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Ruben Machtelinckx. Guitarist/Composer

Ruben Machtelinckx is a prominent member of the Belgian and European improvised, experimental music scene. As a guitarist, but equally as a composer. Since the very start of his artistic course, he focusses on personal projects.


He has released 10 records as a bandleader including musicians like Arve Henriksen, Ingar Zach, Nils Økland, Hilmar Jensson, Joachim Badenhorst, Frederik Leroux, Niels van Heertum, Toma Gouband, Øyvind Skarbo and Thomas Jillings.


In 2013 the quartet Machtelinckx/Badenhorst/Jensson/Wouters released their debut, ‘Faerge’. The album was praised by international press and was listed ‘Best Belgian jazz release’ by KNACK magazine. Later the band issued a second album, ‘Flock’.


For many years, Machtelinckx is part of Linus, a duo with saxophone player Thomas Jillings. Their lauded debut, ‘Onland’, was followed by very specific collaborations. The duo remained, but other textures and musicians were added. For records were released since:  the first in collaboration with Frederik Leroux and Øyvind Skarbø, the second with Nils Økland and Niels Van Heertum, the third and fourth again with Nils Økland and Niels Van Heertum but also complemented by Ingar Zach.


As a sideman he plays in bands like Veder, Ifa y Xango and Book of Air. As freelance musician he played with Peter Evans, Iva Bittova, Jakob Bro, Christian Wallumrød, Dré Pallemaerts and many others.


In general Machtelinckx’ music has evolved from sweet and gentle melodies and folk influences to music with more frictions and a hidden discomfort, without however letting go the power of songs and strains.


In 2017 he was one of the co-founders of Aspen Edities, an independent record label for contemporary music that issues both improvised music and compositions, often combined in a peculiar interplay.


In 2020 he won the KLARA award for Best Belgian Jazz release with the album Porous Structures.

ENSEMBLE KURAIA   WAS FOUNDED IN BILBAO IN 1997 BY THE COMPOSER MARÍA EUGENIA LUC, ITS CURRENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR. THE GROUP'S MAIN GOAL CONSISTS IN MAKING CONTEMPORARY COMPOSERS' WORKS AVAILABLE TO A BROADER PUBLIC, WHILE PROVIDING THE COMPOSERS WITH A HIGH QUALITY ENSEMBLE THEY CAN COLLABORATE WITH.

KURAIA HAS PERFORMED ALL OVER SPAIN AND ABROAD (BERLIN, MILAN, PARIS, MEXICO CITY…), WINNING ACCLAIM FROM BOTH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE SPECIALIZED CRITICS (“AN EXCELLENT INTERPRETATION"-RITMO-, “AN EXCELLENT ENSEMBLE" -DOCENOTAS-, "SOLID AND VERY CAPABLE" -EL DIARIO VASCO, SPAIN-, "OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY" -EL COMERCIO, PERU).  ALL ITS MEMBERS STAND OUT AS BRILLIANT TECHNICIANS WITH GENUINE MUSICAL QUALITIES, BACKED UP BY THE EXPERIENCE OF A SOLID PROFESSIONAL AND SOLOISTIC CAREER.
HIS LAST CD "DE AIRE Y LUZ" DEDICATED TO MUSIC BY LUC RECEIVED IN 2016 THE GOLD AWARD BY MELÓMANO  REVIEW. OTHER PROJECTS INCLUDES PORTRAIT CONCERTS OF IMPORTANT SPANISH COMPOSERS SUCH AS LUIS DE PABLO, JOAN GUINJOAN, FÉLIX IBARRONDO, JOSÉ MANUEL LÓPEZ LÓPEZ, AND ALSO THE PREMIERES OF NEW CHAMBER OPERAS AND MUSIC THEATER PRODUCTIONS, AMONG WHICH WE COULD MENTION SOME XXTH CENTURY MASTERWORKS SUCH AS "L'HISTOIRE DU SOLDAT" (STRAWINSKY) OR THE CZECH COMPOSER VIKTOR ULLMAN'S OPERA “DER KAISER VON ATLANTIS”. KURAIA ENSEMBLE COMMISSIONS NEW WORKS FROM COMPOSERS AND OFTEN DEVELOPS NEW MUSIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITÄT DER KÜNSTE AND MUSIKHOCHSCHULE IN BERLIN, THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN BILBAO, THE BASQUE COUNTRY UNIVERSITY (UPV-EHU) AND THE BILBAO CONSERVATORY "J.C.ARRIAGA".

ENSEMBLE KURAIA COUNT WITH SPONSORSHIPS BY CULTURE MINISTRY-INAEM OF SPANISH GOVERNMENT, BASQUE GOVERNMENT, DIPUTACIÓN FORAL DE BIZKAIA, ETXEPARE BASQUE INSTITUT.
 

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