Camila Nebbia

Camila Nebbia from Buenos Aires, based in Berlin, is a saxophone player, composer, improviser, visual artist and curator. Described by Jazz PT magazine as “an essential saxophonist of our time”. The multidisciplinary artist layers her practice through the creation and destruction of archival memory, exploring the concepts of identity, migration, and memory. Her work includes improvised and composed music, film creation, and audiovisual performances, forming a constellation of interconnected practices.

Her most recent solo album –'una ofrenda a la ausencia' (an offering to absence) with Relative Pitch Records– was described by  the NYC Jazz Record as an 'innately human and personal album, surprising listeners with a passionate approach to jazz'.

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Played and recorded with many artists of the international scene such as Marilyn Crispell, Michael Formanek, Angelica Sanchez, Randy Peterson, Tom Rainey, Patrick Shiroishi, Vinnie Sperrazza, Katt Hernandez, Kenneth Jimenez, Lesley Mok,  Susana Santos Silva, Elsa Bergman, l’ Arfi collective of Lyon, Joanna Mattrey, Vincent Dromowski’s Flow regulator, Kit Downes, Andrew Lisle, John Hughes, among others.

Co-funder together with Maria Grand and Marta Sanchez of the independent record label Lilaila. Co-curator of the interdisciplinary festival “Guillotina'' in Buenos Aires, and curator of the streaming concert series called “A door in the mountain”. Curates the series “Disfigured Rivers” based in Berlin and its part of the curatorial team of the experimental music series Future Bash Reloaded.

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Participated of many festivals around the world such Ultima Oslo (NO), Jazz Fest Berlin (DE), Saalfelden Jazz Festival (AT), Vision Outdoor Festival (DE) Serralves Jazz no Parque (PT), Winter Jazz Festival (US), Buenos Aires Jazz Festival (ARG), Lima Jazz Festival (PE), Diskurs Festival (DE), among others, and has assisted to several residencies such as, ART OMI (NYC), SIM (NYC) Jazz & Creative Music directed by Tyshawn Sorey and Vijay Iyer (CA), Konvent Zero (ES) UNCOOL (CH), Ensemble Evolution (US), Looking Glass Arts (US), CirkusVranen (SE), CCK with Tim Berne, Marilyn Crispell & Ben Goldberg (AR), among others. ​

Part of her projects are: Nebbia/Downes/Lisle "Exhaust" with Kit Downes & Andrew Lisle, Camila Nebbia & Angelica Sanchez Duo, Camila Nebbia solo, Nebbia Formaneck Sperrazza trio with Vinnie Sperrazza & Michael Formanek, Camila Nebbia's The Hanged One sextet, among others. 

​​​​​Camila Nebbia is endorsed by D'Addario Woodwinds.

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