Antre 2 Mondes :
Julien Hucq, compositions and saxophone
Julien Hucq "has an astonishing style of interpretation" exclaims Jazz Corner. Quickly becoming a household name, Julien's rise can be attributed to his versatility as a world-class saxophonist and composer, resonating across cultures and generations. Critics have praised his latest jazz album, Light Blue, describing it as "magnificent", "superlative", "graceful", "beautiful", "energetic", "playful", "sophisticated". His work balances an 'old school' feel with a 'modern and creative touch' to create timeless classics with the best in the industry. Julien is originally from Belgium and has lived in New York since 2012. He has toured and performed extensively in Europe. Julien has recorded 9 albums and numerous EPs as a leader and producer that include many original compositions and unique arrangements. Julien has collaborated with artists from all walks of life to compose, record and perform nationally and internationally. Julien received a Master of Arts degree in 2013 from the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, City University of New York. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the Conservatoire de Lausanne, Switzerland, and his Diplôme d'Études Musicales from the Conservatoire National de la Région de Paris, CNR, France.

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Les Vents d'Anches
Richard Decamps, clarinet
Richard Decamps began playing the clarinet at the age of 6. He obtained higher diplomas in clarinet and chamber music at the Mons Conservatoire. His professional career has brought him into contact with some of the biggest names in show business, including William Sheller, whose tours he shared for more than 10 years, and Ray Charles and Diana Ross, during concerts at the Cannes jazz festival. He has also played clarinet in numerous operettas in France. Currently 1st clarinet in the Ensemble Instrumental de Wallonie, he enjoys playing with friends and people he likes: the quartet "Les Vents d'Anches" on clarinet and "Soultrain Memories" (a French funk group) on baritone sax are among his favourites.  He also directs the Ensemble Instrumental Votano, the clarinet ensemble Avalanches, and occasionally the Richie Jazz Band (the first group he formed in 1988), always accompanied by his former colleagues from the conservatoire. After teaching clarinet and saxophone for 33 years, he is now the director of the Lucien Robert Conservatoire in Tamines. He is behind the 'Antre 2 mondes' project, a collaboration between Julien Hucq and Les Vents d'Anches.

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Marie-Hélène Adnet, clarinet
Marie-Hélène Adnet currently teaches clarinet and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Namur and reading and transposition at Arts² (Conservatoire de Mons).
She is principal clarinet of the Ensemble Orchestral de Bruxelles and plays regularly with Belgian orchestras such as the Opéra Royal de Wallonie, the Orchestre National de Belgique and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège, as well as with various chamber music ensembles, including the Odéon and the Quartz.
She plays all the instruments in the clarinet family, as well as historical clarinets. She performs regularly with early music ensembles such as the WOLF Ensemble, Il Gardelino, the Ensemble a, ...

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Nicolas Cretu, clarinet
Born in Liège in 1992, Nicolas began playing the clarinet at the age of 7. He also studied jazz and improvisation with Alain Pierre and Daniel Stockart.
He spent a year in England to learn the language, then joined Jean-Luc Votano's class at the IMEP, where he obtained a Master Didactic with great distinction and a Master Specialised in clarinet and small E-flat clarinet with the highest distinction.
He has taught clarinet and saxophone at various academies in Wallonia, has performed in orchestras such as the OPRL and plays in a variety of projects ranging from classical to Balkan music, jazz and improvisation.
He has been a clarinettist with the Orchestre Royal de la Force Aérienne Belge since January 2020 and is an assistant for the Reading-Transposition and Orchestra Traits course at the IMEP.

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Fanny Claes, bass clarinet
Fanny Claes began her studies at the Conservatoire de Musique et de Pédagogie de Namur (IMEP) in 2005. She specialised in bass clarinet. In 2010, she obtained her Master's degree in teaching and has been teaching clarinet and saxophone ever since.
Since 2015, she has been a member of the group Les Vents d'Anches, where she plays bass clarinet.

