Upcoming Events
Focusyear Band
12 August 2026 , 20:30
Location : Toots Jazz Club - Brussels (B)
Adress : Rue des chapeliers 6, 1000 Brussel
Website : Toots Jazz Club
Prices : 10€ – 20€
During their year in Basel, these five musicians—selected from a large international pool of applicants—have participated in an intensive program of coaching, collaboration, and performance. Throughout the year, they have worked closely with an outstanding roster of internationally renowned jazz artists, including Allison Miller, Django Bates, Guillermo Klein, Ingrid Jensen, Ingrid Laubrock, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Kendrick Scott, Kris Davis, Lionel Loueke, Miguel Zenón, Jaleel Shaw, Michael Mayo, Mario Rom, Darcy James Argue, Linda May Han Oh, and Jonathan Blake.
Focusyear Band 26 now presents a program of original music composed by all five members and developed over the course of this year-long artistic journey. The result is music that is collective in spirit, interactive in form, and marked by intensity, openness, and a shared commitment to creative exploration.
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Eliott Knuets (g)
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Alice Auclair (voc)
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Wilbur Wittha (p)
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Eva Serrano (db)
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Dae Bryant (dr)
Focusyear Band
13 August 2026 , 20:30
Location : Toots Jazz Club - Brussels (B)
Adress : Rue des chapeliers 6, 1000 Brussel
Website : Toots Jazz Club
Prices : 10€ – 20€
During their year in Basel, these five musicians—selected from a large international pool of applicants—have participated in an intensive program of coaching, collaboration, and performance. Throughout the year, they have worked closely with an outstanding roster of internationally renowned jazz artists, including Allison Miller, Django Bates, Guillermo Klein, Ingrid Jensen, Ingrid Laubrock, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Kendrick Scott, Kris Davis, Lionel Loueke, Miguel Zenón, Jaleel Shaw, Michael Mayo, Mario Rom, Darcy James Argue, Linda May Han Oh, and Jonathan Blake.
Focusyear Band 26 now presents a program of original music composed by all five members and developed over the course of this year-long artistic journey. The result is music that is collective in spirit, interactive in form, and marked by intensity, openness, and a shared commitment to creative exploration.
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Eliott Knuets (g)
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Alice Auclair (voc)
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Wilbur Wittha (p)
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Eva Serrano (db)
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Dae Bryant (dr)
Focusyear Band
14 August 2026 , 20:30
Location : Toots Jazz Club - Brussels (B)
Adress : Rue des chapeliers 6, 1000 Brussel
Website : Toots Jazz Club
Prices : 10€ – 20€
During their year in Basel, these five musicians—selected from a large international pool of applicants—have participated in an intensive program of coaching, collaboration, and performance. Throughout the year, they have worked closely with an outstanding roster of internationally renowned jazz artists, including Allison Miller, Django Bates, Guillermo Klein, Ingrid Jensen, Ingrid Laubrock, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Kendrick Scott, Kris Davis, Lionel Loueke, Miguel Zenón, Jaleel Shaw, Michael Mayo, Mario Rom, Darcy James Argue, Linda May Han Oh, and Jonathan Blake.
Focusyear Band 26 now presents a program of original music composed by all five members and developed over the course of this year-long artistic journey. The result is music that is collective in spirit, interactive in form, and marked by intensity, openness, and a shared commitment to creative exploration.
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Eliott Knuets (g)
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Alice Auclair (voc)
-
Wilbur Wittha (p)
-
Eva Serrano (db)
-
Dae Bryant (dr)
Focusyear Band
15 August 2026 , 20:30
Location : Toots Jazz Club - Brussels (B)
Adress : Rue des chapeliers 6, 1000 Brussel
Website : Toots Jazz Club
Prices : 10€ – 20€
During their year in Basel, these five musicians—selected from a large international pool of applicants—have participated in an intensive program of coaching, collaboration, and performance. Throughout the year, they have worked closely with an outstanding roster of internationally renowned jazz artists, including Allison Miller, Django Bates, Guillermo Klein, Ingrid Jensen, Ingrid Laubrock, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Kendrick Scott, Kris Davis, Lionel Loueke, Miguel Zenón, Jaleel Shaw, Michael Mayo, Mario Rom, Darcy James Argue, Linda May Han Oh, and Jonathan Blake.
