Spanish jazz

Jazz in Spain began with an interest in Dixieland or New Orleans jazz. In that time it evolved into other styles, often influenced by visiting Americans. In 1947 Don Byas introduced Tete Montoliu to bebop, and other efforts to combine jazz with flamenco occurred. Catalan and Galician music have influenced some regions.

Jazz in Spain suffered from many difficulties. These included cultural, political, and economic systems that were unsuitable for creativity. Francisco Franco's regime placed restraints on jazz. The return to democracy and the development of the economy allowed jazz to expand.[1]

Spain has many outdoor jazz festivals. The Donostia-San Sebastian Jazz Festival began in 1966. In the middle 1970s, the festival attracted Charles Mingus, Tete Montoliu, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Rollins, B.B. King, Woody Herman, Freddie Hubbard, Weather Report, Gato Barbieri, Art Blakey, Mercer Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, Clark Terry, and Miles Davis. The festival held in Vitoria-Gasteiz, set up in 1977, also attracts musicians.

Jazz festivals

• Festival de Jazz de Vitoria (Vitoria-Gasteiz)[2]
• Festival de Jazz de San Sebastian (Donostia-San Sebastian)[3]
• Festival de Jazz de Barcelona
• Festival de Jazz de Terrassa (Terrassa)[4]
• Festival de Jazz de Valencia (Mar-i-jazz)[5]
• Festival de Jazz de Madrid
• Festival Internacional de Jazz de Peñíscola (Castelló)
• Festival de Jazz de San Javier

Jazz musicians in Spain

• Diego Amador - pianist in flamenco and jazz[6]
• Ester Andujar - singer[7]
• Juan d'Anyelica - guitarist in flamenco and jazz.
• Paloma Berganza - singer[8]
• Lleó Borrell - pianist
• Albert Bover - pianist[9]
• Carme Canela - singer[10]
• Miguel Angel Chastang - bassist[11]
• Alberto Conde - pianist[12][13]
• Alex Conde - pianist in flamenco and jazz[14]
• Alexis Cuadrado - bassist[15]
• Chano Domínguez - pianist[16]
• Xavier Dotras - pianist[17]
• Ramón Evaristo - bandleader, violinist
• Josep Maria Farràs - trumpeter
• Agustí Fernández - pianist[18]
• José Luis Gámez - guitarist[19][20]
• Pedro Iturralde - saxophonist in jazz and classical
• Ramón López - drummer, spent much of his life in France[21]
• Baldo Martínez - bassist[22][23]
• David Mengual - bassist[24][25][26]
• Tete Montoliu - pianist
• Benet Palet - trumpeter
• Jorge Pardo - saxophonist and flautist who worked with Chick Corea[27]
• Oscar Peñas - guitarist and composer[28]
• Alberto Porro Carmona - jazz conductor, musicologist, composer, and saxophone player
• Igor Prochazka - pianist[29]
• Mario Rossi- samba and jazz[30]
• Jorge Rossy - drummer who worked 10 years with the first trio of Brad Mehldau[31]
• Perico Sambeat - saxophonist, flamenco nominee in Latin Grammy Awards of 2005[32][33]
• Albert Sanz - pianist[34]
• Antonio Serrano (musician) - harmonica[35]
• Ximo Tebar - guitarist[36]
• Ignasi Terraza - pianist[37]
• David Xirgu - drummer[38]

References

1. Apoloybaco
6. Diego Amador's Website
7. Biography Archived 2006-11-24 at the Wayback Machine All About Jazz
8. website Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
9. Jazz Magazine
10. Biografías del Jazz: Carme Canela Archived 2007-04-10 at the Wayback Machine
11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-04-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Jazz Magazine
12. Alberto Conde website
13. Alberto Conde Tomajazz bio
14. Alex Conde Website
15. Biography Biography Archived 2005-11-28 at the Wayback Machine All About Jazz
16. NPR
17. Xavier Dotras
18. Biography All About Jazz
19. Jose Luis Gamez's website
20. All About Jazz Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
21. Tomajazz bio
22. Apoloybaco bio
23. bio Jazz Magazine
24. Tomajazz bio
25. CitizenJazz bio
26. Biography Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine Jazz Magazine
27. Chick Corea's website
28. Biography All About Jazz
29. Igor Prochazka Trio
30. Biography All Music
31. Criss Cross Jazz
32. National Geographic World Music site
33. Perico Sambeat's website
34. Biography All About Jazz
35. Biography Archived 2013-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Apoloybaco
36. Biography All About Jazz
37. Biography Apoloybaco
38. Biography Tomajazz

External links

• Tomajazz: Spanish jazz, articles, interviews, news
• Apoloybaco