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- Biographie - The roots of Jean-François Maljeans vocation lie somewhere in his childhood, when his father, a famous doctor in Verviers, played his violin at his spare times Jean-François was born in Verviers, close to Spa, a very famous balnear town in Belgium and his first teacher was one of his fathers patient. She gave him for always the passion for piano. After studying classical piano at the Conservatories of Verviers, Liège and Brussels, Jean-François left his small Belgium for the U.S.A. where he completed his musical studies at BERKLEE. This American experience had a deep influence on his artistic career. He started to learn Jazz Piano and song writing, while listening to the music of, among others, Keith Jarrett, James Taylor and Debussy. Back in Belgium, he started playing gigs with some famous Belgian artists like Pierre Rapsat and created his own band : Maljean-Willems. In this band, he was pianist, composer and even singer. This band had some successful single...