Free Desmyter performed with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, Chris Joris, griot N'Faly Kouaté, Baba Sissoko, Lod, Mons Orchestra, Dick van der Harst, Oxalys, Orion Celtic, Amparo Cortez, Ialma, Bassem Hawar, Liu Fang.
His work as jazzpianist, composer, arranger, is an amalgam of different musical styles. And he moves, as to say, as a cameleon into jazz, classical and worldmusic.
Free Desmyter obtained prices, such as Prix Nicolas d'Or, Sabamprice. And the national "Creole German Wordmusic Award with de Irakee-German-Belgian formation "Ahoar", for which he composed in the Persian musical stylel: maqam with a new approach. A live recording session by Deutsche Welle Bonn for a meeting of Irakee journalists has been broadcasted in Bagdad during the war, as statement.
Free Desmyter toured with the African band N'Faly Kouyaté and Dunyakan in Canada, England and Belgium, by which concerts, interviews have been broadcasted by BBC World and Canadian TV and radiostations. And he orchestrated music from N'Faly Kouyaté played by the Mons Chamber Orchestra with the "Chris Joris Experience" band in the concerthall in Bruges.
Since 2002, Free Desmyter participates with Chris Joris 's projects. And he records 2 CD's, 1 DVD. The CD "Out of the night" receives the radio VRT Klara Music Award.
2014, Free Desmyter goes to Mozambique for a project with Musicfund and the Royal Conservatoy of Antwerpen, and teaches at the University Edwardo Mondlane in Maputo. He integrates with the local musicians and concerts were given at the Culture Centre Franco Mozambicane, and Sigauque Projeto.
Free Desmyter receives carte blanche by the culture ambassador from Boedapest for the project Flemisch Masters in Hongary.
Free Desmyter composed music for the theaterplay "The childhood of Jesus" based on the novel from J.M. Coetzee (Nobel Prize in Literature). A production by "Toneelhuis" produced by Guy Cassiers and directed by Mohkallad Rasem.
Free Desmyter played at EuroJazz Mexico, Womad (Londen), Nuits d'Afrique Montréal, CCFM Maputo, Jazz Middelheim, worldexpo Seville, Gent Jazz Festival, Festival "Jazz à Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadaloupe), Rudolstadt Worldmusic Festival (DDR), Audi Jazz Festival, Jazz Festival Worms (D), Musicfestival Bari and Tarranto (It).