Alexis Nootens is a guitarist, arranger and composer based in Brussels, Belgium.
He obtained in 2021 a master degree in Jazz Guitar from the Lemmens Instituut (Leuven’s Conservatory affiliated to Luca School of Arts) after a short passage to the Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles.
Currently he works mainly as an arranger and guitarist for soul & jazz artist Adja. In addition he lead his octet, the Cari-Jazz 8tet, a tribute to the fantastic Caribbean’s Jazz Scene, for which he arranges the music.
In the past he has worked as a guitarist for many artists of various styles such L’Or du Commun (Hip-Hop), Saudade Experiment (Soul-Jazz), Azmari (Ethio-Jazz), …
As an arranger he has worked for ADJA (EP : IRONEYE & strings writing), Aïda Gabriels for her project Polyphonies (choir arranging and writing), the Waspy Funky Crew (repertoire and horns arrangements), etc…
Production
Function
Arrangements | Interludes | 'Swim'