lluís vidal trio and jordi molina
This proposal offers the adaptation of popular songs from a jazz point of view with a non-typical training that is jazz trio with the tenora, which allows the mixure of the two languages not only from the esthetic way but also through the timbre connotations of an instrument deeply related to the color of the popular catalan music.
jordi molina: tenora

lluís vidal: piano
david megual: bass
david xirgu: drums
 
jordi molina

Jordi Molina was born in Blanes in 1962, and since he was so young (7 years old) he became immersed in music in the Banda i Cobla of Sta. Maria School in Blanes, under the direction of father Joaquim Alqueza. He played there from 1969 to 1980 and then traveled to Yugoslavia, Germany, Israel, Jordania, Wales, France, Italy, Canary Islands, Madrid, Valencia and all Catalonia.

He has taken music and harmony studies at the Liceu de Girona and at the municipal conservatory of Barcelona. He has also taken clarinet studies with Andreu Cusidó and Juli Panella; tenora studies with Ricard Viladesau; and the furthering of harmony with Angels Alabert at the Taller de Músics in Barcelona.

He has taken part in the brass band-orchestras La Principal of Barcelona (from 1981), Els Montgrins (from 1983, received the Creu de Sant Jordi Award of the Generalitat de Catalunya in 1984 and the National Music Award in 1993), Maravella (since 1996, received the award Creu de Sant Jordi of the Generalitat de Catalunya in 1997). He has also done arrangements and tasks on music production in TV3, he has collaborated with Santi Arisa in the creation of the musical fusion called ‘Sardanova’ and has been one of the promoters of the Cobla de Cambra de Catalunya.

As a composer, he has done near to thirty sardanas, dances at the IXth century’s style, several works for brass bands, chamber works for different tenora groups, a cantata, and he usually writes arrangements for diverse bands and solists.

He has been awarded with the Award to the interpretative singularity of the O.B.P. (2000), first award Ramón Serrat for young composers (1992) and the second award in the Ceret-Banyoles contest of sardanas composition (1999).

He has collaborated with Mô del Mar Bonet, Manel Camp, Lluís Vidal trio, Companyia Elèctrica Dharma, Banda Municipal de Barcelona.

His recordings with the tenora, through the different bands he has played on are more than fifty. These records includes sardanas, themes for brass band...and you can even find especiality themes written specifically for that, as those ones composing the CD ‘Mosaic’, in duet with the pianist Ramón Escalé.

 

 

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