Xavi Maureta

XAVI MAURETA (Barcelona 1967) drummer, composerAWARDS:Awards granted by the Association of Jazz Musicians of Catalunya: BEST DRUMMER, 1997 BEST JAZZ ENSEMBLE to “, 1998. BEST COMPOSER, 1999. BEST ALBUM to “ENTROPIA”, by "Xavi Maureta Condició Humana”, 2001. BEST COMPOSER, 2003. BEST ALBUM to "MEDITACIONS*", by Xavi Maureta & Adam Kolker, 2003.Other awards: FIRST AWARD in the jazz composition contest SGAE Jazz Tete Montoliu, 2003 with the composition "Paradiso?".Nominated to the ARC Awards 2003 (Association of managers and booking agents of Catalunya) in the category of Jazz and creative music.DISCOGRAPHY:As a leader: Xavi Maureta Condició Humana. Uara,·1998 Xavi Maureta Condició Humana. Entropia,· 2000. Adam Kolker & Xavi Maureta. Meditacions*, 2003. Xavi maureta - Sergi Srvent duo, Lines over rythm, 2005. Connexió Argan. 2005. Xavi Maureta -Adam Kolker quintet. La Perfecció de la irrealitat, 2007Others: Octubre. Lluny de Hollywood, 1987. Koniec + Big Ensemble del Taller de Músics, 1992. 16º Festival de Jazz de Getxo, 1992. Agustí Fernández + Big Ensemble del Taller de Músics, 1993. Quintet LISBOA. Quintet Lisboa , 1993. Xavier Monge Grup. Hotel Orly, 2001. Lisboa Zentral Cafè & Ramon Simó. Almanac, 2001. Ramon Quadrada Big Band. Paradisos Imparells, 2003. Vicens Martín. Recuerdos, 2003. Jazz Obert Reunió, Live at Festival de Jazz de Menorca, 2003 (with Dani Pérez, David Mengual, Perico Sambeat, Gorka Benítez, Raynald Colom, Albert Bover and Carme Canela).Currently managing his Quintet with Adam Kolker, Dick Oatts, Bruce Barth and John Hebert, collaborating with various groups, and teaching classes in Musical Theory and Percussion at the Taller de Músics in Barcelona. Clarinetist Ken Peplowski, recorded in his last C.D “Grenadilla” (Concord Records), the song composed by Xavi Maureta “ Copi”.