Stan Driesen
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While studying psychology , Stan Driesen (1977) changed his plans and finished his Master Degree ‘Classical Piano’ ‘cum laude’ and a second Master for ‘Jazz Piano’.Creatively inspired by musicians such as Marc Erkens, Ewa Korniszewska, Ron Van Rossum, Frank Vaganee, Pierre Vandormael, Dré Pallemaerts, Erwin Vann, Bill Carothers, Stephane Galland, Phil Woods … he focused on several projects as tributes to the soul, (‘The Soul Messiahs’) to groove jazz (with his Hammond-trio ‘TriOrganics’) and poëtical escapades (‘Gezelle Gezongen’) and a lot of free lance projects.
He is also a teacher at the ‘Hagelandse Academie Voor Muziek En Woord’ in Aarschot an in Diest where he is the coördinator of the Pop & Jazz departement.