Focusyear Band 26 now presents a program of original music composed by all five members and developed over the course of this year-long artistic journey. The result is music that is collective in spirit, interactive in form, and marked by intensity, openness, and a shared commitment to creative exploration.
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Eliott Knuets (g)
-
Alice Auclair (voc)
-
Wilbur Wittha (p)
-
Eva Serrano (db)
-
Dae Bryant (dr)
Past Events
| 9 August 2026 | Focusyear Band | L'Archiduc - Bruxelles (B) |
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| 7 August 2026 | Focusyear Band | Vrijmoed - Rotterdam (NL) |
| 6 August 2026 | Focusyear Band | Jazz café DIZZY - Rotterdam (NL) |
| 1 August 2026 | Focusyear Band | Porgy and Bess Jazz Club - Vienna (AUT) |
| 25 July 2026 | Focusyear Band | Valencia Jazz Festival - Valencia (ES) |
| 24 July 2026 | Focusyear Band | The Jimmy Glass Jazz Bar - Valencia (ES) |
| 18 July 2026 | Focusyear Band | Clarence Jazz Club - Malaga (ES) |
| 15 July 2026 | Focusyear Band | Donau 115 - Berlin (D) |
| 14 July 2026 | Eliott Knuets Quartet - China Tour | China Tour (Shenzhen, Xi'an, Pekin) - July 2026 |
| 25 June 2026 | Focusyear Band with Linda May Han Oh | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 11 June 2026 | FocusYear Band with Wolfgang Muthspiel | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 21 May 2026 | Focusyear Band with Kris Davis | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 13 May 2026 | Focusyear Band | Bird's Eye - Basel (CH) |
| 12 May 2026 | Focusyear Band | Bird's Eye - Basel (CH) |
| 23 April 2026 | Focusyear Band with Darcy James Argue | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 2 April 2026 | Focusyear Band with Mario Rom | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 23 March 2026 | Alice Auclair Trio | 8 Bar - Basel (CH) |
| 19 March 2026 | Focusyear Band with Allison Miller | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 20 February 2026 | Louise van den Heuvel Quartet | Cultuurcafé De Fwajee - Sint-Truiden (B) |
| 19 February 2026 | Cole Palensky Quintet | Schall und Rauch - Basel (CH) |
| 17 February 2026 | Eliott Knuets Quartet 2026 | De Casino - Sint-Niklaas (B) |
| 8 February 2026 | Heptone Colours | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 7 February 2026 | Heptone Colours | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 22 January 2026 | Focusyear Band with Lionel Loueke | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 18 January 2026 | Jeff Ballard - Sipiagin Quartet | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 8 January 2026 | FocusYear Band with Wolfgang Muthspiel | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 17 December 2025 | Anatole Muster | Bricks & Sounds - Aarau (CH) |
| 16 December 2025 | Focusyear Band with Guillermo Klein | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 15 December 2025 | Javier Rojo 4tet | WaZou - Basel (CH) |
| 11 December 2025 | Eliott Knuets ft. Pablo Held & Jorge Rossy | BOZAR - Brussels (B) |
| 9 December 2025 | Nikita Sipiagin 5tet | Grenzwert - Basel (CH) |
| 3 December 2025 | FocusYear Band with Johnathan Blake | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 5 November 2025 | Cosima Schmid & Eliott Knuets | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 30 October 2025 | Focusyear Band | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 29 October 2025 | Gerard Chumilla 5tet | JazzCampus, Basel (CH) |
| 18 October 2025 | Cosima Schmid trio | DomQuartier - Salzburg (A) |
| 16 October 2025 | Focusyear Band | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 9 October 2025 | JO MAYASI 5tet | DONNER-STAGE, Basel (CH) |
| 8 October 2025 | Flying Carpet w/ Genius Wesley | Kasheme - Zurich (CH) |
| 2 October 2025 | Focusyear Band | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 18 September 2025 | Focusyear Band | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 5 July 2025 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Domaine Les Musarts - Cratoule (F) |
| 4 July 2025 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Domaine Les Musarts - Cratoule (F) |
| 26 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Jazzeetcafé - Kortrijk (B) |
