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- ↑ "Jeroen Van Herzeele - Django d'Or 1999". Jazz in Belgium.
- ↑ "Jeroen Van Herzeele - Django d'Or 1999". Jazz in Belgium.
- ↑ "Winners of the Django D'or, 1995-2003". Jazz in Belgium.
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