Biography

Quintette Du Hot Club De Belgique
Members: Jean Douchamps, Léon Demol, Roland Van Doren, Walter Bossaerts, Henri Van Bemst
Can also appear as "Quintette Du Club Rythmique De Belgique".The Hot Club of Belgium (Hot Club de Belgique; abbreviated as HCB) was a Belgian club for jazz fans founded on April 1, 1939, by Willy De Cort (1914–2004), Albert Bettonville (1916–2000), Carlos de Radzitzky (1915–1985), and others. De Cort was an impresario; Bettonville was a music journalist; and de Radzitzky was a poet, journalist, and music critic. The club disbanded in the mid-1960s.