Dirk was born in Antwerp (Belgium)on the 28th of August 1969. At the age of six he started with the guitar.
Dirk’s first contact with jazz was at the age of 12 at a restaurant in Antwerp. At the same time, he had already played the first notes on the piano. Now, Dirk plays guitar, Hammond Organ, and Piano, as being a composer, producer, music teacher and Sales Manager for Hammond Suzuki in Europe.
Even though he’s completely self-taught, he teaches Hammond organ at the Conservatory of Ghent. In 1989 he became a professional musician. In that time, he played as a musician in several theater projects as “Blauwe Maandag Compagnie”, KVS, KJT etc.
Dirk has had extensive work in Belgian TV and radio, and in other countries. Besides his native Belgium, His concert work has taken him to The Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, England, Wales, Scotland, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Dubai, South Africa, Guadeloupe, China, Morocco, Ibiza, New-Zealand and the USA.
He has worked with giants such as Clark Terry, Red Holloway, Toots Thielemans, Deborah Brown, Mark Braud, Charlie Gabriel, Teddy Edwards, Gianni Basso, Brian Charette, Steve Houben, Bruce Adams, Leroy Jones, Howard Alden, Scott Hamilton, Bob Barnard, Dan Barrett, Tom Baker, Jim Galloway, Bob DeVos, Bob Mover, Gary Smylian, Mighty flea Conners and many others.
