Sideman Toine is currently playing with the following projects:
CONTEMPLATIONS WITH CIE DES CHAUSSONS ROUGES: Toine Thys works with the tightrope walkers of the Compagnie des Chaussons Rouges on in-situ projects, adapting to each location and its specificities. For these performances with dancers Audrey Bossuyt and Marta Lodoli, he treats his saxophone with electronic effects and loops, to build a welcoming and dreamlike soundscape that accompanies the artists and stages the space.
HEPTONE COLOURS by Olivier Colette: Featuring Olivier Collette: piano, compositions Sal la Rocca: double bass Bilou Doneux: drums Maayan Smith: tenor saxophone Toine Thys: bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophone Philippe Laloy: flutes, alto and soprano saxophones Eliott Knuetts: guitar Heptone Colours has become the flagship band of the Ittre jazz club named "Heptone". It is above all a love story between the 49-year-old uncle (Olivier) and his 18-year-old nephew (Eliott), and among the musicians, some of whom have been friends for nearly 30 years...
ECHO WOODS sextet by Matteo di Leonardo: Echo Woods, founded in Brussels by guitarist Matteo Di Leonardo, combines jazz tradition with contemporary experimentation. Thanks to its distinctive instrumentation — guitar, double bass, drums, bass clarinet, bassoon, saxophones, and sheng — the band creates immersive and contrasting soundscapes. Matteo Di Leonardo - electric guitar, compositions Toine Thys - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet Marcello Giannandrea - bassoon Shao Huan Hung - sheng Emanuel Van Mieghem - double bass Umberto Odone - drums
ROBERT JUKIC: Toine and Slovenian bassist Robert Jukic have been friends and colleagues for two decades, and Toine plays Jukic's music on numerous albums and projects.
FURMI SEXTET: Brussels sextet formed by Spanish alto saxophonist Furmi Gomez. Featuring Grégoire Tirtiaux (bs), Shoko Igarashi (ts), Furmi Gomez (as), Jasen Weaver (bass) and Umberto Odone (ds)
Past Collaborations (Non-exhaustive list)
Over the years, Toine Thys has collaborated with a multitude of renowned musicians worldwide, solidifying his reputation as a sought-after sideman:
Afrikan Protokol (Burkina/Belgium), Bounce Trio (FR), Ben Monder (USA), Andrew D’Angelo, Sidiki Camara (Mali), Chris Joris, Take the Duck, Daniel Nösig, Rackham, Anne Paceo, Jozef Dumoulin, Laurent Blondiau Mâäk Spirit, Reggie Washington, Zophop Hop, Bloody Mary, Gautier Garrigue, Mariana Tootsie, Zouratié Koné, Zé Luis Nascimento, Harmen Fraanje, Nicola Andrioli.
💿 DISCOGRAPHY
As Leader (Co-leader): IBIYEWA: ‘Vendredi Magnifique’ (Magnificent Friday), Homerecords, 2025 – ORLANDO: ‘Betterlands’, 2024 – TOINE THYS: ‘ORLANDO’, 2021 – OVERSEAS: ‘Tamam Morning’, Igloo Records, 2021 – GURU.FARM: Guédé, Bartok Records – TOINE THYS TRIO: ‘The Optimist’, Igloo Records, 2019 – TOINE THYS TRIO: ‘Grizzly’, Igloo Records, 2015 – DERvISH: Abstract Sherpa, 2014, Bartok Records – RACKHAM: Shoot them All, 2012, Bartok Records – TOINE THYS TRIO: The End of Certainty, Bartok Records, 2010 – RACKHAM: Juanita K, Rat Records, 2006 – TAKE THE DUCK: Live at UMIT, Coco, 2006 – TAKE THE DUCK: Duck’s Food, 2004 – TAKE THE DUCK: Resolution, Ducktones Records, 2002
As Guest: Steven Cassiers: Vliegwerk (2026) – Robert Jukic: We all bleed (2026) – Afrikan Tarumbeta, Mackinlay Mutsembi, 2025 – Matteo di Leonardo ‘Echo Woods’, 2025, Coast to Coast – Abraham Wez, Kassena, 2024 – Robert Jukic: Odtenki srece (2023) – MASAL ‘Ahora’, Jean-Paul Prat (2022) – Stéphane Mercier, Belgian All Stars Live, 2022 – Zouratié Koné, Waati, 2022 – Laïla Amezian, Sheikhs Shikhats B’net Chaabi, 2023 – Robert Jukic: Drevored dejanj (2018) – Mathieu Marthouret, Bounce trio ‘Contrasts’, 2016 – Robert Jukic: Zenske (2015) – Nicolas Pfeiffer Cosmopolitan: "Youth", 2014 – Mathieu Marthouret, ‘Bounce trio’, 2014 – Robert Jukic: Zvocna zlozenka st.1 (2014) – Afrikan Protokol, September 2013 – Robert Jukic: Life (2013) – Stéphane Mercier: Duology, Quetzal Records 2013 – Hugo Antunes "Roll call’, Clean feed, CF199CD (2010) – Robert Jukic: Radio (2009) – Robert Jukic: Jazz for masses (2009) – Sacha Toorop - Mangrovia, Zipzop (Bang - 2005) – No Vibrato "You are in my song", Alone Blue, 2005 – Salvatore Adamo, Un soir au Zanzibar (Live concert), DVD + CD, Universal, 2004