Jazz bassist Ramon van Merkenstein: 'You are the foundation on which everything is built'

Ramon van Merkenstein went to the Royal Conservatory of Brussels after studying biomedical sciences in Amsterdam and a passage in Ghent. Since 2019, he has been playing double bass in his own Ramon van Merkenstein Trio, together with renowned drummer Lieven Venken and Italian guitarist Gabriele Di Franco. "When I moved here, I was not immediately excited about Brussels. I lived fine in Ghent and thought: after my studies I'll go back. But after a few years I learnt to love Brussels."