Artist Info

Who are take the duck?

Toine Thys

The other front line guy. Toine (say 'twan') sings the melodies with his tubes along with Daniel. He's a energetic and intense player, exploring the whole range of his instruments (tenor, alto and soprano). Like Daniel, he writes for the band. Toine is also gigging around with the Renaud Person R5, WALRUS (with Nicolas Kummert), Bota Fogo, his group RACKHAM (www.rackham.biz), where he plays tenor and clarinette. He is now busy with a new quartet with guitarist Frederik leroux. He stayed in New York in 2003 with the help of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.

For more, www.toinethys.com

Robert Jukic (J-R)

The latest to join the quartet. Robert is the perfect 'fourth mousquetaire' for the Duck confederation. Together with the drummer, he is the engine of the group. Incredible sound, energy, rhythmical variations and good mood are his daily inputs. Robert almost never uses an amplifier, and his sound is always there, clear and powerful. To get to know him better, come to one of our concerts, go to www.robertjukic.com or buy our third CD ("Live at UMIT"). Based in Ljubljana (Slovenia), he's a promising european bassplayer.




Owen Hart, Jr. (October 2006 tour)

Owen Hart Jr. grew up playing the drums in the Church in Jacksonville, Florida. After that he moved to New York playing with Urban Bush Women (Dance Company), then Amsterdam and now Rome. Here, there and everywhere, he played with Craig Handy, Seamus Blake, David Berkman, Peter Beets, Juraj Stanik, Michael Moore, Ernst Reijseger, Gregory Tardy, Benny Green, and Ravi Coltrane. Among his influences, he counts :gospel, 70's soul and rock, Caribbean, Brazilian, Cuban, hip-hop and R&B.

Karl Jannuska, (February 2007 tour)

Paris-based canadian drummer, he is very well known in the Montreal, the New York and the Paris jazz scenes. He played and recorded with Seamus Blake, Kevin Hays, Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Stetch, Harvie Swartz and Ron McClure . In Paris, he plays with Franck Amsallem, François Théberge, Franck Avitabile, Jerome Barde, Olivier Temime, Pierre Boussaguet,Yannick Rieu. It is great time for him to meet the DUCK team.
For more, go to Karl J.