| 25 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Jazz at Felix' - Hoeilaart (B) |
| 22 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Le Relais Jazz - Tourinnes-la-Grosse (B) |
| 21 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | L'Archiduc - Bruxelles (B) |
| 19 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Het Bruggenhuis - Grammont (B) |
| 17 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Music Village - Brussels (B) |
| 15 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 14 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Theater Pact - Aalst (B) |
| 13 June 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Pastorie - Ninove (B) |
| 25 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Sedajazz - Valencia (S) |
| 24 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Ool Ya Koo - Granada (S) |
| 23 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Assejazz - Sevilla (S) |
| 22 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Campus Jazz - Pùerto Real (S) |
| 20 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Club Matador - Madrid (S) |
| 18 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Jazz en Viu - Sant Cugat (S) |
| 17 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Sunset - Girona (S) |
| 16 May 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Nova Jazz cava - Barcelona (S) |
| 15 May 2025 | Jazzon Aretoa - Bilbao (E) | |
| 3 May 2025 | Interfak Big Band | Aula Pieter De Somer - Leuven (B) |
| 24 April 2025 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Schall und Rauch Bar - Basel (CH) |
| 10 April 2025 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Bird's Eye - Basel (CH) |
| 22 March 2025 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Leuven Jazz Festival (B) |
| 16 February 2025 | Heptone Colours | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 15 February 2025 | Heptone Colours | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 7 February 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Jazz Granollers Festival (S) |
| 6 February 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona (S) |
| 6 February 2025 | Victor Carrascosa & Eliott Knuets Quintet | Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona (S) |
| 3 November 2024 | Javier Rojo Quintet | Balius Bar - Barcelona (S) |
| 2 November 2024 | Javier Rojo Quintet | Llibreria Byron - Barcelona (S) |
| 1 November 2024 | Javier Rojo Quintet | Robadors 23 - Barcelona (S) |
| 31 October 2024 | Javier Rojo Quintet | Club Matador - Madrid (S) |
| 30 October 2024 | Javier Rojo Quintet | Club Matador - Madrid (S) |
| 8 October 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Music Village - Brussels (B) |
| 6 October 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | L'Archiduc - Brussels (B) |
| 3 October 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Jazz at Felix' - Hoeilaart (B) |
| 5 July 2024 | Gerard Chumilla Quintet | Getxo Jazz Festival, Spain (S) |
| 25 May 2024 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Ambassy Concerts - Ouganda (Africa) |
| 16 May 2024 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Ambassy Concerts - Ouganda (Africa) |
| 15 May 2024 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Ambassy Concerts - Ouganda (Africa) |
| 12 May 2024 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Ambassy Concerts - Ouganda (Africa) |
| 6 May 2024 | Gerard Chumilla 5tet | Alter Zoll, Basel (CH) |
| 3 May 2024 | Gerard Chumilla Quintet | Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona (S) |
| 13 April 2024 | Heptone Colours | Music Village - Brussels (B) |
| 7 April 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Le Relais Jazz - Tourinnes-la-Grosse (B) |
| 6 April 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | L'An Vert - Liège (B) |
| 5 April 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Le CLUB (de jazz) - Mazy (B) |
| 31 March 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 30 March 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Jazz9 - Mazy (B) |
| 23 March 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Jünglingshaus - Eupen (B) |
| 21 March 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Flagey - Brussels (B) |
