Diederik Wissels, born in December 1960 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch jazz pianist and composer based in Belgium. After studying flute, piano, and guitar, he attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, graduating in 1982. Based in Brussels, he performed early in his career alongside jazz musicians including Chet Baker, Joe Henderson, Toots Thielemans, and Philip Catherine. His studio recordings as a leader and co-leader include The Hillock Songstress in 1994, From This Day Forward in 1997, Streams with Bart Defoort in 2001, and Songs of You in 2004. He has maintained a long-term duo collaboration with vocalist David Linx, releasing albums including Heartland in 2001. His subsequent recordings include Secrecy in 2020 and Yearn in 2023 with Ana Rocha. In 2006, he received the Django d'Or in Belgium.
