Jef Neve was born in Belgium in 1977. He studied at the Lemmens insitution in Louvain and got his masters degree magna cum laude in both Jazz and Classical Piano. He first played as a freelance piano player with different jazz and pop bands, but then started the 'Jef Neve trio'. His third album 'Nobody is illegal' was released in November 2006, by Universal. New album 'Soul in the picture' out now.