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Joachim Badenhorst

Born in Antwerp, Belgium. studied classical clarinet during his childhood. Studied at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague with jazz clarinettists John Ruocco and Michael Moore. Obtained his master degree at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague in 2005. Collaborations all over Europe as a co/leader of bands such as Red Rocket (Ireland), Mogil (Iceland), Rawfishboys (France), Ploug-Pettersen-Badenhorst (Denmark), Skakk (Norway), Os Meus Shorts (Belgium), Martin Schoenlieb (Austria). Joachim moved to New York beginning 2009. He is currently living in Brooklyn with his girlfriend.

Joachim is part of the Han Bennink trio, the first group that the legendary Dutch drummer leads under his own name. Their record `parken` (ILK) received raving reviews world wide.

Chantal Acda: Silently Held

Read "Silently Held" reviewed by Neil Duggan

by Neil Duggan
May 27, 2024

Somewhere near the point where jazz, Americana and alt-folk meet, Belgian singer-songwriter Chantal Acda can be found. She has carved out a distinctive sound using a restricted and intimate sonic landscape crafted to enhance her vocal delivery. Her voice is soft and breathy with a fragile edge, and she delivers her lyrics with an intense focus. She has recorded solo and with differing groups of musicians on her previous albums. For Silently Held, she is joined by some outstanding players ...

Live Review

Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige 2021 - Prima parte

by Giuseppe Segala
July 13, 2021

Alto Adige Varie sedi 25.06-04.07.2021 Come tante altre manifestazioni svoltesi nel periodo a cavallo tra i mesi di giugno e luglio, il Südtirol Jazzfestival Alto Adige ha dovuto lavorare alacremente per giungere alla propria realizzazione, concentrando nell'arco di poche settimane un'attività di preparazione che nella norma è dilatata in alcuni mesi di impegno. Le incertezze dovute alla pandemia hanno determinato l'attesa fino all'ultimo momento, prima che giungesse la sicurezza della fattibilità. Il direttore artistico Klaus ...

Album Review

Joachim Badenhorst: Forest // Mori

Read "Forest // Mori" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
January 25, 2015

Clarinetist Joachim Badenhorst probably doesn't know who Ray Johnson is, or was. He died 20 years ago. Johnson, the father of Mail Art, created a network of artists and patrons beginning in the1960s through his correspondences. He called them 'correspondances.' His mailings created a worldwide democratic system for art. Mail Art peaked pre-internet, in the 1980s and early 90s, with thousands of participants creating artwork, zines, and music. Musicians such as the Japanese noise artist Merzbow and theWashington, ...

Album Review

Joachim Badenhorst: The Jungle He Told Me

Read "The Jungle He Told Me" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
December 31, 2012

Belgian reed player Joachim Badenhorst has been busy in the last five years. He is a member of the forward-thinking outfits of Dutch drummer Han Bennink, American saxophonist Tony Malaby, German trumpeter Thomas Heberer, and many other working bands. His first solo album, a limited edition vinyl, reveals Badenhorst as a versatile musician well-versed in the history of modern jazz, free jazz and free improvisation, with his own personal sound--searching and thoughtful yet warm and emotional. Badenhorst ...

"[Badenhorst] combines a never-ending search for adventure, a natural direction and a warm tone into an interesting and personal story.... A wonderful storyteller..." - Knack Magazine (Belgium)

Badenhorst plays wonderfully with the same detached warmth and cool nonchalance of a young Lee Konitz - Jakob Baekgaard, All about jazz.

Over the past year or so, Belgium-born clarinetist, Joachim Badenhorst, has become the one clarinetist to watch with some half dozen discs on different labels. -Bruce Lee Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery NY.

Badenhorst's solos are structured, focused and above all emotional.- freejazz-stef.blogspot.com