Renowned jazz pianist and headstrong composer
of music in which jazz improvisation, contemporary classical and ancient music coalesce, resulting in a genuine osmosis between
these various genres.

Kris Defoort (°1959) is a major figure in the European jazz music and classical Opera scene. He created a highly individual musical language that redefines musical traditions in an original way. His music is characterised by the encounter between classical and jazz music, and between written compositions and improvisation. 

He studied early music and recorder at the Antwerp Conservatory (Barthold Kuijken, Koen Dieltiens, Jos Van Immerseel, Balderick Deerenberg) and jazz piano, composition and free improvisation at the Liège Conservatory (Dennis Luxion, Frederic Rzewsky, Garrett List, Philippe Boesmans).