Ingredients & origins
Lucie De Ley is a genre-blending French-born, Belgium-based pianist, jazz singer and composer known for her emotionally charged performances and adventurous spirit. Classically trained, yet forever curious, she began piano at six in the Conservatory of Lille and pursued her craft with Vladimir Viardo, Sergeï Leschenko, and later at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent with Vitaly Samoshko and Daan Vandewalle. Alongside, she explored jazz singing with the ever-surprising Marie-Sophie Talbot, and composition and arrangement with Nicola Andrioli and Frank Nuyts.
Crafted with heat
Lucie’s music is an alchemical blend of classical refinement, jazz daring, and world music flair — sometimes garnished with the boldness of progressive rock. Think Debussy meeting The Beatles at a smoky jazz bar, or Chopin swirling into Gershwin with a twist of Balkan rhythm. Her arrangements reimagine The Beatles through the lens of Stravinsky or Messiaen, and weave jazz standards with Ravel’s harmonies or Kurt Weill’s theatrical melancholy. Arabo-Andalusian grooves, Cameroonian syncopations, Bulgarian asymmetries, and Armenian modal colours season her compositions like rare spices. Each piece is slow-cooked with emotion, storytelling, and a touch of whimsy — a personal recipe where nothing is left to chance, yet everything breathes.
Lucie De Ley Trio
The Lucie De Ley Trio is not just a band — it’s a finely tuned ensemble kitchen. Led by Lucie’s versatile piano and chameleon-like voice, the trio blends classical structure, jazz flow, and hints of global spices. Eline Duerinck’s cello (Halva, The Laughing Bastards) brings rich textures, flowing
seamlessly from classical gravitas to folk improvisation. Jan Van Steenbrugge (Ginger On the Rocks, Les Invités), an elegant and poetic purebred jazz drummer, seasons each piece
with groove and nuance. Together, they simmer melodies into stories, improvisations into shared rituals.
The Song Is Mine
Their EP The Song Is Mine is a four-course tasting menu: four tracks in four languages, combining intricate arrangements with spontaneous flair. And coming up: The Men I Love, an album of poetic odes to past romances — imagined or real — served with bittersweet wit and warmth.
