Jazz Articles about Ignasi Terraza

About Ignasi Terraza

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Ignasi Terraza: With Respect To Oscar And Niels

Read "With Respect To Oscar And Niels" reviewed by Artur Moral

by Artur Moral
October 8, 2025

Exceptionalism is often presented with a spectacular surface. However, it also hides itself behind multiple layers of deep discretion. This is true with pianist, composer, educator and record producer Ignasi Terraza. His uniqueness is based on several facts: being the first blind person in Spain to earn--a mid-1980s achievement, without today's technology--a degree in Computer Engineering; combining this accomplishment with self-taught jazz piano, becoming over the years one of the few piano players on the Iberian Peninsula with international recognition, ...

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Josep Maria Farràs & Ignasi Terraza Trio: Plaça Vella

by AAJ Italy Staff
September 22, 2011

Notizie dalla Catalogna, da parte di due musicisti che rappresentano diverse generazioni di artisti locali, uniti da una solida conoscenza del linguaggio nel jazz moderno trova lo spunto per un'evoluzione continua. Farràs è un trombettista che deve aver preso l'avvio con Armstrong (gustoso il tributo a chiusura del disco) per poi volgersi a Miles in termini di fraseggio e Dorham come timbro. Ha una sicura visione melodica dell'assolo e nelle ballad trova sempre la giusta via interpretativa. Mostra una fragilità ...