Results for "Valencia"

albert sanz garcia

Born: March 29, 1978

Ramón Climent

Perico Sambeat

Born: 1962

PERICO SAMBEAT In 1980 he began playing sax self-taught. He moved to Barcelona in 1982, where he ended his flute classical studies. At the same time he started attending Taller de Mùsics, where he studied harmony and arrangements with Zé Eduardo. In 1991 he moved to New York, where he attended New School. There he had the chance to play with great musicians such as Lee Konitz, Jimmy Cobb, Joe Chambers, etc. He also worked professionally with Steve Lacy, Daniel Humair, Fred Hersch, Bob Moses, Louis Bellson, Michael Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Maria Schneider, Pat Metheny, Kenny Wheeler, etc. He has been tecahing in some of the most important jazz schools in Spain: Taller de Músics, Musikene, ESMUC, etc, and has been doing workshops all around the world

Celso Vernon

Born: July 28, 1958

Guitarist and teacher was born in Valencia (Spain). As a performer, Celso has played virtually every style of music professionally.

Carmen Nikol

Born: November 21, 1975

JAZZ VOCALIST PIONEER “...Carmen Nikol’s done nothing less than invent Spanish vocalese” CARMEN NIKOL is already considered by critics to be a jazz singer of innovative status. Nikol, known for being the creator of vocalese (the art of putting lyrics to established instrumental music) in the Spanish language, “...could have fallen back on the typical melodies of the day, but instead has opted for the discipline of jazz, she’s taken melodies that were based on improvisation, and has added lyrics to these more or less known instrumental solos. Carmen Nikol’s done nothing less than invent Spanish vocalese” (Juanma Játiva author of the book “Billie Holiday”)

Al Di Meola Receives Honorary Doctorate At Berklee's Campus In Valencia, Spain

July 25, 2018

Berklee Provost Larry Simpson presented an honorary doctor of music degree on July 9 to legendary jazz, fusion, and world music guitarist, composer, bandleader, and producer Al Di Meola during the commencement ceremony for the master’s degree programs at Berklee’s campus in Valencia, Spain. Di Meola also performed as a special guest at the commencement concert ...

Naima: Bye

by Glenn Astarita
March 30, 2016

This Spanish piano trio's moniker is seemingly derived from John Coltrane's classic ballad “Naima," included on the seminal album Giant Steps (Atlantic, 1960). Nonetheless, they don't abide by conventional mainstream jazz nomenclatures. Even though the artists' engage in jazzy improvisational movements, their core methodology is not about bop or swing, and is more closely aligned with ...

Valencia

By Hildegunn Øiseth

Label: Losen Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: Sacred; Chasing My Own Tail; Sårt; A Day in Valencia; Roxy; Vinternatt; Nattjoik.

Hildegunn Oiseth: Valencia

by Jakob Baekgaard
January 8, 2014

A name is sometimes able to conjure a whole world. In the case of Norwegian trumpeter Hildegunn Øiseth, the name of the Spanish city Valencia embodies a wealth of associations and feelings, which find their way into her music. Her album Valencia was recorded in producer Odd Gjelsnes' Studio Berxeta and the contrast ...

Valencia

By Jemal Ramirez

Label: Chris Shahin
Released: 2012