Results for "Barcelona"

The Rite Festival 2026 — Third and Final Day

by Artur Moral
June 18, 2026

The Rite FestivalLaboratori D'Arts ContemplativesLlinars del VallèsBarcelonaMay 31, 2026 There are small miracles that happen daily and discreetly. They are of a prosaic and absolutely earthly nature, with no divine or supernatural intervention of any kind, and the vast majority of them tend to go completely unnoticed by the eyes ...

Marcel Vallès

Marcel Vallès is a Barcelona-based guitarist, composer and producer blending jazz with Brazilian and global influences. His musical language was shaped through a period of immersion in South America, with a strong focus on rhythm and melodic lyricism.

He maintains an ongoing collaboration with Mirla Riomar, producing her work and performing internationally, and has also collaborated with artists such as Omar Sosa, Letieres Leite and Julito Padrón.

His debut album Boas Lembranças, recorded in duo with Steve Shehan, features original compositions and an intimate dialogue between guitar and percussion.

JAZZ I AM 2026

by Gabriele Guala
April 9, 2026

La Otra Band

Active since: 2024

La Otra Band is an experimental ensemble born in Barcelona out of La Otra Jam, a long-running platform dedicated to free improvisation that brings together musicians, dancers, poets, and visual artists. The project represents the most developed musical expression of this collective experience, translating its spontaneous and multidisciplinary nature into a “produced improvisation” format.

The ensemble gathers a fluid lineup of international musicians from diverse backgrounds, including jazz, contemporary music, and electronic experimentation. Rather than working with fixed compositions, La Otra Band builds its sound through real-time interaction, where structure emerges organically from listening, tension, and collective intuition.

Albert Marquès / Rachel Therrien: Dialogue (Vol. I & II)

by Artur Moral
January 30, 2026

Except for the most radically experimental music, in a jazz context increasingly dominated by written scores that leave little room for improvisation, the appearance of a musical diptych centered on the latter is undoubtedly most welcome. This applies both to individual discourse and to creation shared simultaneously by various performers. Granted, many listeners may be absolutely ...

Martí Mitjavila: Somebody Nobody Loves

by Artur Moral
December 19, 2025

Jack Bowers, our esteemed elder statesman, made it quite clear in his article James Danderfer: If Not Now that the clarinet, once one of jazz's signature instruments, is currently experiencing hard times. But it is not all bad news. Whether on the formerly more popular soprano clarinet or the more solemn--and experimentation-friendly--bass clarinet, luminaries ...

Martí Mitjavila

Born: September 1, 2000

Martí Mitjavila, born in Barcelona in 2000, is a young jazz clarinetist and saxophonist currently based in Amsterdam. He began exploring jazz at an early age, inspired by his father's record collection. Martí holds a Bachelor and a Masters Degree from the Conservatory of Amsterdam. He has studied with renowned musicians such as Ben van Gelder, Simon Rigter, Joris Roelofs, Jasper Blom, George Coleman, Dick Oatts and Reggie Workman.

Throughout his career, Martí has performed across Europe at notable events, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Grachtenfestival in Amsterdam, the Bimhuis Rough Diamonds Series, and jazz festivals in Breda, Heerde, and Vic.

Nigel Price Organ Trio At Magy's Farm

by Ian Patterson
December 4, 2025

Nigel Price Organ Trio Magy's Farm Dromara, N. IrelandNovember 29, 2025 You probably have to go back to the Duke Ellington Orchestra in the '50s to find a harder-touring jazz outfit than the Nigel Price Organ Trio. Between the beginning of April and the end of June 1950 Ellington led his musicians through 74 ...

Ignasi Terraza: With Respect To Oscar And Niels

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; ...

A Farewell to Madrid's Café Central

by Artur Moral
September 24, 2025

It happened to Chicago with The London House and The Velvet Lounge; it happened to San Francisco with the Black Hawk Club and the Keystone Corner; and, of course, it happened to New York City with Cafe Society, Sweet Basil, Village Gate and Jazz Standard. It has also happened in many other places and cities around ...