ANDREU MARTINEZ PROJECT
Andreu Martinez: guitar, vocals - Jordi Franco: bass - Pere Foved:drums! ONE OF THE GREAT YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM SPAIN !The young guitarist/composer from Barcelona, Andreu Martinez, brings a
highly original blend of jazz-funk-fusion-rock-crossover and is
certainly one of the most versatile musicians nowadays. His influences
vary from great artists like BB King, stan getz, cannonbal adderley, to robben ford, pat metheny, jeff beck, jeff buckley, muse, and many others.... From his 14th he absorbs everything from
the jazz, blues and rock scene. In 2001 he moves to New York to broaden
his musical knowhow and learn from the musicians in the big apple, and
on his return from the states he records his first album "Senyales de
Vida" (K-Industria). Its ten eclectic compositions reflect the beginning
of his search for his own style and sound.
The "live" album recorded at the Festival International de Jazz de
Lleida proved that Andreu Martinez definitely found his own voice :
gripping compositions and superb guitar playing backed by a strong and
groovy rhythm section.
The latest album 'Fast Food', released in 2007 (Batiendo Records), is a
record - in his own words - "much more mature than the other ones". The
main musical line is jazz but he doesn't refuse funk or rock and a lot
of improvisations which sound more intense than ever. Recorded in only
a few days in the Music Lan Studios in Figueras, in spirit it is almost
a 'live' recording, a circumstance that makes it sound fresh and
spontaneous from the first time you listen to it.
The Andreu Martinez Project 'live' is a great experience not to be
missed !
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