Aerts recently replaced by Rosario Bonnacorso on the double bass, and DréPallemaerts on drums. He is co-leader of the Frank Vaganée/Mike Del Ferro Quartet
with his trio. At the time, it featured Hein Van de Geyn on bass and DréPallemaerts on drums. Soon after that, he started performing with different jazz
stand at the Village Vanguard with his European trio (Nicolas Thys and DrePallemaerts), a recording of which was released in 2011. In his home state of Michigan