Toon Van Dionant drums Toon Van Dionant (Belgium,1976) is a highly demanded drummer on the Belgian jazz scene. He regularly plays with Fred Delplanq Quartet, Jean-Paul Estievenart Quartet, Stéphan Mercier-Charles Loos Quartet, Marjan Van Rompay quartet, Pjotr Paluch, The Sidewinders, Tuesday Night Orchestra , Roots & Blues band: The Belbouchos and others. In the past he has accompanied artists such as Toots Thielemans, Jef Neve, Robin Verheyen, Philippe Catherine,Yvan Paduart and TheBJO.OndifferentoccasionshehasplayedonJazzFestivalssuchas Getxo Jazz,TurkuJazzFestival,IzmirJazzFest,AvignonTremplin,Jazz àLiege,Gent Jazz, etc. He teaches drums at the Conservatory of Gent and the Music Academy of Sint-Agatha- Berchem. He studied at Lemmensinstitute with Dré Pallemaerts and specialized further at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. |