Jaune Toujours - 3.0

JAUNE TOUJOURS 3.0 - 30 YEARS OF EXCEPTIONAL VIBES!

2026, a festive year full of groove, brass and accordion.

1996. Bill Clinton wins the American elections, Nelson Mandela signs South Africa's new constitution, the White March floods Brussels, and the Spice Girls conquer the charts. In that same year, singer-accordionist Piet Maris sets foot on Brussels soil and decides to go all out for music. No more guitars, but horns, drums and accordion. Together with drummer Théophane Raballand and trumpeter Bart Maris, he lays the foundations for what will become one of the most idiosyncratic live bands in the country: Jaune Toujours.

Theit reputation spreads quickly: as artists-in-residence avant la lettre at the Ancienne Belgique, at Festival Dranouter and at Muziekpublique. Their performances became legendary: from a frenzied Brasserie de l'Union after the White March to a wild concert on Brussels' Grand Place during Fête de la Musique. From 2000 onwards, albums and international concerts followed in quick succession. 

Jaune Toujours plays in the Netherlands, France, the UK, Norway, Germany, but also in Canada, Benin, Latvia and Hungary. They share the stage with Manu Chao, Calexico and the Gangbé Brass Band, play live on BBC Radio, and bring their Belgian ska with a punky attitude to festivals such as Womad, Oerol, Couleur Café, Calgary Folk Festival, Fusion and Re Re Riga.

With their idiosyncratic mix of ska, reggae, Balkan influences, punky energy and poetic engagement, Jaune Toujours has become a fixture on the European live scene. Their concerts are parties full of energy and engagement, in which genres are transcended and boundaries blur.

2026 marks their 30th anniversary as a professional band - a milestone they celebrate in style with concerts that encapsulate the energy, warmth and musicality of three decades.

LINE-UP

vocals & accordeon Piet Maris / drums Théophane Raballand / upright bass Mathieu Verkaeren / trombone Loes Minnebo / sax soprano & clarinettes Mattias Laga / trumpet Bart Maris and/or Dirk Timmermans

PRESS

De Standaard : fusie van reggae-afgeleiden, Balkaninvloeden, punk- en rap-energie, jazz en chansonsfeer / Le Soir: ambiance bien belgo- bruxelloise dans cette fanfare / Bruzz : met een accordeon in plaats van gitaren en een muur van blazers om de energie nog wat op te poken  / The London Evening Standard: with a party band such as this, there’s clearly a lot more going on in Brussels than EU legislation / The Guardian: good-time blend of ska, punk, Balkan styles and brassy jazz / Westzeit: Die Musik ist so bunt wie der Markt hinter dem Gare du Midi