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Irene Aranda

IRENE ARANDA

Pianist, composer.

Born in Jaén ( Andalucía / Spain ) and Berlin-based, started to play piano at age seven. Classical trained and selftaught in jazz and free improvisation, Aranda is defined by the critics as original, astonishing and freed from stereotypes.

Irene Aranda has played with Don Malfon, Brandon López, Ami Yamasaki, Samuel Blasser, Chuck Roth, Elisabeth Coudoux, Maria Reich, Agustí Fernández, Joanna Mattrey, Ernesto Rodrigues, Johannes Nästestjö, and so on.


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«Any round with Aranda’s music is bound to take listeners on the most unpredictable yet deeply immersive wild ride, inspire and equip us all with enough invigorating food for resisting thoughts, until, one day, Aranda and The Dark Deniers will rule the world.» Eyal Hareuveni / Free Jazz Blog

«Right from the gitgo, this trio erupts with explosive freedom. The overall effect feels like a dense force pushing and pulling on us fragile humans, squeezing strange sounds out of ordinary instruments. The next time I play this in the store, someone will be blown away and not know what hit them. This is some heavy sonic medicine»
Bruce Lee Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery) about Inner Core

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

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Relative Pitch Records
2026

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Estudios Extendidos II

Self Produced
2026

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The Dark Deniers -...

Self Produced
2026

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Tales of Freedom

Self Produced
2026

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After Miles

Self Produced
2023

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Estudios Extendidos

Self Produced
2021

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Videos

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