I am a jazz musician and play chromatic harmonica, I enjoy a nice quiet drink and conversation.
Shy at first but I am a very nice nice person.

I have a small disability so it is a bit of a hassle to walk long distances.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

In the beginning of october 2017 I went on my first trip to Japan and I absolutely fell in love with the country and met some really nice people and I want to go back but meet a lot more people.

Interests

• jazz
• japan
• free jazz
• animation movies
• sake

Music, Movies, and Books

Music
Toots Thielemans, Bill Evans, Thelonious monk, Barry Harris, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, Eric Dolphy, Han Bennink, Joshua Redman..

Podcasts:
This american life, Psychology in Seattle, Unpopular Culture,Beautiful Anonymous..

Books:
Charles Bukowski: Ham on rye, Dimitri verhulst: De laatste liefde van mijn moeder, Joe Connelly:Bringing out the dead...

Movies
animation by Satoshi Kon, documentaries, Old Twilightzone episodes

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I played at a jam session in Shibuya Tokyo at jazz club Koko.

Teach, Learn, Share

I would like to learn Japanese and play music with people

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can Teach English and Dutch sentences and words
I play jazz harmonica and a bit of piano and guitar

https://soundcloud.com/michaelmclaessens

Countries I’ve Visited

Croatia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium