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“Out” is a contemporary jazz show led by the Canarian pianist and composer Alexis Alonso. It is based on the repertoire created for the third album of his quartet. Intensity, beauty, rhythm and above all … Emotion, define the project.
Accompanying his piano, in addition to double bass and drums, the cello, adding a unique sound within the international jazz scene and giving the project a very personal mark. With “Out” the viewer shares a musical journey full of nuances, details and feelings, and it is that through the quality of the compositions by Alexis Alonso and his incredible band, a reflective and vibrant experience is lived.
The upward trajectory of the Alexis Alonso Quartet in the jazz scene, blessed by specialized critics at the national and international level, has led to collaborations with world jazz stars such as Seamus Blake, Ralph Alessi and Pedrito Martínez for this new album.
“Out” has been defined by the prestigious jazz magazine “In and Out Jazz” with the following words, “It sounds expansive, ambitious, bright and luminous. Big music ”. The prestigious music journalist Alton Ellis defines the album as “a genius”, while Pere Pons (L’Home del Jazz / rtve – radio 4) values the figure of Alexis Alonso as “one of the musicians who are setting the standard for jazz in the XXI century”. These are some of the examples of the repercussion that the Tenerife pianist and his quartet are currently having.
It should be noted that the path was opened by his previous works, «In» (2018), nominated for several awards such as «best jazz album of the year 2018» (Canary Music Awards and Min Awards / Madrid) and the live album “Live in Barcelona – Jamboree Live 19” (2019), recorded at the legendary Jamboree venue in Barcelona, which selected the band’s performance as one of the best of the year, which led to the publication of the album under their label “Jamboree Live” .
Alexis Alonso became known to the general public for the success of his solo piano albums: “El Paisaje” (2014) and “The Birth of Time” (2016) as well as for his role as a composer of soundtracks. In 2021 he also publishes his new solo piano album, “Love in Floating Bridges” where he has two luxury collaborations, Jorge Pardo and Marco Mezquida in three duets. In short, Alexis Alonso seeks to continue expanding and exploring his music from different angles and with “Out”, the Alexis Alonso Quartet are going to conquer the highest levels.
The Alexis Alonso quartet is made up of Ciro Hernández on cello, Roberto Amor on drums and Moisés García on double bass. A band of the highest quality and that together navigate to perfection over Alexis Alonso’s compositions and his magic on the piano.
H I G H L I G H T S
2021 – International Jazz Festival JazzMadrid 21 / “Jazz con sabor a Club”) Tempo Hall Audiophile Madrid
2021 – Selected for showcase in “Mapas” International Culture Market
2020 – Festivals Naturajazz and Jazzchitecture 2020
2020 – Premiere of “Out” at Auditorium of Tenerife “Adán Martín”
2020 – International Festival “Canarias Jazz & Más”
2020 – Guiniguada Theater (Las Palmas of GC) – “Jamboree Live 19” Premiere
2019 – Album on sale “Live in Barcelona – Jamboree Live 19”
2019 – Nominated in Canary Music Awards (Best Jazz & Fusion album) for “IN”
2019 – Selected in Circulart 2019 (Medellín / Colombia) and Mapas (2017-18-19) for Speed-meetings.
2019 – Clamores Hall (Madrid)
2019 – Selected for “Guiniguada Live Sessions”
2019 – Semi-finalists Min Awards Madrid “Best Jazz Album of the Year” for “IN”
2018 – Jamboree Jazz (Barcelona) – Selected for “Jamboree Live”
2018 – International Festival “Canarias Jazz & Más Heineken”
2018 – Selected by Mapfre Foundation
2018 – Paraninfo Ull Theater – “IN” Premiere
2017 – Selected by SGAE Foundation for “III Canarian Authors Fair”
2017 – NaturaJazz Festival
2017 – Selected for Sofar Sounds
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