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« A free & solar music » – Jazz Magazine (FR)

« 2020 is a manifesto, not a mass. »Jazz News (FR)

« An album that is both deep, powerful, musical and on edge. To discover!  » Manu Katché

« An album marked by furious desires for breaths of fresh air. »Guitarist Acoustic (FR)

« There are guitarists who fill and guitarists who ventilate. Quentin Dujardin belongs to the second category. »Télérama (FR)

« Unclassified artist, amazingly original. » Jazz Rhône-Alpes (FR)

« A record that feels good » – France info (FR)

« Quentin Dujardin shows how he is one of the best to synthesize jazz and world music. » – Jazz radio (FR)

« A diamond in the rough » – Le Soir (BE)

« A transparent and melodic flow. »Jazzism (NL)

« No place for boredom in this music thanks to the quality of the harmonies and melodies. »Jazz Mania (BE)

« An album that sounds like a liberation. » –  Larsen (BE)

« Delicate landscapes » Jazz’Halo (BE)

Quentin Dujardin
Biography

Quentin Dujardin guitarist, composer and producer.

"The silence between two notes is my most intense reflection."

Quentin Dujardin creates a unique universe around his nylon-string guitars.
His path remains immutably attached to sound and emotion.

Discography

Complete discography

AGUA sessions #02

Albums | 14/09/2023

For this digital series inaugurated by AGUA music, discover now this filmed session recorded live at L'Oeil du Condroz. Quentin Dujardin and Olivier Ker Ourio offers us four original tracks. Their studio album will be released on February 2, 2024.

2020

Albums | 03/02/2023

2020 will certainly turn out to have been the busiest year of Quentin Dujardin's career. More than a journey, it has been a experience carried out at the frontier of our freedom to continually remain creative and alive. Discover now this album alongside Didier Laloy, Nicolas Fiszman & Manu Katché.

2020 LIVE

Albums | 07/11/2022

Quentin Dujardin returns to us with his very first live album, the result of a long collaboration with his stage partners: Didier Laloy, Boris Schmidt & Manu Katché.

Transatlantic

Singles | 28/10/2022

Discover now the new collaboration between Matthieu Saglio and Quentin Dujardin.

Resonance ° The Ardent City

Special projects | 01/11/2022

Discover Nova musica, the soundtrack of the short film 'Resonance, la Cité ardente'. Original music composed by Quentin Dujardin in collaboration with countertenor Samuel Cattiau.

AGUA sessions #01

Albums | 06/11/2020

This EP album presents four live studio versions alongside Manu Katché, Nicolas Fiszman, Didier Laloy & Adrien Tyberghein.

Catharsis

Albums | 04/11/2017

With Catharsis, Ivan Paduart and Quentin Dujardin have once again succeeded in the high art of reaching and stimulating both the heart and mind! A great studio performance alongside Richard Bona & Manu Katché, among others...

Water and Fire

Albums | 11/10/2019

Quentin Dujardin & Didier Laloy decided to write music together. A dialogue between water and fire.

Distances

Albums | 12/10/2012

The artistic production of the American Lee Townsend (Bill Frisell) reveals Dujardin’s sonic universe with extraordinary finesse and intelligence. This album contains the hit "1977" widely broadcast on American radios

Veloma

Albums | 07/11/2008

Recorded between Belgium, Madagascar, Morocco & US, Veloma presents Quentin's musical approach: a philosophy of life filled with mellow groove and voyages to unknown lands. A production in collaboration with Maximin Randriamanjava.

Le silence des saisons

Albums | 08/11/2012

Quentin Dujardin continually reinvents his musical universe, in order to render into sound an experience we all live: the omnipresence of the relationship between humankind and nature.

Impressionniste

Albums | 12/11/2010

Impressionniste is without a doubt the most stripped-down and "guitar" disc he has recorded to date. Probably the most melodic album ever released alongside Toots Thielemans.

Khamis

Albums | 12/11/2004

Revealed during his studio performance for Le Monde est un Village (RTBF/Virgin 2003 compilation), Quentin Dujardin captivates with his rich sound palette and the sensuality of his guitar compositions.

La Fontaine de Gore

Albums | 08/11/2002

La Fontaine de Gore, named after the street where Quentin Dujardin grew up, is the very first solo album by the Belgian guitarist. Accompanied by Diederik Wissels on the piano, this album is a beautiful introduction to the world of the guitarist and his sense of lyricism.

News

The latest news

LEVITATION – showcase 360°

Concert |

The LEVITATION première will be presented at the Centre Culturel of Huy (BE) on Saturday January 6, 2024.

This original project is the result of a new collaboration between Quentin Dujardin and Gil Delogne, his gongs, his Tibetan bowls, his voice and other percussions.

A sound & 360° vibration magnified by exceptional sound recording. They will be joined for the occasion by the saxophonist, Erwin Vann.

The number of places is limited.

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AGUA sessions #02 – Digital release

Album release |

For this digital series inaugurated by AGUA music, discover now this filmed session recorded live at L’Oeil du Condroz. Quentin Dujardin and Olivier Ker Ourio offers us 4 original tracks. Their studio album will be released on February 2, 2024.

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Guitares du Monde Festival

Concert |

Quentin Dujardin creates the Festival Guitares du Monde. Discover now all the programming of this first edition which will take place on August 5 & 6, 2023 in Les Avins-en-Condroz (BE). The festival is sold out today.

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2020 – French release

Album release |

The new album '2020' will be released in France on February 3, 2023. Don't miss the concert of Quentin Dujardin on March 17 at the Pan Piper/Paris alongside Didier Laloy, Nicolas Fiszman and Manu Katché.

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Concerts

More dates

Deux Ours
Vierset (BE)
jeu. 30/11 - 9pm
NoHo and Quentin Dujardin
La Tricoterie
Brussels (BE)
ven. 08/12 - 8.45pm
Quentin Dujardin
Centre culturel
Huy (BE)
sam. 06/01 - 8pm
LEVITATION with Quentin Dujardin, Gil Delogne and Erwin Vann
Jazz station
Brussels (BE)
sam. 13/01 - 6pm
Quentin Dujardin and Nicolas Fiszman
Private
Brussels (BE)
sam. 20/01 - 5pm
Quentin Dujardin
Le Baixu
Brussels (BE)
sam. 27/01 - 8pm
Quentin Dujardin
Private
Malonne (BE)
sam. 10/02 - 7pm
Quentin Dujardin
Théâtre Marni
Brussels (BE)
ven. 16/02 - 8.30pm
Quentin Dujardin and Olivier Ker Ourio
Press

About Quentin Dujardin in the press

Quentin Dujardin is a sumptuous invitation to travel. Talent alert!

Guitarist Magazine

Quentin is to me a revelation.

Toots Thielemans

Quentin Dujardin has the perfect technique but above all, he makes beautiful things from it.

Folkroddels

Probably the best guitar sound in our country for a long time.

La Libre Belgique

The perfect mix between pure soundscape and beautiful melodies. A diamond in the rough!

Le Soir

Like all good music, it has the most important quality: that is memorable.

Fred Hersch

One of the best world album of the year.

World Music Charts (US)

The guitarist now plays with the big boys.

Vers l'avenir
360° Artist

360° artist, Creative and sustainable autonomy

Individual training offered by Quentin Dujardin to the non-classical & classical music sector.

Quentin Dujardin - Formation Artiste 365°