Antonio Miguel

Antonio Miguel, contrabajista, bajista eléctrico y compositor, comienza a tocar el bajo eléctrico a los 16 años, cuando su padre le enseña sus primeras lecciones en Zaragoza, su ciudad natal. Pronto toca en grupos locales como El Alquimista, en el que graba su primer CD. 3 años más tarde comienza a estudiar contrabajo clásico en el Conservatorio Profesional de Zaragoza. Mientras tanto, su interés musical se va ampliando hacia el jazz y la música improvisada escuchando discos de Jaco Pastorius, Chick Corea y Duke Ellington entre otros.En 1999, ayudado por una beca del ayuntamiento de su ciudad natal, se traslada a Madrid para continuar sus estudios de música clásica y jazz. Obtiene el Diploma Profesional en Contrabajo y Bajo Eléctrico en la Escuela de Música Creativa.En el verano de 2004, fue premiado con la beca Tete Montoliu para estudios jazzísticos otorgada por la AIE (Asociación de Intérpretes y Ejecutantes) y con la Joel Scholarship por The City College of New York, que le permitieron trasladarse a Nueva York. Ahí tuvo la oportunidad de tocar junto a grandes del jazz como Dave Liebman, Fred Hersch o John Abercrombie. Durante este periodo asistió a Master Classes de Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Richard Bona y Allan Holdsworth, y estudió con los contrabajistas John Patitucci, Sean Smith y François Moutin.A lo largo de su carrera profesional Antonio ha tocado con músicos como Paquito D’Rivera, Jerry González, Jonathan Kriesberg, Mark Ferber, Tommy Crane, Obed Calvaire, Ray Gallon, Christian Howes, Bobby Floyd, Javier Vercher, Bob Sands, Ben Sidran, Kurt Weiss, Chris Kase, Steve Berrios, Perico Sambeat, El Piraña, Marc Miralta, Pedro Iturralde y Horacio Icasto entre otros. También ha acompañado a artistas como Miguel Ríos, El Negri, Carmen París, Concha Buika, Paloma Berganza y Clara Montes.Sus últimos trabajos incluyen la grabación de los discos de la Orquesta Nacional de Jazz de España, Carita Boronska, Benedikt Janhel Trio, Chema Sáiz Trio, Moises Sánchez Trio, Divas del Flamenco y Pasion Vega. Recientemente forma parte del cuarteto del pianista estonio Kristjan Randalu, con el que toca por Europa frecuentemente.
Antonio Miguel, acoustic and electric bass player as well as composer, began playing electric bass at the age of sixteen when his father taught him his first music lessons in Zaragoza, his home town in the north of Spain. He soon started playing in local bands, going from rock and pop to funky music, and he made his first recording with a local band called El Alquimista. Three years later he begun playing the acoustic bass attending the Professional Conservatory of Music in his town, where he started studying classical music. Meanwhile, his musical interests were focusing on jazz music as well, by listening to Jaco Pastorius, Chick Corea and Duke Ellington recordings among many others.In 1999, helped by a scholaship from his home town city council, he moved to Madrid to continue his classical and jazz studies. He obtained a Diploma in Acoustic and Electric Bass from the Escuela de Musica Creativa.In the summer of 2004 he was awarded the Tete Montoliu Scholarship by the AIE (performers and musicians association in Madrid) and the Joel Scholarship given by The City College of New York, which allowed him to move to New York to continue improving in his musical career. There he had the chance of playing with the greats David Liebman, Fred Hersch or John Abercrombie. During this period of time he attended master classes by Chick Corea, Christian McBride, Richard Bona and Allan Holdsworth. He studied with the bass players John Patitucci, Sean Smith and François Moutin.Along his musical career, Antonio has played with musicians like Paquito D’Rivera, Jerry González, Jonathan Kriesberg, Mark Ferber, Tommy Crane, Obed Calvaire, Ray Gallon, Christian Howes, Bobby Floyd, Javier Vercher, Bob Sands, Ben Sidran, Kurt Weiss, Chris Kase, Steve Berrios, Perico Sambeat, El Piraña, Marc Miralta, Pedro Iturralde and Horacio Icasto among others. He also has worked with artists like Miguel Ríos, El Negri, Carmen París, Concha Buika, Paloma Berganza y Clara Montes.His recent works include studio recordings for the National Jazz Orchestra of Spain, Carita Boronska, the Chema Saiz Trio, Moises Sanchez Trio, Divas del Flamenco and Pasion Vega. He has recently become a member of the Kristjan Randalu Quartet, touring Europe frequently.