EDUCATION
Studied with a.o. : Paolo RADONI, Peter HERTMANS, Serge LAZAREVITCH, Peter NIEUWERF, Philip CATHERINE (guitar) Hein VAN DE GEYN, Joe LOVANO, Dave PIKE, Rob MADNA(ensemble) Bert JORIS, Vince BENEDETTI (arrangement), Dennis LUXION (piano and composition), Roger KELLAWAY (harmony) between 1983 and 1988.
WORKSHOPS
Pat METHENY, John ABERCROMBIE, Bill FRISELL (guitar)
Joe LOVANO, Paul MOTIAN (ensemble) between 1990 and 1994
ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE
As a member of the following bands :
FRANK VAGANÉE SEXTET : hard bop 1985-89 laureat at the Oostendse jazzfestival
MONICA STOCES : middle jazz 1986-89 Recording for BRT radio
JEROEN VAN HERZELE QUARTET : hardbop 1988-91
WASO QUARTET : with Koen DECAUTER 1989-93 Recording for Swiss radio.
HET MUZIEK LOD 1990-93 “Portretten”, “Kazen” and “La Nuit est une sorcière” Sidney Bechet (music-theatre)
ANDY MCGHEE ALL STARS 1991 Ode for Duke Ellington with Kris DEFOORT, Marc GODFROID, Gino LATTUCA
JPSBIGBAND 1992-94 Concerts in Noord Frankrijk and Cannes Recording by RTB radio 1993 CD recording
GUY CABAY QUARTET : swing period 1993 Recording Brosella by BRT radio
BART DEFOORT QUARTET(hardbop) 1994-1995 Compositions and arrangements recording by Dutch radio “Live vanuit het Vlaamse Huis in Amsterdam” 1994
DUO WITH PETER HERTMANS 1994 Recording by BRT “Gitaarfestival”
JOHAN VERMINNEN : “Chanson en Jazz” 1998-99
PATRICIA BEYSENS QUARTET : middle jazz 1990-98 Tour and recording by German radio 1993
THE NEG BAND (motown and funk) 1992-2002
CATHERINE DELASALLE EN GROEP : modern chanson 1993-2004 compositions and arrangements, tour in Taiwan, Paris, China, recording by Dutch, Flemish and Taiwanees radio and French television.
FABIEN DEGRYSE : “TRIBUTE TO RENÉ THOMAS” 1994 (hardbop)
“WANNES ZINGT BALLADS” (jazzstandards and ballads) 1996-99 Quartet with Wannes Vandevelde
TRIO RONY VERBIEST(jazzmusette) 1996-2000 CD recording “Ah Bah Joat” recording radio 3 “live vanuit de Foyer in St Niklaas” 1998 Advertising and studio sessions.
ANCESTHREE : “Ancesthree” (Ben Sluijs, H. Braeckman, Piet Verbist) 1999-2002 Radio and Cd recording Live Opa Tuur. 20-10-2000
MIRRDIN DECAUTER (Flamenco) 2002 Cd recording “Flamencontrar” 2004
JAN DE HAAS Cd recording : “doing my thing” and tour 2003
BJO (Brussels Jazz Orchestra) with DE FILHARMONIE 2003 with DAVE LIEBMAN and KENNY WERNER (Antwerp and New York) 2004 with KENNY WHEELER and NORMA WINSTON Jazz-Middelheim 2005 with Music from Frank Vaganee on the motion picture “PICCADILLY” 2006 with Dave Liebman tour and cd recording 2006
TRIO FRANK VAGANEE 2003-NOW
LIVE AT THE OLYMPIAD IN ATHENS 2004 The music of HADZIDAKIS with OLLA VOGALA
Opening of “DE HANDELSBEURS GENT” recording “METAMORF” 2002
SEXTETTO TANGEDIA ; Music of ASTOR PIAZOLLA with Gwen Cresens 2004
PAPILLON ; with JEAN CORTI, ex-accordionplayer of Jaques Brel 2004-2005 Cd recording “ Hotel Bergerac” 2004
25ste Piano festival at ROQUE D’ANTHERON with “de Symfonie van Vlaanderen” Frederic Gulda, Cello concerto with Horns and jazzcombo. 2005
TRIO STEFAAN BRACAVAL 2004-NOW Quartet Cd-Tour
SAM VLOEMANS’ BORD DU NORD Tour and cd
As a leader :
KING & CO repertoire from 1920 to 1960 1990-94
HB’S CONFUSION : jazzfusion 1990-98 Tour in Kuwait November 1997 (own group)
HENDRIK BRAECKMAN TRIO (MOVES) 1990-1997 From bebop to contemporary
HENDRIK BRAECKMAN GROUP “ ‘til now” featuring BERT JORIS and KURT VAN HERCK recording 2004, release 2005, tour 2005-2006, A nomination of the “KLARA MUZIEKPRIJZEN” category best Flemisch Cd.
JAZZ GUITAR TEACHER :
Jazzstudio in Antwerp 1985-1994
Secondary school of arts in Antwerp 1993-1997
Royal Conservatory in Antwerp 1993-NOW
Academy of Brasschaat 2005-NOW
Summer academie Libramont 2008
TEACHER FOR ENSEMBLE PLAYING :
Jazzstudio in Antwerp 1985-1994
Royal Conservatory in Antwerp 1993-NOW
TEACHER HARMONIE IN PRACTICE :
Royal Conservatory in Antwerp 2001-NOW
ADDITIONAL DISCOGRAPHY
CATHERINE DELASALLE : “EST CE AINSI QUE LES HOMMES VIVENT” 1993
“ENTRE SABLE ET NEIGE” 1996
“TRIO” 1997
“MEMOIRE” 1999
“L’ETRANGERE” 2000.
VREDESCONCERTEN PASSENDAELE : “GENTLE MEN” 1997
RONY VERBIEST : “CARO HUM” 1999
KOEN DECAUTER : “TRIBUTE TO SIDNEY BECHET” 1998
“COME PRIMA” 2003
JPSAROT BIG BAND : “Ray ventura et Jaques Helian” 1990
CENTRUM VOOR INSTRUMENTENBOUW : “OP DE KLANK AF” 1998
WALTER DE BUCK : “DE HAVEN VAN GENT” 1999
“DEN DOENDER” 1999
PAPILLON : “HOTEL BERGERAC” 2004
MIRRDIN DECAUTER : “FLAMENCONTRAR” 2004
HENDRIK BRAECKMAN GROUP 2005 “ ‘TIL NOW”
Hendrik
ADDITIONAL DISCOGRAPHY
CATHERINE DELASALLE : “EST CE AINSI QUE LES HOMMES VIVENT” 1993
“ENTRE SABLE ET NEIGE” 1996
“TRIO” 1997
“MEMOIRE” 1999
“L’ETRANGERE” 2000.
VREDESCONCERTEN PASSENDAELE : “GENTLE MEN” 1997
RONY VERBIEST : “CARO HUM” 1999
KOEN DECAUTER : “TRIBUTE TO SIDNEY BECHET” 1998
“COME PRIMA” 2003
JPSAROT BIG BAND : “Ray ventura et Jaques Helian” 1990
CENTRUM VOOR INSTRUMENTENBOUW : “OP DE KLANK AF” 1998
WALTER DE BUCK : “DE HAVEN VAN GENT” 1999
“DEN DOENDER” 1999
PAPILLON : “HOTEL BERGERAC” 2004
MIRRDIN DECAUTER : “FLAMENCONTRAR” 2004
HENDRIK BRAECKMAN GROUP 2005 “ ‘TIL NOW”