Jef Neve (born 8 March 1977) is a Belgian

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and classical music pianist and composer.

Life and career

Neve was born in

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, Belgium.Hope, Alan (22 July 2014
"Face of Flanders: Jef Neve"
Flanders Today. By the age of 14 he was composing music and playing in bands. He studied jazz and classical music at the

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in Leuven and graduated in 2000. Neve wrote the soundtrack for Felix Van Groeningen's '' Dagen Zonder Lief''.O'Brien, Jo
"Artist Biography"
AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2015. He also composed for the VRT series ''In Vlaamse Velden'' (''In Flanders Fields''). The pianist played on

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's soundtrack for '' The Artist''. ''

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s reviewer of Neve's 2008 release ''Soul in a Picture'' commented that the pianist's playing contained "a very personal language, one which draws freely on classical music and – aided and abetted by Piet Verbist (bass) and Teun Verbruggen (drums) – has the impetus of jazz and rock".Nicholson, Stuart (13 July 2008
"Jef Neve Trio, Soul in a Picture"
''The Guardian''. Neve appeared on

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' 2010 album ''For All We Know''.

Discography

An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

References

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