| 20 March 2024 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Le Rideau rouge - Lasne (B) |
| 8 March 2024 | Festival JMA - Ragnies (B) | |
| 7 March 2024 | BXL x LDN Interplay | Brosella Spring Festival - Bruxelles (B) |
| 28 February 2024 | Rossy / Knuets / Collin | BOZAR - Brussels (B) |
| 20 February 2024 | Hattori / Knuets Quartet | King Georg Jazzclub - Köln (D) |
| 18 February 2024 | Heptone Colours | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 17 February 2024 | Heptone Colours | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 5 February 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Music Village - Brussels (B) |
| 4 February 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 2 February 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | The Sounds Jazz Club - Brussels (B) |
| 31 January 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Hnita Jazz Club - Heist-op-den-Berg (B) |
| 28 January 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | CC De Werf - Aalst (B) |
| 27 January 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | 't Kasteeltje - Denderleeuw (B) |
| 25 January 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Het Bruggenhuis - Grammont (B) |
| 19 January 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Jazz Station |
| 14 January 2024 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Cargo Bar - Basel (CH) |
| 21 December 2023 | Gerard Chumilla 5tet | Bird'sEye Jazz Club - Basel (CH) |
| 6 December 2023 | Knuets/Mercier Quartet | The Sounds Jazz Club - Brussels (B) |
| 5 December 2023 | Knuets/Mercier Quartet | Music Village |
| 3 December 2023 | Knuets/Mercier invite Codina | "Full Circle House" - Brussels (B) |
| 1 December 2023 | Knuets/Mercier invite Codina | "La Bonne Alliance" - Mont-sur-Marchienne (B) |
| 24 November 2023 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Hot Club - Lyon (FR) |
| 17 November 2023 | Vincent Mardens Quartet | Côté Village - Brussels |
| 4 November 2023 | Heptone Colours | Stavelot Jazz Festival (B) |
| 1 October 2023 | Heptone Colours | Heptone - Ittre (B) |
| 28 September 2023 | Rossy / Knuets / Collin | Werner Druck & Medien - Basel (CH) |
| 14 September 2023 | Sal La Rocca Quintet | Théâtre Marni - Brussels (B) |
| 31 August 2023 | Noé Sécula 5tet | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 22 August 2023 | Gerard Chumilla 5tet | Jazzcampus Club - Basel (CH) |
| 12 August 2023 | Comblain-La-Tour Jazz Festival | |
| 25 July 2023 | Eliott Knuets Quintet | Music Village |
| 23 July 2023 | Eliott Knuets Quintet | Het Bruggenhuis - Grammont |
| 20 July 2023 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Issirac - France |
| 8 July 2023 | Heptone Colours | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 4 July 2023 | Music Village | |
| 30 June 2023 | Marco Marcelletti trio featuring Eliott Knuets | Ascona Jazz Festival |
| 29 June 2023 | Marco Marcelletti trio featuring Eliott Knuets | Ascona Jazz Festival |
| 28 June 2023 | Marco Marcelletti trio featuring Eliott Knuets | Ascona Jazz Festival |
| 3 June 2023 | Gerard Chumilla Quintet | Casa Figari - Barcelona |
| 2 June 2023 | Gerard Chumilla Quintet | Jimmy Glass Bar - Valencia |
| 1 June 2023 | Gerard Chumilla Quintet | Café Mercedes Jazz - Valencia |
| 1 June 2023 | Café Mercedes Jazz - Valencia | |
| 30 May 2023 | Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona | |
| 30 May 2023 | Jamboree Jazz Club, Barcelona | |
| 23 May 2023 | Athens Jazz Festival | |
| 30 April 2023 | Jazzcampus Club - Basel | |
| 26 April 2023 | Chumilla/Knuets/Codina/Wesley | Jazzcampus Club - Basel |
| 20 April 2023 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | Bimhuis - Amsterdam |
| 15 April 2023 | Heptone Colours | Music Village |
| 19 March 2023 | Maël Mercier trio | Le Cabaret des Oiseaux - Lessines |
| 19 March 2023 | Knuets/Rahola duo | 30CC/Schouwburg |
| 17 March 2023 | Knuets/Secula Quartet | 30CC/Schouwburg |
| 11 March 2023 | Eliott Knuets 5tet ft. Aaron Parks | 30CC/Schouwburg |
| 21 February 2023 | Nikolai Olshansky Quintet | Schall und Rauch Bar - Basel |
| 19 February 2023 | Jazz Reunion | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 17 February 2023 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | 27Bflat - Brugge |
