Rony Verbiest is one of the best kept secrets of the Belgian jazz patrimony; like nobody else, Rony succeeds in combining the accessible with the tasteful. In addition to this, he is master of one of the most exciting instruments, the accordion. Tango, musette, folk & jazz inspire Verbiest the most. A refreshing melange! He invited the piano trio Cattleya (Michel Bisceglia (IT)-piano, Volker Heinze (D)-double bass and Harald Ingenhag (D)-drums) to record his most personal record entitled "Nouvelles". Recommended tracks: 3. Nouvelles/ 4.Waltz à Jo/ 6. As time Goes By/ 8. Tango Cattleya Rony Verbiest is almost carried by Cattleya; soloist and band are so fine tuned to each other that the fragile musical balance never becomes disturbed. Each musician perfectly takes his role in the big plan without losing his individual character. "Nouvelles" features a repertoire of warm melancholia that guarantees passion, emotion and deep respect. In the track listing, there are compositions of Verbiest and Ingenhag plus some well known standards like "Theme from Baantjer", "Moon River" and "As Time Goes By". Rony Verbiest was born in Zelzate, Belgium in 1956. He developed his own style on the accordion melting jazz with classical and folk music and the tango. Currently, Rony is a member of the bands of Johan Verminnen and Jo Lemaire.