Effective period / Period of releases: 1998 - 2024

Members: Hans Van Oosterhout, Sal La Rocca, Michel Massot, Jeroen Van Herzeele, Jean Chevalier, Laurent Blondiau, João Lobo, Jean-Yves Evrard

Määk’s Spirit is a collective of musicians - most based in Belgium - finding its roots in jazz, rock, contemporary western music, contemporary improvised music. Though line ups have shifted through time, they always retained the blowing core of trumpeter Laurent Blondiau and saxophonist Jeroen Van Herzeele. With the release of Määk's Spirit - Buenaventura, the band's name was shortened to Mâäk alone. In 2015, a big band version of the band was also released: MikMâäk. Other projects - still unreleased in April 2017 - have also been presented to live audiences, like Mâäk Kawral (the meeting of the band and Burkinabe dancers) or the Mâäk Quintet, a back-to-the-core quartet combo presenting original compositions influenced by its diverse artistic encounters.