Jazz Articles about Hat

Hat: Twins

by Vincenzo Roggero
December 19, 2014

La band nasce a Barcellona nel 2004 grazie all'incontro nella città catalana di quattro musicisti i cui percorsi si erano già incrociati in passato sia in terra iberica che oltreoceano. Le buone sensazioni scattano immediate, l'alchimia non stenta a manifestarsi ed ecco che il gruppo si ritrova in sala d'incisione. A distanza di dieci anni esce il loro terzo lavoro che li presenta ancora in ottima forma, ancora carichi di giovanile entusiasmo, ancora impegnati ad esplorare i territori contigui al ...

HAT: Local HAT

by Mark F. Turner
July 26, 2010

Too much of it might be undesirable but a little psychedelia is good thing. The Catalan-based group simply called HAT offers it up on Local HAT, with its unique blend of modern jazz that touches on everything from abstract, rock, avant-garde, catchy pop-influenced hooks, and whatever else spawns from its richly diverse music environment surrounding Barcelona, Spain. The group's leaders--guitarist Jordi Matas and keyboardist Sergi Sirvent--have collaborated in various works with forward-thinking momentum, as heard in Matas' ...

Hat: Hi Ha

by Ian Patterson
November 2, 2007

What is immediately striking about the music presented on Hi Ha by the youthful Catalan quartet Hat, is just how original it is. This is in no small part due to the influence of Sergi Sirvent, who contributes the lion's share of the tunes and plays piano in a style which is tremendously personal.

The title track opens with skipping brushes and a chittering bass which lays the foundation for restrained solos by guitarist Jordi Matas followed by ...