Seven wonderful previous years

BRUX 2022

After two years of break, The BRUX came back for a revival edition breaking the attendance record number for the event, featuring 10 bands and awesome shows.

The venues

  • Maison de la Poste
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • Royal Military Museum
  • Guinguette Maurice
  • Café Belga
  • Archiduc

The bands

  • Reverent Juke and The Great Juke Session
  • The Hop ’sh Bam Connection DELUXE
  • Lester’s Blues
  • Tiny Legs Tim
  • NATO Jazz Orchestra
  • The Morning Call Jazz Band
  • Jake Walker
  • Uptown Swing Band
  • The BRUX Blues Cats

Extra activities

  • Swing in the Museum
  • Upside Down taster
  • Brunch

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2022 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Eleonora Deiana, Eda Ozdek, Emilien Robert, Geert Van Criekinge and Julien Wadin

The super BRUX friends

Serge Fovel, Jean-Michel Wadin and Françoise Decordier

BRUX 2019

Sixth edition of the BRUX, an extraordinary endless journey, full steam ahead, giving again top billing to live music!

The venues

  • Hôtel de la Poste
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • The Archiduc
  • Café Belga
  • Muntpunt Grand café

The bands

  • Reverent Juke
  • The Hop ’sh Bam Connection
  • Hermann Little Big Band
  • The Coquette Jazz Band
  • Lester’s Blues
  • The Naughty Blues Cats
  • The Morning Call Jazz Band
  • The Blue Mockingbirds

Extra activities

  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • “Learning from the Grandmasters” talk
  • Shag Taster
  • Swing Parade
  • After Parade Bash
  • Solo Taster
  • Brunch

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2019 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Fabien Castan, Gautier de Barse, Céline Degros, Stéfanie Degros, Leni Denorme, Mikael Dominguez, Maria Kanba, Hubert Lepori, Alexandre McCormack, Yann Morel, Earanee Niedzwiecki, Gaëlle Pannier, Juta Preisa, Emilien Robert, Sébastien Spas, Geert Van Criekinge, Clara Vanden Broeck, Juliette Venou, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Serge Fovel, Frédéric Verhaegen, Jean-Michel Wadin and Françoise Decordier

BRUX 2018

Fifth anniversary edition of the BRUX, featuring a wonderful birthday cabaret, an extravagant rabbit, an exceptional band line-up and a level of craziness never achieved before!

The venues

  • Hôtel de la Poste
  • Palais de la Bourse
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • The Music Village
  • The Archiduc
  • La Machine

The bands

  • Reverent Juke
  • The Hop ’sh Bam Connection DELUXE
  • Hermann Little Big Band
  • Professor Cunningham and His Old School
  • Lester’s Blues ft. Delphine Gardin
  • Student Jazz Orchestra Brussels
  • The Morning Call Jazz Band
  • The Brussels Blues Gangsters

Extra activities

  • En Stoemelings Brewery visit
  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • Frederic Blondeel chocolate factory visit
  • Millennium Iconoclast Museum of Art (MIMA) visit
  • Guided tour “Street art”
  • Brunch

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2018 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Fabien Castan, Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, Gautier de Barse, Stéfanie Degros, Aliénor de Vareilles, Manon Dufour, Maria Kanba, Anne Lahousse, Alexandre McCormack, Yann Morel, Gaëlle Pannier, Emilien Robert, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Philippe Alexis, Françoise Decordier, Céline Degros, Serge Fovel, Daniel Muller, Camille Steckelmacher, Frédéric Verhaegen, Jean-Michel Wadin and Anna Xuan Nguyen

BRUX 2017

Fifth anniversary edition of the BRUX, featuring a wonderful birthday cabaret, an extravagant rabbit, an exceptional band line-up and a level of craziness never achieved before!