| 16 February 2023 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | Jazz at Felix' - Hoeilaart |
| 15 February 2023 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Jazz Station |
| 12 February 2023 | Heptone Colours | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 11 February 2023 | Heptone Colours | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 18 December 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | Vinnie's Easy Food Fair - Ninove |
| 18 December 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | Theater PACT - Aalst |
| 17 December 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | 't Kasteeltje - Denderleeuw |
| 16 December 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | The Preacher - Geraardsbergen |
| 30 November 2022 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Théâtre Marni (Bruxelles) |
| 26 November 2022 | Vincent Mardens Quartet | Côté Village - Brussels |
| 30 October 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | Jazz on Sunday - Zottegem |
| 27 October 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | De Muze - Antwerpen |
| 26 October 2022 | Heptone Colours | Jazz Station |
| 20 October 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | De Singer - Rijkevorsel |
| 30 September 2022 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | CC De Meent - Alsemberg |
| 16 September 2022 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Jacques Pelzer Jazz Club |
| 22 July 2022 | Elodie Collin Trio | Het Bruggenhuis - Grammont |
| 9 July 2022 | Knuets / Van Niekerk Quartet | Het Bruggenhuis - Grammont |
| 8 July 2022 | Latitude | Gent Jazz festival |
| 7 July 2022 | Knuets - Van Niekerk Quartet | De Muze - Antwerpen |
| 2 July 2022 | Latitude | Getxo Jazz Festival - Bilbao |
| 1 July 2022 | Brosella - Eliott Knuets invites | Brosella - Gem Stage |
| 28 June 2022 | Maël Mercier Quartet | Music Village |
| 25 June 2022 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Heptone |
| 5 June 2022 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | café't Theater (benedenzaal) |
| 28 May 2022 | Introducing Eliott Knuets - Grand-Place of Brussels | Grand-Place of Brussels |
| 22 May 2022 | Latitude => concert cancelled! | Heptone |
| 8 May 2022 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Mont-sur-Marchienne |
| 7 May 2022 | Matthias Van den Brande & Eliott Knuets duo | Theatercafé Spinoza - Amsterdam |
| 1 May 2022 | Adinda Hertmans Quartet | L'Archiduc |
| 26 April 2022 | Maayan Smith Quartet | Music Village |
| 22 April 2022 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | Jazz Station |
| 5 April 2022 | Eliott Knuets 5tet | au BASSIN |
| 25 March 2022 | Eliott Knuets & Jonathan Collin duo | Full Circle - Brussels |
| 11 March 2022 | Latitude | 30CC/Schouwburg |
| 10 March 2022 | Olivier Collette & Eliott Knuets duo | Greenwich Modern |
| 22 February 2022 | Heptone Colours | Théâtre Marni (Bruxelles) |
| 16 February 2022 | Carte Blanche to Basile Rahola | Music Village |
| 13 February 2022 | Heptone Colours | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 12 February 2022 | Heptone Colours | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 6 February 2022 | ‘Bozar Next Generation: Eliott Knuets & Friends’ | BOZAR - Henry Le Boeuf Hall |
| 28 November 2021 | Olivier Collette & Eliott Knuets duo | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 26 November 2021 | Maël Idris & Eliott Knuets duo | Full Circle - Brussels |
| 24 October 2021 | Collision | STUKcafé |
| 6 June 2021 | BJO Featuring Eliott Knuets | Brussels |
| 23 April 2021 | Collision | Blanc Caillou (Braine-L'Alleud) |
| 18 March 2021 | Heptone Colours | Théâtre Marni (Bruxelles) |
| 7 March 2021 | Collision | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 28 February 2021 | Heptone Colours | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 27 February 2021 | Heptone Colours | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 26 February 2021 | Heptone Colours | Blanc Caillou (Braine-L'Alleud) |
| 10 January 2021 | Eliott Knuets Group | Heptone (Ittre) |
| 6 September 2020 | KSO trio | L'étable d'hôtes |
| 4 September 2020 | Eliott & Arunee | Family Brews, Brussels |
| 21 July 2020 | Youth Jazz Collective Trio | Gentse Feesten |