- Jack Say was involved as an arranger and conductor in a large-scale song festival broadcast by Radio Luxembourg, Le Grand Prix des Variétés, for an impressive six seasons (1958-63).
- He was the second son of Antoine Ysaye - who in turn was the son of world famous Belgian violinist and composer Eugène Ysaye (1858-1931).
- As a freelancer, Jack Say was involved in recordings for a string of artists, mainly Flemish. Jo Leemans, Rina Pia, and Louis Neefs were among the singers recording studio work with his arrangements.
- In 1970 and 1982, Jack Say conducted the Eurovision Songfestival Orchestra for two Belgian entries: 'Viens l'oublier' by Jean Vallée and 'Si tu aimes ma musique' by Stella. For the latter, he wrote additional orchestral parts to be played over the record arrangement in the international final.
- In 1967, Jack Say recorded a solo album as conductor with instrumental pieces for the American market, 'Color In Music', produced by Roland Kluger. The album was also released in various European countries. One of the pieces, 'Evening Beat', was picked up by an American producer, who renamed it 'Brass Bonanza'. As such, the melody was the club anthem of ice hockey club New England Whalers for twenty years.
- As a composer, Jack Say took part in the Eurovision Song Contest editions of 1956 and 1960, penning the music to Belgian entries 'Messieurs, les noyés de la Seine' and 'Mon amour pour toi', which were both performed by Fud Leclerc.
- In 1962, Jack Say's composition 'Caprice Jazz' was the main attraction of the Belgian entry to the prestigious Venice Festival, where Flemish broadcaster BRT carried off the main award, the so-called Golden Gondola.
- In 1973, Say accompanied the Aruban crooner Julio Bernardo Euson as a conductor to the Olympiad of Song in Athens, a large-scale song festival held at an impressive open-air venue, the Olympic Stadium of 1896.
- His father forced Jacques to take violin lessons from the age of five, but grandfather Eugène, the acclaimed violinist, had his reservations.
- Although Jacques was actually born in the early hours of August 13th, 1922, that date does not appear in the official books. "Because my mother was very superstitious," Jacques explains, "she asked the obstetrician to write down August 12th - and this woman saw no harm in obliging.
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