Marco Mezquida is about to introduce his new project, Tornado. He has teamed up with two
old and beloved associates, with whom he has shared a good deal of music and hours on the
road: Masa Kamaguchi on double bass, and Ramon Prats on drums.
Marco has named his album inspired by his perception of the type of energy that the three
musicians, (individually, and as a sonic unity) exude throughout their freshly created repertoire,
either if they are choosing a smooth and delicate approach, or during one of the trio's eruptive
and creative outbursts.
Tornado, Marco Mezquida's new project -with Masa Kamaguchi (double bass) and Ramon Prats
(drums)- will be available after an overwhelming pre-premiere at Mercat de
Música Viva de Vic, that generated a cascade of accollades. It will be premiered in Madrid on October 19th and 20th, and in Barcelona on December 20th.
In the meanwhile, Mezquida is closing a very intense summer, which included brilliant
performances at major stages, like North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazzopen Stuttgart, Schubertíada,
Torroella de Montgrí, the Big Night of Marco Mezquida at Kulturarena Jena, among others.
Before he heads to his tour in Japan, Marco will be performing at Bozar in Brussels and at
Lantaren Venster in Rotterdam. Later on, he will have a beautiful date with living legend Michel
Camilo, a concert as a duet, by invitation of Festival de Jazz de Barcelona.
BIOGRAPHY
Marco Mezquida (Maó, 1987) is one of the most brilliant and promising appearances on the
European music scene and an artist destined to conquer any imaginable stage in the world. He
received both BMW Welt Jazz Awards in Münich (audience’s and jury’s) and the Jazz Album of
the year award by Enderrock in 2022, he has received the prestigious Premi Ciutat de Barcelona
and has been elected Musician of the Year 4 times by the Association of Jazz and Modern
Musicians of Catalonia; He has presented his solo piano concert at the impressive Palau de la
Música, a privilege reserved for seasoned pianists, and has been summoned by an endless list of
first-rate artists to record albums and concerts all over the world. Brilliant as a composer, pianist,
improviser, bandleader, eclectic and versatile: Jarrett, Schubert, Ravel, Gesualdo or Bley, to name
a few, blend exquisitely into Marco's musical DNA, whose vertiginous concert activity has led
him to perform in some of the important stages in 32 countries around the world on 4
continents (Tokyo Jazz Festival, Hong Kong Arts Festival, Kölner Philharmonie, Jazzopen
Stuttgart, Wiener Konzerthaus, Salle Pleyel, Palau de la Música, ElbPhilharmonie, Auditorio
Nacional de Música de Madrid, Jazzaldia, Vitoria Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival,
Auditorium Parco della Música, Blue Note Tokyo, among many others).
Marco recorded more than 50 albums: 16 as leader and co-leader of his groups recording his
own music and 36 as sideman or collaborator on various projects. His projects vary from piano
solo to his sypmphonic projects (his piano concerto, Talaiot, or his original approaches to
Rhapsody in Blue and Porgy & Bess) as leader/co-leader include his acclaimed trio with flamenco
guitarist Chicuelo, his evocative trio with Aleix Tobias and Martín Meléndez (three albums
recorded: Letter to Milos, Talismán and Ravel's Dreams -revisiting the music of the great French
composer-), the acclaimed duo with the great singer Silvia Pérez Cruz, his blind date with the
dancer Sol Picó, his Danish trio Pieris (Mezquida-Bodilsen-Andersen), and his praised solo piano
concerts (a format with which he has led him to be called a “piano magician” and to have his
own cult voice in the world scene) his duets with Portuguese songwriter Salvador Sobral, and
with Spanish singer and trumpet player Andrea Motis.