Gaëtan Casteels

Bassist & Composer

About

The Brussels born Gaëtan Casteels started playing the double bass at the age of 19, at the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles. There he studied jazz with Jean-Louis Rassinsfosse and classical double bass with Christian Vanderbrorght and Eric Demesmaeker. He also lived in Spain for 5 years, where he studied with Horacio Fumero. Gaëtan also attended the master classes of Dave Holland, Christian McBride, George Garzone and especially Hein Van de Geyn.

We could hear him in jazzbands with Eve Beuvens, Jan De Haas, Daniel Stokart… He plays with the cuban pianist Alejandro Vargas in Bozar and has toured with french songwriters (festivals de Mars en Chanson, Rallye de la Chanson Française…), in Switzerland (Genève, Bienne…), in France ( Paris, Avignon, Perpignan, Bordeaux…), in Italy, Andora and Spain.

Gaëtan Casteels is now preparing the release in January 2022 of his album « album The Missing One(s) », with his Ozaín Quartet.

Gaëtan composes for his quartet, but has also made the music for the short movie « Haften » de Jannes de Leest and lately the music for the theater play « Rakanyak » of the Compagnie Charlie.

Concerts

01 . 04 . 2023 20:30

Brel

Thibault Dille - Bernard Debroux
Les Ecuries de la Caserne Fonck Liège , Belgium
04 . 04 . 2023 20:30

Brel

Thibault Dille - Bernard Debroux
Maison de la Poésie Namur , Belgium
23 . 04 . 2023 17:00

Casteels - Blésin duo

Maxime Blésin - Gaëtan Casteels
Chez Franz Ixelles , Belgium
12 . 05 . 2023 22:00

Ozaín Quartet

Bruno Grollet - Aram Montagut - Christian Boguslawsky
Ateneu de Sant just Desvern Sant Just Desvern , Spain
13 . 05 . 2023 12:00

Ozaín Quartet

Bruno Grollet - Aram Montagut - Christian Boguslawsky
Cc La sedeta Barcelone , Spain
15 . 06 . 2023 20:30

Misha Mendelenko Quartet

Misha Mendelenko - Martin Salemi - Lionel Beuvens
Music Village Bruxelles , Belgium
17 . 06 . 2023 23:00

Misha Mendelenko Quartet

Misha Mendelenko - Martin Salemi -Gaëtan Casteels - Lionel Beuvens
Sounds Jazz Club Ixelles , Belgium
18 . 06 . 2023 18:00

Misha Mendelenko Trio + jam session

Misha Mendelenko - Gaëtan Casteels - Lionel Beuvens
Jazzstation St-Josse-Ten-Noode , Belgium
22 . 06 . 2023 20:30

Misha Mendelenko Quartet

Misha Mendelenko - Martin Salemi - Gaëtan Casteels - Lionel Beuvens
Le Baixú Bruxelles , Belgium
30 . 06 . 2023 18:30

Ferné

Café Jardin Tervueren , Belgium

Ozaín Quartet

Gaëtan Casteels
Double bass, compositions
Bruno Grollet
Saxes
Nathan Surquin
Trombone
Pierre Hurty
Drums

Press

"Cette musique bien arrangée et vivante mérite le respect pour son audace autant que pour sa réussite et il ne fait aucun doute qu’elle transportera les amateurs d’un jazz moderne ayant définitivement jeté leurs œillères aux oubliettes."

-JazzMania

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