Muziekstudies (Muziekakademie): piano uitmuntendheid, theorie en harmonie hogere graad.
Verschillende jazzstijlen, ook dansmuziek, doorbraak naar vrije improvisatie met lokale musici (Van De Ven (†), Wanders, Zinzen). België
Professioneel free-lance musicus sinds 1964 en dus behorend tot de eerste generatie Europese vrije improvisatoren.

Fred Van Hove discography 2

various groups

CD        2010     VANHOVE/DUNMALL/ROGERS/LYTTON”Asynchronous”            England
                        SLAMCD 283
CD        2007     VAN HOVE/PETER JACQUEMYN/TATSUYA NAKATANI”Hear, Here, Now”
                        (K-RAA-K)³ K055                                                           Belgium
CD        2005     GUNTER HEINZ/VAN HOVE/LOU GRASSI
                        private edition                                                  Germany
CD        2005     PHMINTON/VANHOVE/MATTOS/BLUME “Constant Comments”
                        FMRCD156-i204                                                England
CD        2004     STEVE LACY “leaves blossoms”
                        Afkikker Gent                                                   Belgium (various duo’s)
CD        2002     MANFRED SCHOOF “European Echoes”
                        UMS/ALP232CD                                                           USA (reedition FMP 1969)
CD        2002     PENDERECKI/DON CHERRY NEW ETERNAL RHYTHM ORCHESTRA " Actions " (reedition 1971
CD        2001     ETIENNE BRUNET/FRED VAN HOVE “Improvisations”
                        Saravah SHL 2103                                                        France (church organ)
CD        2001     VELIOTIS/VANHOVE/VANDERBORGHT “Fin Trio”
                        WIMprozes CD 060801                                       Belgium
CD        2000     NOMUSICFESTIVAL99 " no99 " (duo's with Ken Vandermark & Art Pratten)
                        Entarte Kunst Recordings 2120                          Canada ( various artists, 5 CD box )
CD        1997     HOUTKAMP/VAN HOVE/ PRINS “ Live in Canada ‘97”
                        X-OR FR 6                                                       Holland
CD        1996     X-OR ON TOUR “ The Field Recordings”
                        X-OR FR 4                                                       Holland ( various artists )
CD        1997     ETIENNE BRUNET “ B/Free/Bifteck “
                        SARAVAH SHP 7                                                          France
CD        1996     STEVE LACY PLUS “Five Facings”
                        FMP CD 85                                                       Germany ( 5 piano players )
CD        1993     PAUL VAN GYSEGHEM duo “H-Ambitieus”
                        H.A.M. FR 002                                                  Belgium
CD        1993/94/          BAUER/NOZATI/VAN HOVE “Europäische Jazznacht Füssen”
            95        P.u.A Ernst private edition                                             Germany (various artists)
CD        1993     BAUER/NOZATI/VAN HOVE “Organo Pleno”
                        FMP CD 56                                                       Germany
LP        1988     JOHANNES BAUER/ANNICK NOZATI/FRED VAN HOVE
                        AMIGA 8 56 411                                                           Germany (GDR)
LP        1986     ANNICK NOZATI/FRED VAN HOVE “Uit”
                        NATO 994                                                        France
CD        1992     RADU MALFATTI “Ohrkiste”
                        ITM 950013                                                      Germany
CASS    1990     WIM FANFARE
                        WIMproveen                                                     Belgium
LP        1988     MLB III
                        BVHAAST 073                                                 Holland
LP        1986     FUCHS/VAN HOVE/LYTTON " Wo der Kopf sitzt "
                        SAJ 56                                                             Germany
LP        1983     FUCHS/VAN HOVE/HOLLINGER " Berliner Begegnung "
                        SAJ 47                                                             Germany
LP        1981     CHRISTIAN LEROY/FRED VAN HOVE " Au Pavillon de la Garde "
                        IGLOO 010                                                       Belgium
CASS    1981     FRED VAN HOVE/PHIL WACHSMANN " Fred 'n Phil "
KUBU 003                                                       England
LP        1985     BARRY GUY solo & duo " Assist "
                        JAZZ & NOW 4                                                 Japan
LP        1983     LOL COXHILL " Couscous "
                        NATO 157                                                        France
LP        1980     WUPPERTALWORKSHOP ENSEMBLE " The Family "
                        FMP 0940                                                        Germany
LP        1971     PENDERECKI/DON CHERRY NEW ETERNAL RHYTHM ORCHESTRA " Actions "                                                            WERGO Spectrum SM 1010 / PHILIPS 6305 153Germany
LP        1969     MANFRED SCHOOF " European Echoes "
                        FMP 0010                                                        Germany