Dani Pérez, guitar Marko Lohikari, contrabass ... - Miguel Fernández
Dani Pérez, guitar Marko Lohikari, contrabass ... - Miguel Fernández
Dani Pérez, guitar Marko Lohikari, contrabass ... - Miguel Fernández
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www.miguelfernandez.net<br />
myspace.com/miguelfernandezmusic<br />
<strong>Miguel</strong> <strong>Fernández</strong>, tenor & soprano sax<br />
<strong>Dani</strong> <strong>Pérez</strong>, <strong>guitar</strong><br />
<strong>Marko</strong> <strong>Lohikari</strong>, <strong>contrabass</strong><br />
David Xirgu, drums<br />
With no preliminar music clasification of this ensemble, we would like to introduce<br />
the <strong>Miguel</strong> <strong>Fernández</strong> Quartet. The band owns an original music improvisation<br />
concept...jazz? Maybe...whoever needs to be surprised by his/her sensitive perceptions<br />
just has to come by one of <strong>Miguel</strong> <strong>Fernández</strong> Quartet presentations and check it<br />
out. Public will notice the pure energy this band gives off.<br />
This Quartet was ensembled by <strong>Miguel</strong> at the begining of 2007 and it has performed<br />
at : Sant Cugat Jazz Festival 2008”, “Jazzaharrean Jazz Festival 08” (Vitoria Off<br />
Festival),"Mirajazz Festival" en Miranda de Ebro (09), “Jornadas musicales” at Motas<br />
Castle, Jamboree, Jazz Cava de Terrassa, "La Bilbaina", Robadors...<br />
Last May a new CD was recorded titled "Transplanet Species" and it will be released<br />
by the end of 2009 for Fresh Sound New Talent Records. Leo Genovese (Esperanza<br />
Spaulding sideman) is featuring on rhodes and piano for this recording. For further<br />
information do visit www.miguelfernandez.net<br />
<strong>Miguel</strong> <strong>Fernández</strong><br />
His first aproach to music was trough a<br />
classical enviroment obtaining the Classical<br />
Saxophon Degree in Pamplona, Spain. After<br />
that he moved to Boston and attended to<br />
Berklee College of Music in Boston where he<br />
studied "Jazz Performance" major with<br />
Magna Cum Laude qualification. Nowadays<br />
he is playing with Mystic Flugelhorn Band,<br />
Santi Careta Group, Trio Idílico, Fake Trio u<br />
otras colaboraciones internacionales como<br />
Paquito de Rivera Pan-américan Big Band,<br />
Greg Hopkins Big Band, Joe Lovano 22th<br />
Century Group, Oscar Stagnaro, James<br />
Genus, Eli Degibri, André Matos Quintet,<br />
Jesse Chandler, André Fernandes, Juan Cruz<br />
Urquiza, Leo Genovese o Demián Cabaud....<br />
<strong>Miguel</strong> is a Fresh Sound recording artist and<br />
we can find among his last cd´s: "El Perro",<br />
"Obertura" and "Santi Careta Grup meets<br />
Julian Heinemann". Other lables as PSM<br />
Records: "Symploke Quintet".
<strong>Dani</strong> <strong>Pérez</strong><br />
Originally from Buenos Aires he moved to<br />
Barcelona in 1997 where was already a<br />
member of David Xirgu Quartet. He started<br />
to play with David Mengual (Monkiana<br />
album), Benet Palet, Carme Canela, Alexis<br />
Cuadrado, Gorka Benítez, Bill McHenry, Jules<br />
Bikoko, Víctor de Diego, Joan Abril, Chris<br />
Higgins, Orquestra de Cambra of Lliure´s<br />
Theatre, Quimi Portet... he is currently teaching<br />
at the ESMUC (University of Music in Barcelona)<br />
from 2003/2004 academic year and he leads<br />
his own trio with David Mengual and David<br />
Xirgu. He got Prizes as "Best Guitar Player" of<br />
the years 2000 and 2001, "Best Group" and<br />
"Best Recording" : UGRIX (David Xirgu) 1997.<br />
<strong>Marko</strong> <strong>Lohikari</strong><br />
He studied <strong>contrabass</strong> and improvisation with<br />
the well known Anders Jormin, swedish<br />
composer and bass player, at Gothenburg<br />
University. After that he moved to Finland and<br />
he attended to the Sibelius Academy of<br />
Helsinki. He has played with the best musicians<br />
of the finish scene, Jussi Kannaste, Jussi<br />
Lehoten, Timo Lassy...Now he is living and<br />
playing in Barcelona.<br />
David Xirgu<br />
David was born in Badalona (Barcelona).<br />
Between the ages of 10 and 15, David studied<br />
piano and solfa at the Conservatorio Superior<br />
de Música del Liceo. The drums were always<br />
his instrument of preference, but he played<br />
them as a self-taught musician. At the age<br />
of 18, David began studies in the modern<br />
music schools L’Aula and el Taller de Músics.<br />
From 1985 to present, David has been member<br />
and founder of a great number of musical<br />
groups, among which his long-term<br />
collaborations with the Lluis Vidal Trio, Carmen<br />
Canela, Iñaki Salvador and with the Orquesta<br />
de Cambra del Teatre Lliure deserve special<br />
mention. He has also led his own group since<br />
the end of 1995.<br />
David has had the pleasure of playing with<br />
musicians of renowned prestige such as John<br />
Abercrombie, Vince Mendoza, Dave<br />
Liebman, Fred Hersch, Mark Feldman, Norma<br />
Winstone, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ben Monder,<br />
Guillermo Klein, Art Farmer, Charles Tolliver,<br />
Dave Schnitter, Mulgrew Miller, etc.<br />
He can be heard on more than 50 jazz<br />
recordings.<br />
www.miguelfernandez.net<br />
myspace.com/miguelfernandezmusic<br />
Contact:<br />
Virginie Gorzerino 0034677641998<br />
<strong>Miguel</strong> <strong>Fernández</strong> 0034609172141
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