Bruno Vansina

Born in Belgium in 1975, saxophonist Bruno Vansina has flourished within the Flemish creative music community, finding diverse outlets for his music -- ranging from Gil Evans-inspired large ensemble jazz to skewed and even zany art rock -- as both bandleader and collaborator. A Frank Zappa fan in high school, Vansina began the serious pursuit of a career as a jazz saxophonist while a teenager, immersing himself in recordings by the titans of the instrument, from Lester Young to Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, and Ornette Coleman. In the mid-'90s Vansi...