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Seldom is there such a concentration of talent. Robin Verheyen is a Belgian who has made New York his home. Now in his mid-twenties, Verheyen has already gathered up a considerable list of prizes - and an astounding variety of musical endeavours - to show for himself since his youth. At the age of 18 he was already playing in a big band under the direction of renowned American composer Maria Schneider; at 22 he moved to Paris, at 23 to New York. He won prizes as best soloist at festivals in Brussels and the Basque town of Getxo, and one for composition at the gathering in the Parisian district of La Défense. But what is much more impressive than all the success is the music to be heard on Starbound. The pieces reveal a soloist of enormous flexibility on both soprano and tenor saxophone. The majority of compositions are by Verheyen, and they are pieces with an especially sensual strength and lyrical beauty.
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