Marcos Pin Brass Quintet - PORTRAIT OF A DECADE (Part ONE): The Photographer (February 28, 2022)

Portrait Of A Decade is a concert composition for traditional brass quintet and Jazz guitar.

The music is inspired by a Rafa Pasadas´ photography book, "Mercado".

The concert is built in three parts. Here you´ll enjoy tthe first one suite entitled "The Photographer".

1. Vision 06:55

2. Intuition 06:21

3. Soul 05:18

Marcos Pin - Guitar

Javier Pereiro "GDJazz" - Trumpet & flugelhorn

Fernando Rei - Trumpet & flugelhorn

Álvaro Crego - French horn

Ginés Guerra - Trombone

Rafael de la Torre - Tuba

Mixed & mastered by Cristina Morquillas

Cover art by Donna A. McClay

Music composed & arranged by Malcolm Stilton

PRE-ORDER

Marcos Pin (feat. Jose Nine) - STANDARDS (January 21, 2022)

Jazz guitar and tenor saxophone duo performing all time standards in a refreshing new way

1. The Days Of Wine And Roses 10:21

2. Good Bait 07:33

3. Soon 05:02

4. Have You Met Miss Jones 06:14

5. In Your Own Sweet Way 07:42

6. Dear Old Stockholm 03:32

7. Best Things In Life Are Free 06:55

Jose Nine, Saxophone

Marcos Pin, Guitar

Recorded by Ramón Campos

Mixed & Mastered by Cristina Morquillas

Cover Art by Donna A. McClay

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Athanasopoulos / Pin Jazz Quartet - About Time (November 26, 2021)

Third album by Jazz quartet led by saxophonist Thanos Athanasopoulos and guitarist Marcos Pin. Hard Bop.

1. The Trail (Thanos Athanasopoulos) 07:22

2. Silver (Marcos Pin) 04:56

3. Anna Sophia (Thanos Athanasopoulos) 06:09

4. Flint Kicked In (Thanos Athanasopoulos) 04:37

5. Chicken Skin (Marcos Pin) 08:07

6. Estrella (Thanos Athanasopoulos) 05:17

7. Anna Sophia (alt Take) (Thanos Athanasopoulos) 08:06

Thanos Athanasopoulos; Sax, composer

Marcos Pin; Guitar, composer

Paco Charlin; Upright Bass

Lar Legido; Drums

Photography & Art Design; Rafa Pasadas

Mixed & Mastered; Cristina Morquillas

PREORDER

Marcos Pin —4 on Six— Triangle & Square (feat. Jens Larsen, Virxilio da Silva & Afonso Pais) 2018

"Four Jazz guitarists, two suites, and a whirlwind of wistful longing mark blissful time in Lugo, Spain." 

Carol Banks Weber, A FESTIVAL PICK

"Melodic music, with multiple layers and taken care of, what a deity must take care of city [Lugo] ..." 

Jan Hocek, JAZZPORT MAGAZINE

"Marcos Pin is a guy with many ideas. Triangle & Square is, again, a magnificent example of his musical imagination. A great album that I have also had the pleasure of listening to —repeatedly— before its release. Congratulations!!!" 

Pachi Tapiz - TOMAJAZZ / JAZZ PARA TI 

"Wonderful quartet that, with four guitars, create high quality Jazz" 

Juan Cañada - DOUBLE BASIST 

"Good compositions and clear, varied and effective arrangements." 

Pablo Seoane - PIANIST

"New Galaxy found consisting of 24 strings spinnin´around an assortment of glowing pieces. The same behaviors of material and languages in different personalities. Undoubtedly, a guitar to the fullest. You can´t ask for more." 

Narci Rodríguez - SINGER 

Marcos Pin— guitar

Jens Larsen — guitar

Virxilio da Silva — guitar

Afonso Pais — guitar

Mixed & Mastered by Arne Bock

Photography by Rafa Pasadas

Art Design: Rocío Alén

Liner Notes by Kabir Seghal

Music composed & arranged by Malcolm Stilton

1. Suite Triangle: Lugo´s Cold 07:08

2. Suite Triangle: The Smell Of Wet 09:42

3. Suite Triangle: On A Bop NIght 04:20

4. Suite Square: The Eagle Flight 05:50

5. Suite Square: San Marcos 08:10

6. Suite Square: Soledad 09:08

7. Suite Square: Red Wine Fountain 05:52

Marcos Pin - Broken Artist (2016)

By JAMES NADAL / ALLABOUTJAZZ

Santiago de Compostela, Spain, is famous for the religious pilgrimage, but in the jazz world it is gaining a reputation as a breeding ground for premier musicians. A host of piano players make the area home, so guitarist Marcos Pin easily stands out in the crowd. The hard bop influenced Broken Artist is his tenth release as leader, representing a focused trajectory and commitment to craft. 

This project is based around six compositions which depict a day in the life of a musician as he carves out an existence. The enthralling liner notes, actually a short story by Félix Amador, serve as a guide, and lay out the scenario of an anxious performer in Santiago, a city with hard edges, no longer so blessed. Running on "Blind Hope," offers plenty of room for saxophonist Pablo Castanho, who appears to challenge the premise that all is lost, as he lunges straight ahead into the smoke and flames. Melancholia wraps around the ballad "Lullaby For My Two Boys," as our hero experiences the bittersweet emotions that take over when the applause is gone, the money's short, as he slips into his children's room, wondering about the future. 

"I Love You Too," is a line used to often to cover the tracks of unfulfilled promises, in light of unremitting love. This song is an ensemble workout, Pin displaying clever arranging, as they kick it into the fast lane. There is a blue shade to "Castanho's Reed," specifically written for the sax man who spends more on his horn than he ever hope to make. Pin has an affinity for complex pieces, and "Carmen's Call," by Malcolm Stilton, is a study in tempo accents and chord crescendos. The distant constellation "Vulpecula," is the inspiration for this song, a tranquil observation taken from a lonely bridge on a dark night. In a world full of obstacles and challenges, sometimes the simplest acts of awareness can bring inner peace. 

The concept Pin adhered to is the struggling artist, which may sound mundane, but is still relevant today, as people continue to follow their bliss. From his point of view, as a jazz guitarist at the end of the Iberian Peninsula, it might seem like a long arduous endeavor, but that is why he does it. If it was easy, anyone could do it. Jazz was born out of necessity of expression, and continues to be a source of encouragement around the world. The road to Santiago de Compostela is paved with hope, and the journey is for the faithful. Marcos Pin is on his own path, far from defeated, he is just getting started.

Blind Hope

Lullaby For My Two Boys

I Love You Too

Castanho’s Reed

Carmen’s Call

Vulpecula

Marcos Pin: guitar

Yago Vázquez: piano

Pablo Castanho: alto sax, soprano sax

Alfonso Calvo: double bass

Andrés Rivas: drums

Marcos Pin

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