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Dré PALLEMAERTS started playing dance music with his brother Jacky. In '75, he started studying music at the Academy in Antwerp.

At the age of 17, he meets American bassist John CLAYTON, known for his collaboration with Monty Alexander. John Clayton brings Dré in contact with drummer Jeff HAMILTON, who invites him to study with him in in Los Angeles back in 1984. In '85, Dré appears at the Singapore Jazz Festival, sent by the Belgian Ministry of Culture. Back in Belgium, Dré rapidly integrates into the local scene, playing with the best Belgian jazzmen: Steve Houben, Jacques Pelzer, Michel Herr, Bert Joris, Charles Loos and others. Dutch pianist Jack van Poll hires him for his trio with bassist Hein van de Geyn. The trio accompanies several soloists such as Arnett Cobb, Spike Robinson, Dave Pike, and several American singers, such as Etta Cameron, Deborah Brown and Dee Dee Bridgewater.

His further works include a number of touring activities that led him across the globe. Current main projects include: DP, Michel Herr, Bert Joris, Christophe Erbstoesser, Frank Vaganee Hopper Project, Andy Sherrer, Bill Carrothers, Frank Avitabile, Frank Amsallem, Alex Tassel, Erwin Vann, Jeroen van Vliet, Ack Van Rooyen - Paul Heller, etc. In 2007, he has received the Klara Prize in Jazz for his album "Pan harmonie". He teaches at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique of Paris, France, and at the Lemmens Instituut in Leuven, Belgium.