He then formed his own groups, performing mainly his own
compositions:
  
Elixir (1992 the 1st prize of the "Brussels Jazz Rallye")
  
Ernst Vranckx - Stefan Bracaval (1994 the SABAM
"Prix Nicolas Dor" for their performance at "Jazz à Liège");
with Ernst Vranckx he made a CD “Aquarelle”and
a radiobroadcast with Kenny Wheeler & John Ruocco
  
Sumari Flamenco Jazz Project (co-leader with José Toral):
their tours in 2002 & 2004 were well received by press and public
   
Stefan Bracaval Quartet (with Hendrik Braeckman,
Werner Lauscher & Marc Lehan) 2007.

He also played in the group of Karl van Deun and Stephane Martini “Papagaio” (with Mimi Verderame among others).
  
Occasionally Stefan performed with Barre Phillips, Deborah Brown,
and with the groups of Charles Loos, Chris Joris, Garrett List
and most recently with Bert Joris & the Brussels Jazz Orchestra.
  
Stefan played with people from the WORLD music scene:
Amparo Cortés, Chano Lobato, Weshm (Najib Cherradi),
Moufadhel Adhoum, …
   
He worked with cats from the POP scene: dEUS ("Keep you close" release 09/2011), Raymond Van het Groenewoud, Hooverphonic, Jo Lemaire (tour “Une Vie”, the Piaf project lead by Michel Bisceglia), Vincent Pierins & Cesar Janssens, Savalas (David Poltrock), Wigbert, Catherine Delasalle, …
  
He also did studiosessions for FILM music and commercials.
   
Recently he joined the Pierre Anckaert ensemble
(First Prize at the Hoeilaart International Jazz Contest 2007).
A CD "Pierre Anckaert Quintet & Brussels Chamber Orchestra",
recorded at VRT studio Toots, was released March 2010.
    
He also plays regulary in the project 74 miles away and the Band Multitude.