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Denis Vernimmen, piano, keyboards
Denis Vernimmen began studying the piano at the age of four in private lessons, then at the Conservatoire de Namur. He won first prizes in music theory, written harmony, practical harmony, piano and piano accompaniment with great distinction, as well as two diplomas with distinction and great distinction from the Conservatoire Royal de Liège. He went on to complete a number of musical training courses. He is a prizewinner and finalist in a number of national and international competitions. After teaching piano for ten years, he is now piano accompanist at the Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie (IMEP) and the Conservatoire de Namur. He also regularly accompanies competitions, music courses and masterclasses, both in Belgium and abroad. He has performed in concert with Etienne Plasman, Stéphane Réty, Sylvain Cremers, Manu Mellaerts, David Cohen, Jean-Luc Votano, Eliot Lawson, Paul Meyer and others. But his career as a 'classical' pianist does not exclude his passion for jazz. He has taken lessons with Guy Cabay, Chris Defoort, Ron van Rossum and Charles Loos, and has played on several occasions with Guy Cabay, Paolo Loveri, Fabrice Alleman, Laurent Mercier and others.

He has a keen interest in musical analysis and improvisation, and is a member of several groups that emphasise classical and multi-style improvisation.
He is also a pianist with groups and singers such as Marka, Swinging Voices, Metropolis Quartet and Olivier Laurent. He was also a coach, pianist and arranger on "The Voice Belgique" from 2011 to 2018.

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Adrien Tyberghein, double bass
Adrien is a French musician and composer who graduated from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris. He has collaborated with renowned ensembles such as the Opéra National de Paris and the Ensemble Intercontemporain. He has also played with renowned artists in the classical, jazz and contemporary music spheres (Ibrahim Maalouf, Manu Katché, Gautier Capuçon, Renaud Capuçon, etc.).
These projects have led him to find his own path and to devote himself mainly to solo double bass, chamber music and composition. He pushes the limits of his instrument in original and unsuspected ways.
The tours he undertakes bring him into contact with a variety of cultures that inspire him in his compositions and constantly feed him in his improvisations

In 2021, Adrien wrote and composed his first cross-disciplinary show, Seul Contre Basse, which revisits the codes of the classical one-man recital by mixing art forms and musical styles. He also collaborates with Belgian accordionist Didier Laloy in Dyad, a duo combining classical music, rock and world music. He is a member of the Musiques Nouvelles ensemble and plays in several groups alongside accordionist Christophe Delporte. Spotted by Ibrahim Maalouf, he is a member of the Free Spirit Ensemble, the world's first classical orchestra specialising in improvisation.
He teaches double bass at the Conservatoire Royal de Musique de Bruxelles and, since September 2023, improvisation at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons. France Musique describes him as a musician who "revives an obviously dusted-off classical world. His intense personality provokes an unexpected cross-fertilisation of cultures".

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Jérôme Baudart, percussion
Jérôme Baudart entered the Conservatoire in 2002, where he worked alongside professionals such as Bruno Castellucci and Gilles Ansciaux.
He holds a degree in classical percussion from the Conservatoire Royal de Mons, a degree in jazz drums from the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles and an agrégation in music. He has been teaching percussion and jazz drums at a number of music academies in the French-speaking Community since 2007. Since 2023, he has also been teaching drums at the Institut Royal Supérieur de Musique de Pédagogie in Namur (IMEP).
For many years now, he has been playing in a wide variety of bands, taking in a wide range of musical styles, including jazz (Alexandre Cavalière 4tet, Manu Bonetti trio, Natacha Wuyts 4tet, etc.), world music (Astoria, Pape de la Kora, etc.), hip hop (Akro, Rue des Pêcheries, in the RTBF programme Meet The Band de Tarmac) and French chanson (Antoine Armedan, Muriel D'ailleurs).
His projects have led him to perform in Belgium and abroad (France, Russia, Turkey, England, Germany, Morocco, Spain, etc.).