Bart Quartier has become a vibraphone and marimba player who is at ease as well in classical music as in modern jazz.



After his classical percussion studies Bart studied marimba with Robert Van Sice. He attended master classes with Keiko Abe, Gordon Stout, William Moersch, Michael Rosen...



Bart Quartier studied jazz with Belgian guitar player Peter Hertmans and composition with piano player Diederik Wissels. He attended clinics by John Abercrombie, Peter Erskine, Mike Mainieri, Bob Malach, Kenny Werner…



Bart Quartier realised the first Belgium recording of the Bela Bartok sonata for two piano's and two percussion with Jan Michiels, laureate of the famous 'Koningin Elisabeth wedstrijd'.



Bart Quartier was invited by over more then 40 orchestras, ensembles. His playing experience includes opera, symphonic, chamber music, ancient, contempory, jazz, variété, percussion ensembles, radio and TV…



Bart Quartier played with: Bart Defoort, Bart Denolf, Bruno Vansina, Chander Sardjoe, Christof Devisscher, Dave Pike, Dave Samuels, Diederik Wissels, Doudou ‘nDiayé Rose, Erwin Vann, Fabrice Alleman, Frank Michiels, Frank Vaganée, Frederic Heirman, Geoffroy de Masure, Guy Cabay, Gwénaël Micault, Jan De Bakker, Jan De Haas, Jean-Louis Rassinfosse, Jeroen Van Herzeele, Jeroen Van Malderen, Johan Vandendriessche, Karel Van Marcke, Laurent Blondiau, Luc Vandenbossche, Marc Godfroid, Madjid Kalhadj, Michel Massot, Michel Seba, Nicolas Kummert, Nicolas Thys, Paul Flush, Peter Hertmans, Peter Vandendriessche, Pierre Bernard, Pierre Vaiana, Piet Verbist, Ronny Verbist, Sal Larocca, Sam Versweyveld, Serge Plum, Stéphan Bracaval, Teun Verbruggen, Trilok Gurtu, Yves Baibay...



BRTN-Bigband, Dreamtime, Jambangle, The Demagogue reacts, Brussels Jazz Orchestra at North Sea Jazz Festival with Maria Schneider



Besides his performing schedule Bart Quartier teaches at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. His students are laureates of international competitions. As a clinician he was invited in conservatories of Amsterdam, Paris, Seoul, and Tokyo…



His books :

'Image' 20 Children's Songs for Marimba (Meredith 1992- Hal Leonard 2000)

'Profils' 24 essays pour vibraphone et piano (Lemoine Paris 2000) are distributed all over the world.



His third book 'Encore' 5 bis for mallets is distributed by Claude Giot who is the artistic director of the greatest percussion forum of Europe where Bart is invited for the fifth time.