Various tributes to Rene Thomas

The first tribute to R.Thomas is the concert at the Conservatoire in Liege, on January 15th 1975, just 9 days after his death, in order to finance the repatriation of his body from Santander, Spain. Here is the poster and the programme :

The "Jaspar-Thomas Fondation" has been created for several years and it's managed at the Maison du Jazz de Liege by J.P.Schroeder, J.M.Peterken, S.Hacquier, P.Haulet, Danielle Baeb. They are making a great job in the memory of Rene Thomas and the jazz in Belgium. There are some expositions, jazz lessons, a library and a huge collection of jazz recordings.

The city of Liege has created a park in honour of Rene Thomas. To be complete, they have made one for his friend Bobby Jaspar too.

The Belgian Post will release a collection of postage stamps in honour of a few Belgian jazzmen, including Rene Thomas and Bobby Jaspar

Here is a collection of recordings by various artists which contain either covers of Rene Thomas' compositions or dedications.