Stef Minnebo (b. 1958) is a distinguished classical and electric guitar teacher, as well as an ensemble and jazz theory instructor at MAGO Antwerp. Until 2019, he also taught at the Academy of Music, Word, and Dance in Heist-op-den-Berg, where he founded the Jazz and Light Music department, serving as its coordinator for ten years. From 1999 to 2009, he was a guest lecturer in arrangement and composition at the Artesis Plantijn University College in Antwerp.

For 18 years, Minnebo was also a teacher and coordinator of the annual Jazz and Pop summer course in Dworp, organised under the auspices of Jeugd en Muziek Antwerpen.

As a guitarist, Minnebo was a long-time member of the North Side Big Band (1990–2017) and remains active as a guitarist, bassist, and conductor in various musical projects.

As a composer and arranger, Minnebo has written 65 published works spanning guitar, choir, youth ensembles, wind orchestra, and symphony orchestra, alongside numerous unpublished compositions. His style blends classical music, world music, and jazz, creating a unique and recognisable sound.

In 1993, he was awarded the BAP (Belgian Artistic Promotion) Prize by Sabam.

His compositions have been widely performed and acclaimed:

• In 2009, the WIK Percussion Ensemble in Kerkrade won the world championship with his piece Triangle.
• In 2010, they became Vlamo National Champions with Friendly Fire.
• In 2013, his composition Red Star Line premiered at De Singel, Antwerp, performed by orchestra De Scheldezonen. The piece, written for wind orchestra, was inspired by the shipping company that transported two million people from Antwerp to New York and Philadelphia (1873–1935).
• In 2016, Les Ailes Rouges de la Guerre was premiered, setting four texts by Émile Verhaeren to music for choir and strings (also available in a version for baritone and wind orchestra).

For more information, please visit www.stefminnebo.com.