Jazz Articles about Agusti Fernandez

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by Eyal Hareuveni
February 3, 2006

Barcelona-based pianist Agusti Fernández, the late German master bassist Peter Kowald and the nomadic Swedish reedman Mats Gustafsson are true representatives of the European tradition of free improv. All three are passionate investigators of their instruments in a way that so often transcend their idiomatic properties. These two releases chronicle two duo meetings at the home base of Fernández, one of the most challenging pianists on the European scene.

Fernández is a musician who bridges the American free jazz model ...

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Agust: Camallera

by Sergio Masferrer
August 25, 2005

Camallera was born naturally from the complex growth process of pianist Agusti Fernández. This experimental Spanish musician is beginning to be known in his native country, and it is only a question of time before he earns recognition outside Spanish borders. To understand Fernández's ability--and importance for other musicians--both as a pianist and an improviser, one must consider his most recent recordings. He has appeared on several discs with Evan Parker's Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, the last of which ...