Joachim Badenhorst (born on October 13, 1981,

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) is a Belgian jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, known for his improvisations.

Biography

He studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with John Ruocco and

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. Badenhorst was voted "Best Clarinetist of 2011" by jazz journalists in the "4th Annual Intruso Critics Poll". He founded his own record label "KLEIN". In addition to his solo work, he is a member of several bands, with which he has released a string of albums: * ''Machtelinckx / Jensson / Badenhorst / Wouters: Faerge'' (2012) In addition to Badenhorst, the foursome consists of Ruben Machtelinckx (

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(electric guitar) and Nathan Wouters (

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). The album was named Belgian jazz album of the year by Knack. * ''Carate Urio Orchestra'' a seven-member band that released the following albums: ''Sparrow Mountain'' (2013), ''Lover'' (2016), ''Ljubljana'' (2016), ''Garlic & Jazz'' (2017), ''Cosmos'' (2022). The trio performed at Jazz Middelheim, among other venues. * Mógil, an originally Icelandic band, which released the following albums: ''Ro'' (2008), ''I stilluni hljomar'' (2011), ''Korriro'' (2015) * Rawfishboys (a duo with Brice Soriano): ''War'' (2005), ''Piino works/worksnt'' (2010) ''Fengling'' (2017) ''The White Starline'' (2017) * ''trio'' ''Baloni'' (with Frantz Loriot and Pascal Niggenkemper): ''Fremdenzimmer'' (2011), ''Belleke'' (2014), ''Ripples'' (2015). In 2017, he created the show ''The Music of the Avant Garde'' for the Bozar.

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