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Created
in 1982, it is an agile and balanced outfit with a mild and always
suggestive sound. It is a perfect vehicle allowing the pianist,
as well as his two companions, to express freely.
The aesthetic proposal of the trio through these years has been
very varied, depending on the pianist’s aesthetic concerns
and on the different personalities of the double bass players and
drummers having taken part of the trio. At present its repertoire
is formed by original compositions and very personal interpretations
of popular catalan songs.
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Lluís
Vidal Trio has released five albums so far: “Cançons populars”
(1989), “Tren nocturn” (1993), “Milikituli” (1995),
“Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure with Lluís Vidal Trio
featuring Dave Liebman” (1997) and “Lluís Vidal Trio
and Dave Liebman” (1997), "Lluis Vidal Trio and Mark Feldman"
(2003).
They have performed at the most important festivals in Spain and in
the international festivals of: Copenhagen and Aarhus (Denmark), Leverkusen
Jazzstage and Köln Stadtgarten (Germany), The Hague Delta Jazz
(Holland), Geneva AMR Festival (Switzerland), Malmö and Lund
(Sweden), Grenoble Jazz Festival (France), Beijing “Waiting for
Jazz” Festival (China) and San Martin’s Cultural Center
in Buenos Aires (Argentina).
They have collaborated with the Orquestra de Cambra del Teatre Lliure,
with the Orquesta Ciudad de Granada, with Orquestra Nacional de Cambra
d’Andorra and the Orquesta de Cámara Andrés Segovia.
They have been the rhythmic section accompanying musicians such as
Dave Liebmann, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Gerard Presencer,
and Mark Feldman, among many other. |
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lluís
vidal: piano
david mengual: double bass
david xirgu: drums
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vidal |
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Born
in Barcelona, where he studies music at the City Conservatoire.
He has founded the Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure, the
jazz groups Catalònia (1977), Onix (1983),
Ictus (1987) and his own trio, as well as tangos group Araca
(1995).
He has recorded numerous programs for radio and T.V. and has performed
at the most important festivals in Spain, Portugal, France, England,
Denmark, Sweden, Holland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria,
Israel, U.S.A. , China and Argentine. He has collaborated with jazz
musicians as Wynton Marsalis, Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Kenny
Wheeler, amongst others, with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra,
with the Belgian Radio and T.V. big-band, with the Simphony Orchestra
Ciudad de Granada, with the Beethoven Academie of Belgium, with
the National Chamber Orchestra of Andorra, and with de Chamber Orchestra
Andrés Segovia.
As a composer, he has written music for movies and for theater,
as well as numerous pieces for big band, orchestra, solo artists
and several different ensembles, plus all the material he place
on stage preformances, either with the trio or as a solo pianist.
He has been teaching at the AMMJ at the Taller de Músics
of Barcelona (being musical director for three years) and actually
at the ESMUC.
He has done one record with the group Catalònia, two with
Onix, one with Ictus, five with his own trio, one at piano solo,
and several with the Orquestra de Cambra Teatre Lliure.
He has been awarded for many diferent composition prizes, the Music
Nacional Award by the Generalitat de Catalunya, and the award by
the Jazz Musicians Association of Catalonia.
Member of the directing staff of the Orquestra de Cambra Teatre
Lliure, being nowadays the artistic director.
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| david
mengual |
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Born
in Barcelona. He has taken part in the most important festivals
in Spain, and also at the Franckfort and Indrerburg festivals.
He has collaborated with musicians like Barry Harris, George Cables,
Eric Alexander, Paul Edmonds, Spanky Wilson, Tim Garland, Bill McHenry,
Ben Waltzer and Nat Su among many others. He has released many records
as a session musician and five with the bands he directs. The magazine
‘Cuadernos de Jazz’ gave him five stars and nominated
for the best jazz record of the year in Spain his works ‘Monkiana’
(1997) and ‘Des d’aquí’ (1999). This
one received the award for the best record company production granted
by the ‘Associació de Músics de Jazz de Catalunya’
(‘Catalonia Jazz Musicians Assotiation’).
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| david
xirgu |
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Born
in Badalona. He took sol-fa and piano studies at the ‘Conservatori
del Liceu’ and after at the ‘Aula de Música Moderna
i Jazz’ and at the ‘Taller de Músics’, in
this one he worked as a professor later. Nowadays he is drums professor
at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC)
He takes part on several bands whith which has played in the most
important festivals in Spain and Europe and has also released many
records.
He has received the next awards among others: 2nd award in the Jazz
Festival of San Sebastián with the ‘Beboporum’
band (1985), award to the best drummer (1993 and 1995) and the best
band and best record award (David Xirgu Quartet, ‘Ugrix’,
1997), granted by the ‘Associació de Músics de
Catalunya’ (‘Catalonia Jazz Music Assotiation’).
He has collaborated with musicians such as: Tete Montoliu, Fred
Hersh, Norma Winstone, Art Farmer, Dave Liebmann, Charles Tolliver
and John Abercrombie among others.
Nowadays he manages his own quartet and has released two records:
‘Ugrix’ and ‘Indolents’.
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