Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Toni Mora Quartet - Beyond Words (UNIT RECORDS 2017)



Toni Mora was born in Madrid (Spain) where he began his musical studies at the young age of 10 learning classical guitar at the Reina Sofía Conservatory in Madrid. Few years later he begins to study Jazz guitar with a private teacher from his town. In 2004 he receives a scolarship to study in Holland, where he completed a 4 years Bachelor Program in Jazz Guitar Performance and Teaching at the Conservatory of Rotterdam (CODARTS) obtaining a grade of 9.5. He had the chance to participate in Masterclasess with some of the greatest musicians in the Jazz World like Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Scofield, Richard Bona, Mike Stern, Jonathan Kreisberg, Jeff Ballard, etc. During those years he has worked with many different projects and performed with musicians such as Hans Van Osterhout, Miguel Rodriguez, Marc Cuevas, Tomás Merlo, Ander García, Gianni Gagliardi, Paco Perera, Santi Colomer, David Gonzalez, Juan Galiardo, Manuel Perfumo, Arturo Serra, Tito Alcedo , Pepa Niebla, Jimmy Weinstein, Jose Manuel León, David León ,Tuur Moens, Sotirys Dnouvas in Clubs and Festivals in Holland, Spain, France, Luxembourg and Slovenia including the North sea Jazz Festival where he played with the Bobby Sanabria's Big Band.

1. People Moving To Mars 11:03
2. The Cave 7:31
3. Luxury 6:04
4. The Hairdresser's Daughter 7:51
5. Vampiros En Marbella 5:35
6. Beyond Words (feat. Pepe Niebla) 4:57
7. Something's Changing 3:17
8. The Theory Of Infinity 9:07
9. A Bird On A Turtle 7:11
10. For Martina 6:39
11. Get Used To It 9:10

Hendrik Lasure - Piano
Alex Gilson - Double Bass
Daniel Jonkers - Drums