Toots and Kenny Werner having fun on stage after a beautiful concert at the Dinant Jazz Nights on July, 16th. Photo: Dirk Stockmans
Gala Concert – The Foundation for Alzheimer Research
Gala Concert – The Foundation for Alzheimer Research September 18, 2011 – Groot -Bijgaarden Out of sympathy for the Foundation for Alzheimer Research and the invaluable work that they accomplish, Mr. Toots Thielemans decided some years ago to become the ‘godfather’ of this foundation. Such initiatives, by which money is raised for fundamental research, are [...]
Belgian City of Vorst names street after Toots
On June 22, 2011, the “Toots Thielemansstraat” in Vorst-Forest ( Brussels ) was officially inaugurated in the presence of the Minister of the Governement of the Metropolitan District of Brussels and of the French-speaking community: Evelyne Huytenbroeck.
In memoriam
Dirk Godts and Miel Vanattenhoven will always be remembered
Toots plants Tree in Inowroclaw
It is a local tradition in Inowroclaw that visiting celebrities get to plant a tree and during his tour in Poland, Toots was asked by the mayor to plant a tree in the local park. This is the first tree that was planted by a Jazz musician. [...]
JJA Jazz Awards: Winner 2011
Toots Thielemans has won this years’ JJA Jazz Award for “Player of the Year: Instruments Rare in Jazz”. Click the link below to see the full list of all this years’ winners of the JJA Jazz Awards. http://www.jjajazzawards.org/p/2011-winners-jja-jazz-awards.html








