Born in 1987 in the neighborhood of Mons, Belgium, Adrien started his musical education at the age of ten with trumpet teacher Frédéric Charles. In 2006, he entered the Royal Conservatory of Mons (classical) to study with André Robette, Michel Méaux et Jean-Claude Deside. After spending 10 years into classical music, he decided to devote himself into jazz and graduated ath the Conservatory of Leuven and Brussels.

Beside school, he followed the tips of some trumpet masters as Richard Rousselet, Bert Joris, Ralph Alessi, Jason Palmer and Philip Dizack.

Active in differents projects, Adrien had the opportunity to perform with great musicians as Godwin Louis, JM Jazz World Orchestra, Va Fan Fahre, Jazz Station Bigband, Paolo Loveri, Bram De Looze, Fred Delplanq, Benoît Vanderstraeten, Felix Simtaine, Jan De Haas, Lorenzo Di Maio, Christophe Devisscher, Antoine Pierre, Stéphane Mercier, Herman Pardon, Toon Van Dionant, Bart De Nolf, Bram Weijters, Sam Gerstmans, etc...

In 2008, he shared the Price of Best Soloist with soprano saxophonist Mathieu Robert at the contest Albert Langue, organised by La Maison du Jazz en Hainaut. His quartet with Guillaume Vierset (guitar), Pierre Mottet (bass) and Antoine Pierre (drums), won the second Price at the contest of Comblain-la-Tour in 2010. In 2012, Adrien was chosen to take part of the JM Jazz World Ochestra conduct by tenor saxophonist Sigi Feigl, with whom he toured in Croatia, Slovenia and Germany.

In 2013, the city of Mons honors him through the exhibition "We Want Jazz" alongside Albert Langue, Richard Rousselet, Gino Lattuca and Jean-Paul Estiévenart. In 2014, he realised a tour in Belgium with a special quartet including Godwin Louis (USA/alto sax), Herman Pardon (BE/drums), and Daniele Cappucci (IT/doublebass). In March, he starts conducting the Jazzy Jazz Band big band from the area of Mons.

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