Ruben Machtelinckx

Ruben Machtelinckx is a Belgian guitarist and composer active in jazz and improvised music. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp. He plays guitar, baritone guitar and banjo, leads his own groups and co-runs the label Aspen Edities. Machtelinckx made his debut with Faerge, a quartet record with Hilmar Jensson, Joachim Badenhorst and Nathan Wouters that was named best Belgian jazz release of 2013. In 2014 he released Ask Me Don't Ask Me, a duo with Karl Van Deun.