July 7, 2026 : After months of hard work, we can finally announce that our debut album will be released on October 16th via W.E.R.F. Records. The first single arrives on July 20th.
UPCOMING CONFIRMED EVENTS
SPRING/SUMMER TOUR 26′
- August 1, 2026 : Avignon Jazz Festival, Avignon
- August 29, 2026 : Rubigny Rock Festival, Rubigny
- TBA : Secret date, Brussels
- September 25, 2026 : Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- October 16, 2026 : Release Party – 38Riv, Paris
- October 17, 2026 : Nimes Métropole Jazz Festival – Soirée Miles et Coltrane, Nimes
- Decembre 12, 2026 : Album Release – Flagey, Ixelles
PAST EVENTS
- July 10, 2026 : Gent Jazz Festival 2026, Gent
- July 9, 2026: Vauxhall (Parc Royal), Brussels
- May 26, 2026 : Le Duc des Lombards, Paris
- May 25, 2026 : Jazz Middleheim Festival 2026, Park Den Brandt, Antwerpen
- May 11-15, 2026 : Album recording
- April 17, 2026 : Tropicall Records, Brussels
- April 16, 2026 : Hnita Jazz Club, Heist-op-den-Berg
- March 28, 2026 : Brosella Festival, Volta, Brussels
- March 24, 2026 : Due to high public demand, and with thanks to W.E.R.F. records, this spiritual jazz gem has finally been released on vinyl – almost two years after its official digital release.
- March 8, 2026 : artacts ’26 – Festival for Jazz and Improvised Music, St. Johann in Tirol, Austria
- February 22, 2026 : Festival Jazz En Nord, édition Printemps 2026, Théâtre Charcot, Marcq-en-Bareuil
- February 5/6/7/9/10, 2026 : SIDE PROJECT – Ornella Noulet invited as a guest musician for the 5 dates of Isaiah Collier’s “Plays Coltrane/Coltrane Centennial” tour in France (MC2, Grenoble ; Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, La Filature, Mulhouse ; Le Quartz, Brest ; Le Volcan, Le Havre) (“While the trio accompanying him [Isaiah Collier] rises to the occasion, the two guests are particularly dazzling, their intensity matching, without overdoing it, that of their leader. Ornella Noulet, whom I had never heard before, is a revelation in particular, and one to watch closely.” ; https://www.jazzmagazine.com/les-news/jazz-live/annie-the-caldwells-collier-plays-coltrane-au-chatelet/)
- January 26, 2026 : OLA TUNJI ; Opening act for Alfa Mist’s concert (Roulette – live tour), Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- January 22, 2026 : Ornella Noulet invited as guest musician by Isaiah Collier, “Plays Coltrane”, Flagey Jazz Festival, Brussels (“Ornella Noulet was invited on stage for versions of ”Naima,” ”Impressions,” and ”Traneing In.” The two saxophones blending echoes how Coltrane added other saxophonists like Eric Dolphy and Pharoah Sanders to his group” ; https://jazzdesk.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/isaiah-collier-plays-coltrane-tribute/)
- January 19, 2026 : Le Duc des Lombards, Paris
- January 14, 2026 : SIDE PROJECT – Ornella Noulet & Egon Wolfson, Le Cercle du Laveu, Liège
- December 21, 2025 : SIDE PROJECT – Noulet / Plateau / Wolfson, Roskam Jazz Concerts, Brussels
- December 12, 2025 : SIDE PROJECT – Ornella Noulet & Egon Wolfson, Jazz Lab @ Permekemuseum, Jabbeke
- December 3/4/5, 2025 : Jazz à l’Athénée/Jazz Ascension, Paris
- November 15, 2025 : Jazz Bruges “Cross Cultures” (Concertgebouw, Entrance Hall), Brugge
- November 5, 2025 : SIDE PROJECT – Ornella Noulet+Egon Wolfson, Werkplaats Walter, Brussels
- October 13, 2025 : La Fleur en Papier Doré, Brussels
- October 12, 2025 : STUKcafé Concert, Leuven
- September 29, 2025 : SIDE PROJECT – Ornella Noulet/Egon Wolson, BUEN VIVIR, Brussels
- September 11, 2025 : Jazz Jam / OLA TUNJI, The Sounds Jazz Club, Brussels
- September 3, 2025 : OLA TUNJI – Trophées du Sunside, Jazz Club Paris ; Results : THE SUNSIDE TROPHIES – 24th edition, in this cult place for jazz enthusiasts in Paris: 13 participating groups over three evenings, including Ornella Noulet, who won second prize for soloist with OLA TUNJI ; read this laudatory article and review by Franck Bergerot published in JazzMagazine.com (September 5, 2025) : OLA TUNJI and the Leo Geller Quartet featuring Jérémie Lucchese
- September 2, 2025 : After Jazz à la Petite Halle de la Villette : OLA TUNJI
- August 15, 2025 : SIDE PROJECT – Visual Sound Outdoor Festival 2025 (Festival for free jazz, improvised music and experimental music) at Parzelle Dortmund, Germany : Noulet/Wolfson
- August 1, 2025 : Finale Tremplin Avignon Jazz Festival, Avignon (Cloître des Carmes) ; Results : OLA TUNJI wins the Avignon Jazz Festival’s European musical springboard!
- July 19, 2025 : OLA TUNJI Wins Gent Jazz Talent 2025 and the Audience Award!
- May 23, 2023 : OLA TUNJI – Live at Cobra Jaune, Brussels
- May 1, 2025 : OLA TUNJI au Sunside, Jazz Club Paris
- April 18, 2025 : OLA TUNJI au Hot Club, Jazz Club Lyon
- February 7, 2025 ; OLA TUNJI – Live at Centre Culturel d’Ans, Alleur
- January 10, 2025 : OLA TUNJI – Live at Boom Café, Brussels
- 2024 : OLA TUNJI – Live at The Music Village, Brussels
- 2024 : OLA TUNJI – Live at Roskam, Brussels
- 2024 : OLA TUNJI – Live at The Sounds, Jazz Club Brussels
- 2024 : OLA TUNJI – Live at Jazz Station, Brussels
- 2023 : OLA TUNJI – Live at The Sounds, Jazz Club Brussels
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