Seba Colson Quintet
Bebop · Hardbop
With his new quintet, Colson pays tribute to his love for the jazz tradition.
The line-up is remarkable for its international but above all its intergenerational mix: Eric Ineke turns 80 in April 2027, while saxophonist Yo Hes is only 25 years old.
Together they form an energetic quintet performing Colson’s own compositions — music inspired by masters like Lee Morgan, Wes Montgomery, Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey, Cannonball Adderley and many more.
Album — March 2027, Timeless Records
In November 2025 Seba organised a Belgian tour with these musicians and, because of the line-up, decided to record it live — calling in his great friend and sound engineer Alice Van Biesen. She recorded, mixed and mastered the music. The album will be released early 2027 by the renowned dutch record label Timeless!
The musicians
Yo Hes
Alto saxophone · France / United States
A Franco-American alto saxophonist, honoured at the 2024 Dinant Jazz Festival. He developed his craft between the KCB Conservatory of Brussels, the Paris National Conservatory (CNSM) and Berklee College of Music in Boston.
He studied with Jacques Baguet, François Gallix, Tia Fuller, Edmar Colón, Jeroen Van Herzeele and Stéphane Galland.
Jonas Metsäkylä
Guitar · Finland
A young Finnish guitarist based in Paris, with a deep feeling for the Wes Montgomery lineage — warm-toned, harmonically sharp, and a superb accompanist. He is currently touring and recording with Chuck Israels of the Bill Evans Trio.
He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
Jos Machtel
Double bass · Netherlands
Born in 1962 in the Netherlands. For almost twenty years he was the bass player of the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, performing and recording with Maria Schneider, Kenny Werner, Dave Liebman, McCoy Tyner, Kenny Wheeler, Phil Woods, Lee Konitz, Tom Harrell, Toots Thielemans, Bert Joris, Philip Catherine, Wallace Roney, Richard Galliano, Joe Lovano, the Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra and the Brussels Philharmonic.
He is also a member of the Benjamin Herman trio and quartet, the Ben van Gelder trio, the Mike del Ferro / Frank Vaganée Group, The Rebirth Collective and the piano trio De Looze / Machtel / De Waele.
Eric Ineke
Drums · Netherlands
Eric made his first record in 1969 with Ferdinand Povel. From the seventies on he played in the legendary Rein de Graaff / Dick Vennik Quartet, the Ben van den Dungen / Jarmo Hoogendijk Quintet and the Piet Noordijk Quartet.
During his career he has recorded numerous albums and toured with many great American jazz musicians, among them Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, George Coleman, Al Cohn, Jimmy Raney, Barry Harris, Eric Alexander, Grant Stewart and David Liebman.
Seba Colson
Trumpet · Belgium
A young Belgian trumpet player based in Antwerp, and the leader of this quintet.
He studied with Jarmo Hoogendijk, Kurt Van Herck, Nico Schepers and Carlo Nardozza, and now works as a professional trumpet player and bandleader.
He has shared the stage with Mulatu Astatke, John Clayton, Chris Potter, Joe Bowie and Kim Clarke of Defunkt, Bert Joris, Gregory Hutchinson, Frank Vaganée and Zap Mama, among others.
Bookings
Available for concerts and festivals — the album release tour runs in May 2027.
Photos by Rafael Faudy.