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| Barcelona-born Jazz Pianist Marina Albero Releases A Nomad of Sound Marina Albero resumes her journey across the world on here new album: A Nomad of Sound. Barcelona-born jazz pianist charts an exciting course abroad with a release inspired by the freedom to explore A Nomad of Sound, written and recorded during a self-designed musical residency in New Orleans in early 2024, is the overture to an ambitious new chapter in jazz pianist Marina Albero's lifelong musical travelogue. The album will be self-released on November 3rd at a performance by Albero in the closing days of Seattle's Earshot Jazz Festival. It will initially be available on CD and digital music platforms, with a vinyl pressing soon to follow. Albero's previous album A Life Soundtrack (2019, also self-released) spent five weeks on the national jazz charts, where it peaked at #23. A Nomad of Sound was engineered, mixed and mastered by top producer Justin Armstrong. The album's six tracks feature several diverse lineups of predominantly NOLA-based musicians, including bassist Amina Scott, drummer Pedro Segundo, and Cuban multi-instrumentalist Yusa. Albero's daughter Serena contributes vocals in English, Spanish and Catalan. Stylistically, A Nomad of Sound wanders as freely as its creator, delivering contemplative pieces for jazz quintet, a hard-driving Latin number, and a New Orleans style funeral march on which Albero's fiery keytar excursions conduct a full brass band. Recording sessions took place at New Orleans' Marigny Studios and Ellis Marsalis Center, where Albero had the honor of playing on the late master's piano. Raised in her native Spain among a traveling musical family, Albero relocated to Seattle with her two children in 2014. Over the next ten years, she built a devoted local community through her joyous performances and worked as a piano instructor at Cornish College of the Arts. Her industrious musical output has repeatedly won recognition from Seattle improvised music institution Earshot Jazz, including two Golden Ear awards for Musician of the Year (2019 and 2022), one for Acoustic Ensemble of the Year (2021, for the Marina Albero Trio), and one for Album of the Year (2019, for A Life Soundtrack) After a dynamic decade, Albero has embraced the urge to set sail on her next adventure. The result is A Nomad of Sound: a celebration of personal transformation and newfound independence. The Crescent City is only her first stop – the album's title evokes her drive to travel the world sparking musical connections. As much as Albero has already accomplished as a pianist, composer, mother and teacher, A Nomad of Sound announces to the world that her next journey is just beginning. write your comments about the article :: © 2024 Jazz News :: home page |