The Jazz Organ Scene

Spain

Xavi Torres After having extensively studied Classical and Jazz, he has won several international prizes (such as the Dutch Jazz Competition, Best soloist at the Getxo competition or Keep an Eye International Jazz Award). He is the second Spanish to ever be in the finals of the prestigious Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in December 2018, after Jorge Rossy in 1992.   Learning the basics of piano from his sister Neus, Xavi Torres fell in love with the instrument as a young boy. He soon developed an interest in jazz, blues and improvisation, so he decided to study jazz piano in Barcelona. The freedom and improvisation in jazz opened new worlds for him, but classical music remained steadily in his heart. Rather than choosing one or the other, when Torres went to Amsterdam to further his studies in jazz, he decided to start the bachelor in classical piano at the same time, combining his two loves, which recently brought to live the acclaimed Kind of Beethoven project.   "I try to be very connected with the reality and its struggles, and then I try to create music that transcends it and speaks on its own. Music is one of the tools to keep us being creative and bringing positive things to create some kind of positive impact", says Xavi.   He has recorded more than 45 albums with several bands and played worldwide with musicians like Miguel Zenon, Seamus Blake, Aynur Dogan, Alex Sipiagin, Dick Oatts, Terell Stafford, Jasper Hoiby Jesse van Ruller, Nir Felder, Tineke Postma, Jorge Rossy. He has written music for FUSE, Dudok String Quartet and the Intercontinental Ensemble, among others, and has premiered Lluís Vidal's Piano Concerto.

contact:	info@xavitorresmusic.com
homepage:	www.xavitorresmusic.com
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Trampoline ZenneZ Records ZR1906008

Bernard van Rossum, soprano sax, tenor sax Anton Jakimenko, clarinet Federico Calcagno, bass clarinet Maria Crisitina Gonzalez, flute Maripepe Contreras, oboe Yishai Glick, guitar Xavi Torres, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Hammond organ Julia Philippens, violin Emma van der Schalie, violin Adriaan Breunis, viola Mascha van Nieuwkerk, cello Marco Zenini, double bass Joan Terol, drums Fran Gayo, percussion

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