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title: "Alain Pierre Special Unit • NEW BAND!"
url: "https://toots.brussels/en/concert/12941/alain-pierre-special-unit"
locale: "en"
type: "concert"
date: "2026-05-17T17:00:00+00:00"
site: "Toots Jazz Club"
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# Alain Pierre Special Unit • NEW BAND!

- **Date** : Sunday 17 May 2026 · 19:00
- **Venue** : Toots Jazz Club, 6 rue des Chapeliers, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- **Line-up** : Alain Pierre (g, comp. & arr.); Carla Biber (dr); Laurence Cousseau (alto fl); Grégoire Tirtiaux (bar sax); Martin Salemi (p); Fil Caporali (db)
- **Genres** : modern

## Biography

**Alain Pierre Special Unit** brings together distinctive voices from the Belgian jazz scene around the compositions and arrangements of Alain Pierre. In a sextet format, the group combines seasoned musicians with a younger generation, including some of his former students from the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels. With a small-band sound that is supple, deep and full of nuance, the music moves between dark lower registers, luminous middle tones and a strong sense of collective interplay. An elegant and vibrant project at t

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