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	'''Octurn''' is a [[Belgium\|Belgian]] [[polyrhythmic]] [[jazz]] [[musical ensemble\|ensemble]] led by [[Bo Van Der Werf]] ([[baritone saxophone]] and [[clarinet]]). Its lineup as well as the composers are changed for every album. They always play with at least 3 saxophones and from 2002 they have been playing with two basses and two drummers.		'''Octurn''' is a [[Belgium\|Belgian]] [[polyrhythmic]] [[jazz]] [[musical ensemble\|ensemble]] led by [[Bo Van Der Werf]] ([[baritone saxophone]] and [[clarinet]]). Its lineup as well as the composers are changed for every album. They always play with at least 3 saxophones and from 2002 they have been playing with two basses and two drummers.

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Removing link(s) to "Dimensions (Octurn album)": WP:NALBUM; unreferenced, lacking coverage.

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{{Short description|Belgian jazz ensemble}}
{{one source|date=January 2025}}
'''Octurn''' is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[polyrhythmic]] [[jazz]] [[musical ensemble|ensemble]] led by [[Bo Van Der Werf]] ([[baritone saxophone]] and [[clarinet]]). Its lineup as well as the composers are changed for every album. They always play with at least 3 saxophones and from 2002 they have been playing with two basses and two drummers.

==Members==
Apart from the leader, [[Laurent Blondiau]] ([[trumpet]] and [[flugelhorn]]) is the only member who played on each '''Octurn''' release. Other members are, on :
* saxophone: [[Ben Sluijs]] (alto), [[Jeroen Van Herzeele]] (tenor and soprano), Bart Defoort (tenor and soprano), [[Guillaume Orti]] (alto) and [[Patrick Zimmerli]] (tenor);
* [[flute]]: Magic Malik, Ben Sluijs and [[Pierre Bernard (musician)|Pierre Bernard]];
* [[trombone]]: [[Ilja Reijngoud]] and [[Geoffroy De Masure]];
* [[piano]]: [[Jozef Dumoulin]], [[Ron Van Rossum]], [[Kris Defoort]] and [[Fabian Fiorini]];
* [[guitar]]: Nelson Veras, [[Jacques Pirotton]], [[Pierre Van Dormael]] and [[Ben Monder]];
* [[double bass|bass]]: [[Piet Verbist]], [[Nicolas Thys]], [[Otti Van Der Werf]] and [[Jean-Luc Lehr]];
* [[Drum kit|drums]]: [[Félix Simtaine]], [[Stéphane Galland]] and [[Chander Sardjoe]];
* [[percussion instrument|percussion]]: [[Michel Seba]].

[[Toots Thielemans]] ([[harmonica]]) and [[Kenny Werner]] (piano) also appeared on a track.

==Discography==
* 1996: ''[[Chromatic History (Octurn album)|Chromatic History]]''
* 1997: ''[[Ocean (Octurn album)|Ocean]]''
* 2000: ''[[Round (Octurn album)|Round]]''
* 2002: ''[[The Book Of Hours (Octurn album)|The Book Of Hours]]''
* 2002: ''Dimensions''

==References==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120204091625/http://www.jazzinbelgium.org/groups/octurn.htm Jazz in Belgium page]
* [http://www.octurn.com Official website]

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Octurn - Revision history

imported>LastJabberwocky: Added {{Expand language}} tag

imported>Frost: Removing link(s) to "Dimensions (Octurn album)": WP:NALBUM; unreferenced, lacking coverage.