Stavroz, Th 16.07.2026, Gent Jazz Gent

Stavroz are four friends from East-Flanders, Belgium. In its inception, IJsbrand De Wilde & Gert Beazar focused mainly on playing DJ sets and creating music in which they loved colliding worlds. Only a few years later they hooked up with Maxim Helincks & Pieter De Meester to expand their DJ activities to a performing band and continued to try and find an unbeaten path in electronic music. This culminated in their delicately acoustic, organic and cinematic approach to electronic music. As a result they were awarded second place for "best producer” and "best breakthrough artist” in national awards for Belgium’s electronic scene.

In the years that followed, the four kept expanding their catalogue and continued to develop that uniquely own style. Their EP "The Ginning” resulted in an early breakthrough for the four-some. It reached gold status in France, dominated the nr. 1 spot on the Hype Machine and was chosen as vinyl of the month by Germany’s "Faze Magazine”, mainly thanks to the B-side "The Finishing” starring a compelling solo on the tenor saxophone.

Their intimate live performance grew more dramatic and their unique dj sets spread like wildfire as they started frequenting many international stages. Coachella (US), Fusion Festival (DE), Wonderfruit (THA), Pukkelpop (BE), Strawberry Fields (AUS), Tropico (MX), Three Points Festival (FL, USA) all fell victim to Stavroz’s unusual dramatic, melancholic yet determined approach. The band was quickly invited by the acclaimed Youtube channel "Cercle” to perform a streaming concert at Fort Saint-Eynard in France where once again, they managed to create a wholesome, comforting soundtrack for a place, which no words can describe.