ARTISTS

Joan Pérez-Villegas, vibraphone, marimba and composition
Magalí Datzira, vocals
Zoë Gordon, violin
Nancy Meier, flutes
Paula Haeni, clarinets
Felix Grandjean, trumpet
Pere Molines, trombone
Tabea Kind, double bass
Nicolas Bianco, drums

Program

Mallorcan percussionist and composer Joan Pérez-Villegas and his ensemble, an unusual instrumental group that shines with a light of its own, invite us to discover a soundscape in many shades of blue. It features a broken blue in Algorritme I, a pictorial blue, inspired by a work by Miquel Barceló, in Blau Salvatge, and a deep-rooted blue in Joc de Dames. There is also a sporadic blue, based on a technique used by Jackson Pollock, in Dues Pinzellades, Dripping, a luminous blue that is a tribute to Darcy James, in Vaivé, and a textured blue, in Floorislava. The album synthesises the composer’s experiences in Barcelona, introducing the artist and acting as a statement of intent on how music can be understood and experienced.

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