Tag: Llorenç Barber

BCN ImproFest 2018 All Stars Band at Albareda, Barcelona, 10-3-2018

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“Uns i altres” by  Joma, video; Dave Jackson, alto sax; Llorenç Barber, bells & voice; Montserrat Palacios, voice; Úrsula San Cristóbal, flute, voice; Silvia Corda, piano; Miquel Àngel Marín, clarinet; Fernando Simoes, trombone; Paulo Chagas, alto sax; Nuria Martinez Vernis, poetry; Oriol Sauleda, poetry; Maresca Adelaide, performance; Mireia Tejero, alto sax; Lluis Valles, tenor sax; Adele Madau, electric violin; Mercè Ros, drums; Josefina Rozembausser, bandoleon; Andrea Rodo, guitar; Eduard Altaba, doublebass; Miquel Jordà, alto sax; David Garcia Aparicio, conducting; (as far as I remember…..) at Albareda, Barcelona, 10-3-2018; BCN ImproFest 2018.

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Llorenç Barber & El Trio Tria, at Albareda, Barcelona, 10-3-2018 BCN ImproFest2018

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Montserrat Palacios, voice, kettles, plastic; Miquel Àngel Marín, clarinet, voice; Llorenç Barber, bells, voice; at Albareda, Barcelona, 10-3-2018 BCN ImproFest2018. A luxury to have a legend in the BCN ImproFest 2018. Llorenç Barber is one of the mavericks of Spanish music. Departing from a passionate interest in John Cage – and particularly in ZAJ group, a sort of Spanish zen/ Dada collective- Barber has developed a truly unique musical language since his early minimalist-inspired compositions. He has developed a strong interest in one of the most ancient sounds of the humankind, the sound of bells. With his portative set of bells, Barber plays long improvised pieces in which uses harmonic chant; a minimal chamber setting which recognizes links with NY Downtown experimental scene from the seventies and eighties (in fact, he was there in early ’80’s). His other works includes music for several ensembles and extended vocal techniques, but his most

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