration between the American pianist and composer Kenny Werner and the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.