(Swing, Ragtime) Bernat Font Trio - Коллекция - 2011-2017 (4 альбома), MP3, 320 kbps

Bernat Font (Barcelona, 1989) is a young pianist of the Catalan music scene. Having started with classical musical at 7 years old, his natural inclination towards improvisation and composition led him to jazz and blues. Pursuing his interest in these styles, he became a disciple of boogie woogie pianist Llui's Coloma and, when he was 19, he was labeled the “young promise of Catalan blues” by magazine JAC,. Later on he broadened his interests to traditional jazz and swing, was tutored by renowned blind jazz pianist Ignasi Terraza and taught himself stride piano.
A lover of the “old piano” sound, he wanted to absorve the afroamerican styles of music: from the most primitive forms of blues, boogie and ragtime to the more delicate swing of mid 20th century. While continuing to evolve and to broaden his influences, he does not want to lose sight of tradition and origin, and he is one of the few pianists in Spain who plays ragtime and stride piano, parents of swing and therefore of all later jazz.
He started his own jazz trio in 2009, together with Ivan Kovacevic and Marti' Elias. The trio has visited several towns in Catalonia and Spain, has toured Serbia three times and has edited two albums, the first of which (The Shout, Swit Records) was awarded Best New Jazz Proposal in the Jac,-Enderrock Awards 2012. The song “Big 3” from the same album was included in the soundtrack of the English movie “Song for Marion / Unfinished song.” The trio plays mostly Bernat’s own original compositions, which keep their foundation in swing and blues but seek a personal and genuine form of expression, without the limitation of stylistic labels.
He has played with several Spanish musicians and bands like Dani Nel·lo, Big Mama Montse, Ivanow Jazz Group, Barcelona Big Blues Band, Joan Pau Cumellas or La Locomotora Negra, but has also accompanied american singers Mark Tortorici and Eric Shoutin’ Sheridan and has played with Philippine LeJeune and Al Copley. With different bands, he has performed in Colombia, Morocco, France, Serbia and South Korea.
Besides his work on stage, he has composed music for short movies and documentaries and he taught at Escuela de Blues de Barcelona for 5 years.

Bernat Font Trio - The Shout
Год издания диска: 2011
Продолжительность: 59:16
Треклист:
01. Steeplechase Rag (2:49)
02. Ulls Amettla (4:25)
03. Big 3 (5:38)
04. Seafood (5:56)
05. After Sun (5:05)
06. Bren's Boogie (3:54)
07. Don't Put Sugar in My Sin (7:19)
08. The Lord Is Back (4:27)
09. Tea for Two (3:58)
10. Pinoy Rag (9:38)
11. Blues 4 Rhene (6:07)
Состав:
Bernat Font - piano
Ivan Kovacevic - double bass
Marti Elias - drums
Recorded at Orfeo Martinenc, Barcelona on April 28-29, 2010.

Bernat Font Trio - Out for a While
Год издания диска: 2013
Продолжительность: 53:14
Треклист:
01. Lonely Child (4:55)
02. Traveller's Bounce (4:06)
03. Tangier Nights (5:15)
04. Next Move (3:25)
05. Himalayan Sun (5:30)
06. God Is in the House (2:39)
07. Rotten Fruit (4:33)
08. Flee (3:59)
09. Sunset in Sunion (5:37)
10. Jogiwara Road (4:11)
11. Tribute Blues (5:24)
12. Roll That Thing (piano solo) (3:40)
Состав:
Bernat Font - piano
Ivan Kovacevic - bass
Marti Elias - drums
Recorded at Auditori Pau Casals, El Vendrell on October 29-31, 2012.

Bernat Font Trio - The Sand: Live
Год издания диска: 2014
Продолжительность: 61:50
Треклист:
01. Opening (4:38)
02. Mice (4:25)
03. Smiling Woo (3:44)
04. Ulls Ametlla (4:25)
05. Seafood (8:18)
06. People (4:44)
07. Crawlin' Rag (piano solo) (5:08)
08. Disappearance (4:12)
09. Himalayan Sun (5:37)
10. Dreams Can Be Nightmares (5:10)
11. Wakin' Up Peacefully (5:52)
12. The Lord Is Back (5:37)
Состав:
Bernat Font - piano
Ivan Kovacevic - acoustic bass
Marti Elias - drums
Recorded live at Sala Tete Montoliu, l'Auditori de Barcelona on May 20, 2013.

Bernat Font Trio - Storytellers
Год издания диска: 2017
Продолжительность: 60:44
Треклист:
01. Take-Off (Font) - 5:21
02. Flapping Birds Dance (Font) - 7:30
03. The Whole Thing (Font) - 6:46
04. The Everyday Sublime (Font) - 5:01
05. Up Above the Sky (Font) - 4:53
06. Fire Alchemy (Font) - 6:59
07. Entering a Dream (Font) - 5:51
08. Like Someone in Love (Burke-Van Heusen) - 3:51
09. K's Tune (Font) - 4:54
10. Disoriented (Font) - 5:16
11. Adventures of a Wolf Dog on a Full Moon Night (Font) - 4:22
Состав:
Bernat Font - piano
Joan Motera - double bass
Marti Elias - drums
Recorded at Espai Sonor Montoliu, Barcelona on September 12-14, 2016.