Tuur Moens

Raised in a musical family, he began classical percussion studies at the age of eight and was already performing internationally as a teenager. Further trained at the Lemmens Institute, Leuven (BE), classical music and Codarts, Rotterdam (NL), jazz and world music.

He has collaborated worldwide with artists such as Ntjam Rosie, Neco Novellas, Teus Nobel Liberty Group, State of Monc, Munir Hossn, Jorge Pardo, Lura, Mariana Ramos, Assol Garcia, Miroca Paris, Dina Medina, Hélio Batalha, João Frade, Nino Jazz, Marmoucha Orchestra, Mehdi Nassouli, Aziz Ozouss, Antonio Lizana, and many others.

Tuur has performed at international festivals including Java Jazz Festival (Indonesia), Olin Kan Festival (Mexico), North Sea Jazz Festival (Netherlands), Jazzkif (Congo), Bahia das Gatas (Cape Vert), Jazz au Chellah (Morocco), FMM Sines (Portugal), WOMADelaide (Australia), Jarasum Jazz Festival(South-Korea), Borneo Jazz Festival (Malaysia), among many others.

Tuur received the Erasmus Jazz Prize in 2009.

As a bandleader, he released the EP "Clockwise" (2012) with Tuur Moens & Syndicate. With Munir Hossn, João Frade and Thomas Maasz, featuring Jorge Pardo, the album "Nebula" in 2018, followed by "Rewind" (2022) in collaboration with João Frade (Portuguese accordionist) and international guest musicians such as Panagiotis Andreou, Yarel Hernandez, Luis Guerra, Tony Grey, amongst others.

Tuur moves effortlessly between jazz, fusion, and world music, making him a highly sought-after musician in the international music scene.

In 2024, he launched a new project: Tuur Moens Quintet, with Álvaro Artime Jiménez on trumpet, Jesse Schilderink on tenor sax, Xavi Torres on piano, and Jeroen Vierdag on bass. All compositions are by himself. Beginning 2025, Tuur Moens Quintet recorded the album Resilience, released in fall 2025, featuring guest contributions by Antonio Lizana (ES) and Morgana Moreno (BR).

Today, Tuur continues to work as a session musician collaborating more regularly with Marmocucha Orchestra and Naamu.