ELLY BROUCKMANS

ABOUT

Elly Brouckmans (1998, Belgium) is a jazz saxophonist and composer based in Brussels. Thanks to her father being active in the amateur fanfare and bigband scene, she had the opportunity to perform with big ensembles starting from a young age.In 2023, she graduated from the Luca School of Arts in Louvain with magna cum laude where she received lessons by Frank Vaganée, Dré Pallemaerts, Peter Hertmans and Jos Machtel. She currently pursues her Master in Music at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussels with Jeroen van Herzeele.She is active as an alto, flute, baritone, clarinet and bass clarinet player in the Belgian bigband scene, working for bands as Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Hnita Bigband, VRT Bigband, Royal Band of the Belgian Navy and Rebirth::collective. She had the opportunity to share the stage with Gwilym Simcock, Camille Bertault, Tutu Puoane and Naima Joris during concerts at Belgian and international jazz clubs and jazz festivals.Besides bigband, she is a high-demanded soloist for upcoming projects in the Brussels jazz scene such as Sal La Rocca New Quartet, Double Madness, Natasha Vew Quintet, Eve Beuvens Quartet, Vincent Thekal Quartet and Jasen Weaver Quintet. She leads her own trio which is releasing its first EP in 2027. She coleads the band MANIA which got selected as Propulsion Jazz laureate in 2026. They recorded their first album in March 2026. In January 2026 she was selected for ‘de Twintigers’ by Belgian radio station Klara.