Jazz Articles about Ramon Lopez

Ramon Lopez: Threefold

by John Sharpe
October 1, 2018

A quick glance at the discography of Spanish drummer Ramon Lopez reveals a musician steeped in diversity, both geographical and stylistic. It's striking that so few of his releases share the same line up, notwithstanding his enduring partnership with pianist Agusti Fernandez. So perhaps it's no surprise that on Threefold he pilots the debut of a multinational trio completed by British trumpeter Percy Pursglove and Polish acoustic bass guitarist Rafal Mazur. The association with Pursglove stems from the involvement of ...

Ramon Lopez: Kalimba & Drums Solo II: Swinging with Doors

by Celeste Sunderland
November 3, 2007

Joachim Kuhn and Majid Bekkas Kalimba (with Ramon Lopez) ACT Music 2007 Ramon Lopez Drums Solo II: Swinging with Doors Leo 2007

Despite the virtuosic complexity of Joachim Kühn, Majid Bekkas and Ramon Lopez' new album Kalimba, its most moving moment occurs when Bekkas' course, gorgeous vocals begin the chorus on ...

Ramon Lopez Quartet: Songs of the Spanish Civil War

by Glenn Astarita
January 1, 2001

Drummer/percussionist Ramon Lopez follows up his 1999 “Leo Records” release with a quartet outing based upon the Songs of the Spanish Civil War. And if some of you have already formulated notions that this is some sort of historical retrospective, forget it! Here, the drummer has assembled a crew of top-flight European jazz musicians for a set that embodies off-kilter, free-jazz style renderings of traditional compositions rearranged by Lopez.

Vocalist Benat Achiary lends his wares to three of these largely ...

Ramon Lopez: Eleven Drums Songs

by Glenn Astarita
January 1, 1999

Ramon Lopez hails from Spain and resides in Paris, France where he teaches Indian music at the Paris Conservatory and performs in the “National Orchestra du Jazz”. On “Eleven Drums Songs” we are treated to a very comprehensive and entertaining display of technical virtuosity showcasing Lopez’ talents. No, not another egotistical display of chops by a self-absorbed drummer but a very musical endeavor which finds Lopez representing himself as a serious composer. Lopez utilizes an arsenal of percussion instruments in ...

Ramon Lopez: Eleven Drums Songs

by Robert Spencer
December 1, 1998

Since Anthony Braxton recorded his groundbreaking For Alto in the late Sixties, all the instruments of the standard jazz ensemble have been the focus of solo albums. Peter Kowald has even recorded an acclaimed album of solo bass, and it is not alone as a solo bass recording. But rarest of all are all-percussion albums. The relatively limited melodic possibilities of the percussion apparatus have seemed to remove one of the cardinal elements of music of any style, and made ...