Toine Thys

Toine Thys started music at an early age with clarinet. He graduated his music studies with the title of ‘Master of Music’ in 2002 in the Netherlands, in John Ruocco and Ferdinand Povel’s classes.

On tenor, soprano and alt saxophones, he’s a energetic and intense player, with a warm, full tone, and has a versatile approach to both standards and compositions. On many occasions you can hear him on clarinet and bass clarinet. Toine is very concerned with composition, and writes with consistency for several projects.

Toine plays in several groups, like Rackham, Take the Duck, Walrus, Toine Thys Organ Trio.

As a sideman, he is playing with Daniel Jodocy Quartet, WALRUS, Chris Joris Trio/Quartet, and many others projects. Toine played and recorded also with Dre Pallemaerts, Joost van Schaaik, Paolino della Porta, Howard Curtis, Ben Monder, ZOPHOP HOP, Vinz, Teuk Henri, Andrew D’Angelo, Reggie Washington, Christian Salfellner, Baba Sissoko, Erik Vermeulen , Philip Harper, Sal La Rocca, and followed workshops with a.o. Joe Lovano, , Seamus Blake, Tony Malaby, John Ellis, Chris Potter, Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, etc…

He won a scholarship from the dutch foundation Prins Bernhardt, and spent months in New York, studying and playing with Chris Cheek, Bill Mc Henri and Rick Margitza. He toured in many countries, including South and NorthAmerica, Turkey, France, Tchequia, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Italy, Vietnam, etc..