The venues

  • Salles des Guichets at BIP
  • Cellue 133a
  • La Machine
  • ViaVia Café
  • Bar des Amis

The bands

  • The Hermann Quintet
  • New Orleans Night Owls
  • Reverent Juke
  • The Hop ’sh Bam Connection DELUXE
  • Birdie Bounce
  • The Twilight Time Conspiracy
  • The Brussels Blues Gangsters
  • Student Jazz Orchestra Brussels

Extra activities

  • Shim Sham on the Grand-Place
  • Brussels Beer Project Brewery visit
  • Art-Nouveau tour
  • Brunch

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2017 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Djamila Benaissa, Fabien Castan, Aliénor de Vareilles, Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, Andreea Harna, Maria Kanba, Anne Lahousse, Elise Léonard, Alexandre McCormack, Juta Preisa, Emilien Robert, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Philippe Alexis, Françoise Decordier, Serge Fovel, Camille Steckelmacher, Olivier Vanderwielen, Frédéric Verhaegen and Jean-Michel Wadin

BRUX 2016

A huge leap forward for the third edition, as stated by its motto “longer, grander and crazier”. With a majestic new venue and one extra evening party with live music.

The venues

  • Salles des Guichets at BIP
  • Cellule 133a
  • Halles Saint-Géry
  • Bar des Amis

The bands

  • The Hermann Quintet
  • Reverent Juke
  • The Hop ’sh Bam Connection
  • New Orleans Night Owls

Extra activities

  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • Vintage shopping tour
  • Captain Flashmob
  • Vintage swimming pool
  • Frites in Flagey
  • Guided tour

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2016 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Djamila Benaissa, Melissa Bongi, Claire Brauman, Serge Causin, Marie Depelchin, Aliénor de Vareilles, Manon Dufour, Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, Vinciane Grimard, Anne Lahousse, Alexandre McCormack, Livia Molinari, Beatrice Neagu, Emilien Robert, Emmanuelle Pottier, Fabienne Van Craenenbroeck, Ingeborg Van de Vijver, Julien Wadin and Alexandre Wagemans

The super BRUX friends

Serge Fovel, Elise Léonard, Frédéric Verhaegen and Sep Vermeersch

BRUX 2015

Second edition of the BRUX. On the spotlight: a memorable Cabaret, a Big Band (a première in the Brussels dancing scene) and a brand-new local band, starting point of the massive swing music resurgence in Brussels.

The venues

  • Gemeenschapscentrum De Maalbeek
  • La Tricoterie
  • La Maison Des Ailes
  • Café De Markten
  • Bar des Amis

The bands

  • Brussels Swing Boulevard
  • West Music Club Big Band
  • The Hop ’sh Bam Connection

Extra activities

  • Brussels Beer Project Brewery visit
  • Chocolate Story & Tasting
  • Vintage swimming pool
  • Captain Flashmob
  • Unveil Brussels' Secrets in Team - Discover trail
  • Swing in the Park
  • Vintage Shopping
  • Guided tour

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2015 Crew

Pierre Alexis, Djamila Benaissa, Magdi Birtha, Marion Bonduelle, Melissa Bongi, Claire Brauman, Daniel Clauss, Marie Depelchin, Aliénor de Vareilles, Vinciane Grimard, Jennifer Neilz, Emilien Robert, Yann Tixhon, Svend Vanderveken, Ingeborg Van de Vijver, Fabienne Van Craenenbroeck, Julien Wadin, Stéphanie Weiser

BRUX 2014

They didn’t know it was impossible, so they did it. For the first time in the history, Brussels welcomed its first exchange with such a success that it became the first chapter of a long story.

The venues

  • Gemeenschapscentrum De Maalbeek
  • La Tricoterie
  • La Maison Des Ailes
  • Bravo Bar

The bands

  • Brussels Swing Boulevard
  • God Save The Swing
  • The Hop ’sh Bam Connection

Extra activities

  • Cantillon Brewery visit
  • Urban Discover trail
  • Vintage swimming pool
  • Art Nouveau guided tour

The Team

Passionate and voluntary, they made this BRUX happen.

The BRUX 2014 Crew

Melissa Bongi, Claire Brauman, Daniel Clauss, Ellen De Naeyer, Marie Depelchin, Bert Gavel, Vinciane Grimard, Livia Molinari, Cédric Olmanst, Emilien Robert, Daria Shcherbak, Yann Tixhon, Fabienne Van Craenenbroeck, Ingeborg Van De Vijver, Alienor de Vareilles, Julien Wadin and Gavin Watt.