Herbie Hancock - Tars Lootens - Chick Corea

50 JAAR CARRIERE IN EEN NOTENDOP...

6 tournees in Japan en Korea:

South American tour (Brazil) , Chili , Mexico, U.S.S.R., Scandinavia, Estland, Tokyo World Festival ( in front of Japanese Emperor !) , Osaka WorldExhibition 1993 (idem!) , NHK Orchestra ( Japan Broadcast) Recordings Tokyo, Sevilla Worldfair , Canada Summer Festival, Bourges, Cuba , Montreux Jazzfestival, , Laren Jazz Festival, Middelheim Jazzfestival , Festival de Normandie (France) , Festival van Vlaanderen, special guest at many Proms-concerts, Brossella Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz festival-Italy, Brazil ( Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paolo), Singapore clubs South Africa, Festival for Peace in Kathmandu (2009) Nepal, Bali, Thailand, Myanmar , Cambodja

Thailand ( Bamboo-Bar , Orient Hotel, Chedi Hotel , Saxophone (Bangkok) ....

PERFORMANCE SOLO + zijn Jazz-band: “the COLOURBAND” bij de officiêle opening van de tentoonstelling “ THE JAZZKING” (ter ere van de Thaise Ambassadeur , the Amerikaanse Ambassadeur, European Commissie , en tal van  officials, waar hij vele composities van de Thaise Koning speelde!

Tal van rasperformers, bands en organizaties hadden het genoegen met hem samen te werken waaronder:

Toots Thielemans, Philip Cathérine , Walter Boeykens, Salvatore Adamo , Didier Lockwood, Francis Goya, Maurice Jarre, Will Tura, Rocco Granata, Johan Verminnen, Lies Vandewege, The Middelheim Festival-band, Calvin Owens, Frank Derruyter, Juan José Mosalini (Argentinia), Trilok Gurtu (India), Andy Narrell (USA), Dave Pike (USA), Greg Badolato (USA), Slide Hampton(USA), Phil Wilson (USA), Doug Lucas(USA) , Thijs Van Leer (NL), Dee Dee Daniels, BJ Scott, Hal Singer (USA) , Carlos Diaz-ensemble (Argentinia), Sur Sudha (Nepal), Akikazu Nakamura (Japan), Betty Lacommare (Saltimbanco-Cirque du Soleil) Compagnie Aluna , and Varekai (Cirque du Soleil), Two man Sound, Roland,  Balawan (Indonesia), Josée Koning, Steph Van Uytvanck, Alana Dante, Zjef Vannuytsel, Kinderen voor Kinderen, Plastic Bertrand, Lou and the Holliwood Bananas , Radeis, Els De Schepper, Theo Mertens, Jo Lemaire, Roland, Arno, Dirk Denoyelle, Hans De Booij, Wim Decraene, Fred Bouwers, Bea Van der Maat, Jo Lemaire, ...

Hij toerde o.a. met:

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL keyboards “Varekai” on European tour!

TOOTS THIELEMANS (worlds greatest jazz- harmonica player!!!)

SALVATORE ADAMO tours allover the world ( Japan,South Korea ,USSR, South Americas, Chili, Portugal, Brazil, Germany, Belgium, Spain

Thailands Superstar KOH MR SAXMAN (Saxophone virtuoso)

Maurice Jarre en het Nieuw Vlaams Symphonisch Orkest: Benelux

Calvin Owens Band: U.K.( Birmingham,London)

Johan Verminnen: France, Belgium , Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, Kenia

Theater Plays with touring in USA ( Birmingham, Alabama, and Washington)

Mime-and Ballets-productions in E.U. ( Ballet of Flanders!)

Robert Groslot- Orchestra, VRT-Jazz-Bigband, Joris Van den Hauwe, VRT Philharmonic Orchestra, I Fiamminghi, Prometheus-Ensemble, Rubio String-kwartet, Francis Pollet and I Solisti del Vento, Dirk Noyen, Prima La Musica, Walter Boeykens Ensemble, St. Petersburg Symphony-Orchestra...

SOLO : Singapore , Thailand, Bali, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal

A Touch of Colour: Vlaanderen

Tarsando ma non troppo: Vlaanderen

Chico: Vlaanderen, Benelux (50x!)

Tars kleurde en kleurt nog steeds de radio-, TV-, en filmscène:

Movies, Documentaries and Broadcast:

“Madi” (VRT-EBU Broadcast)

“De Beker” (VRT-EBU Broadcast)

“De Paniekzaaiers” (Belgiums Most Popular Movie ever!!)

“Brussels” (documentary)

“Les Trois Vallées” (commissioned by the Office for Tourism of France)

Co-composer-arranger for " Hector" en " Zware Jongens" (with Urbanus)

"Vlissingen" ( the Netherlands-documentary)

“A Sea full of Space” ( the Netherlands-documentary)

“Juicy Fruits” ( Brazilian-Holland documentary)

“Lelystad” : 6 meters below sea level” (the Netherlands-documentary)

“ Thai Airways ” Inflight soundtrack ( commissioned by KOH Mr Saxman and Thai Airways ( Thailand)

Musicals , Theater Music:

Help, ik win een miljoen , Gewapend , Chico, the musical , Astrid, the musical ,

Ben the Musical (as bandleader , Arranger and performer).

Television and radio:

Composer and performer of jingles for VRT, VARA, VTM, VT4, radio1, radio2.

Solo as " Gewapende Tars" for BRT2, and "de Kinder-Academie" for VTM- tv

Appearences on A.T.V., A.V.S., Kanaal3, TV.Brussel, T.V. Limburg, Ring-tv,VT4,

All production ,music composing , scoring, programming en muziekregie for “ Liegebeest” en “Meester hij begint weer”

Liegebeest ( 2 albums) + recently released 4 x 3 DVD box!!!

Kinderen voor Kinderen ( 2 golden CD’s; T&T ) Dirk Denoyelle ( producer, performer) Hans De Booij ( producer, Live CD , performer,

Ria Geraerts ( producer, performer)

Sur Sudha ( producer, keyboards performer)

Theater:

Ballet van Vlaanderen , Arena, Arca, Tentakel, Zwarte Komedie, Speeltheater, NTG, MMT, Studio Herman Teirlinck, Mime Theater with Frederik van Melle,...

Advertising , Companies and Business Partners :

Thai Airways , Agfa Gevaert, PCI- (Uk), Toyota, Porshe, Jaguar , Proximus, Monsanto, National TV -spots for Belgian Governement, Fortis bank , Volksgezondheid , Belgacom, Douwe Egberts, DDB, Côte d’Or, Gazet van Antwerpen, Volvo, General Motors, British Airways, Europartners, BBL, KBC, Beaulieu, Zenitel, Mercedes, Douwe Egberts, Roularta, Vum, Var, VRT.Broadcast, Solvay , popular advertising djingles and spots for VTM , VT4 , VRT , BBC, RTL