Albert Vila
Albert Vila began his musical studies at the “Taller de Musics” Barcelona, where he studied with Andy Rossety and J. Luis Gamez. In 1999 he was accepted into the Conservatory of Amsterdam and followed the “jazz guitar performance” program, there he had the opportunity to study with Jesse Van Ruller.
In 2004 he was awarded with the first prize in the Dutch Jazz Competition for his composition “Gym Jam”. The following year the conservatory gave him a scholarship to join the graduate program at the prestigious “Manhattan School of Music” in New York, where he took classes from teachers such as Rodney Jones, Dave Liebman and Phil Markowitz.
In 2007 after completing his post graduate studies he decided to return to his hometown, Barcelona. Once in Barcelona, he decided to lead a new project : Albert Vila quintet. With this group in 2007 won the national competition in Donosti ”Debajazz”, and is in the same year when the record label Fresh Sound New Talent released his debut album “Foreground music”, ten original songs written and arranged by Albert. During the next two years he was busy promoting his album in Spain and working with other artists of the Spanish music scene.
In 2011 released his second album on Fresh Sound New Talent, entitled “Tactile” with seven new songs. Albert shows his work in Spain and in several European countries including: UK, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Czech Republic and Poland , receiving a very warm welcome by both, the public and the critics.
In 2012, Albert will present his latest album in trio formation, where he is sorrounded by the great drummer Jorge Rossy and the bass player Reinier Elizarde. This time his repertoire will consist of well-known American jazz standards.
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April/022017
19:30
Albert Vila "The Unquiet Sky"
Albert Vila hat sein neustes Album in New York City aufgenommen, umgeben von einigen der derzeit herausragenden Musikern der New Yorker Szene: Jeff Ballard - drums, Aaron Parks - piano und Doug Weiss - bass.
Heute stellt Albert Vila sein neustes Album "The Unquiet Sky" in Köln vor, umgeben von einigen der derzeit herausragenden Musikern der Kölner Szene: Fabian Arends, Pablo Held und Robert Landfermann.
"Barcelona is his hometown, and Brussels is now his base, but for his fourth album Vila recorded in Brooklyn. The compositions are all his and included is ‘Gym Jam’, the tune that won him first prize in the Dutch Jazz Competition of 2004."
- Peter Bacon JazzWise
"Vila’s latest CD features long, tightly composed works, interspersed with shorter pieces of solo guitar. He starts from relatively simple lines, which become increasingly faster and more complex as the song progresses. The tonality of Vila’s guitar ranges between the aggressive, hard, and fast, to the lyrical and “soft”. In other words, the man knows how to mix things up."
- Marc Van de Walle/ Jazzmozaiek Magazin Belgien
"Albert Vila manages to sculpt musical creations that speak to the senses and soul, and provide a window into his own unique world."
- Dan Bilawsky ALL About Jazz
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CD Review: Fresh Sound New Talent
CD Review: Jazz Guitar Society
Mai/102015
19:30
Albert Vila Quartett
Albert Vila, einer der besten Jazz-Gitarristen Spaniens wohnt in Barcelona. Dort begann er seine musikalische Ausbildung an der "Taller de Musics" bei Andy Rosset und J. LuisGamez und studierte später Jazzgitarre am Konservatorium von Amsterdam. Altmeister Jesse van Ruller war ein wichtiger Einfluss aber auch andere große Jazzmusiker wie John Scofield, Danilo Perez, Richard Bona, Jack DeJohnette, Kurt Rosenwinkel oder Mike Stern.
Die enge Freundschaft Albert Vilas mit dem Kölner Saxophonisten Denis Gäbel führt ihn immer wieder nach Köln. So entstand die Kölner Variante des Albert Vila Quartetts.
Februar/232014
19:30
Albert Vila Quartett
Albert Vila, einer der besten Jazz-Gitarristen Spaniens wohnt in Barcelona. Dort begann er seine musikalische Ausbildung an der "Taller de Musics" bei Andy Rosset und J. LuisGamez und studierte später Jazzgitarre am Konservatorium von Amsterdam. Altmeister Jesse van Ruller war ein wichtiger Einfluss aber auch andere große Jazzmusiker wie John Scofield, Danilo Perez, Richard Bona, Jack DeJohnette, Kurt Rosenwinkel oder Mike Stern.
Die enge Freundschaft Albert Vilas mit dem Kölner Saxophonisten Denis Gäbel führt ihn immer wieder nach Köln. So entwickelte sich die Kölner Variante des Albert Vila Quartetts. Weiter Auftritte des Quartetts am 24.02. im Café Dumont in Aachen, 25.02. Jazzschmiede, Düsseldorf, 27.02. Café Simonz, Wuppertal.
April/102011
19:30
Albert Vila Quartett feat. Denis Gäbel
Albert Vila aus Barcelona steht für herausragende Kompositionen und differenziertes Spiel, der Kölner Denis Gäbel für ein kraftvolles, treibendes Jazzsaxophon. Junger und hochrangiger Jazz der Extraklasse!
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