A Musical Vision of Edgar Allan Poe's Poems

Poe

A musical vision of Edgar Allan Poe’s poems THE PROJECT Edgar Allan Poe He was an American romantic writer, poet, critic, and journalist who lived and This project tries to rescue one of the less known facets of this famous died in the 19th century. Generally recognized as one of the universal teachers of writer, the one as poet. the short story, of which he was one of the first practitioners in his country. He was Poe was the source of inspiration for the so-called modern French poetry. a renewer of the Gothic novel, remembered especially for his horror stories. Con- Authors of this genre such as Baudelaire and Mallarmé drank from Poe’s sidered the inventor of the detective story, he also contributed several works to the poetic work, recognising him as a clear reference point. emerging genre of science fiction. On the other hand, he was the first renowned American writer to try to make writing his modus vivendi. This project is musicalizing some of his most famous poems trying to project the essence of their content and taking care of the relationship of the metric and the rhyme with the music in its original language. With a life marked by fatality. Orphaned at the age of 2, he was adopted by the Although similar work has already been done in other musical genres Allan family in the UK. He had a bad relationship with his stepfather, which got around POE’s work, it had never been done from this jazzistic perspecti- worse with the death of his stepmother. He returned to the United States, was ex- ve and so explicitly focused on his poetic work. pelled from the University of Virginia, also from the army. He married his very young cousin, who, after a long illness, died at a very early age.

The complexity and depth of this author’s legacy, as well as his marked Misery and hunger marked his life. He was a prolific, pioneering and influential poetic style, provide an infinite number of musical possibilities to gene- writer in many literary genres. rate colors, textures and scenery. This project seeks to enhance and ac- company, as an authentic artistic challenge, the message of these unique Authors such as Fedor Dostoyevsky, H.P. Lovecraft, Julio Cortázar, Rubén Darío, poems with a contemporary, original and colorful musical style. or Franz Kafka were inspired by his work. His legacy has been adapted to film, influenced painting and comics and inspired Miguel Benito: Drums composers such as Rachmaninov, Debussy and groups such as the Beatles, Bob Carlos Sanchez de Medina: Electric Bass. Dylan and Alan Parsons project. Daniel garcía Diego: Piano and keyboards Maríe Martín: Voice Marcos Collado: Guitar and arrangements. ALONE A DREAM

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SILENCE Marie Martin, voice. After spending seven years in New York, he returns to the scene with an album entitled “Change in me”. Today Marie appears in the scenes of Europe and the Me- diterranean region. Marie works mostly in France and Morocco, but lives in Madrid, Spain, the country of her origins, where she is writing a new chapter in her life as a musical artist. Marie Martin was a finalist in the Montreux Vocal Com- petition in 2012, with the notorious Quincy Jones as Presi- dent of the jury. In Paris he studied jazz, and played with groups and artists such as Duc des Lombards, Sentier des Halles, Basti- lle La Scène, Le Réservoir, Le Petit Journal Montparnasse, Solidays. He was lead singer of the group Kitchenfunk (Warner Music) and accompanying singer of record labels (Sony, EMI, Virgin), as well as the group Legalizik. In London he did composition work with hip hop / R & B artists, and recorded the musical tale “Goldilocks”. In New York he worked with The Real Live Show and Les Nubians on stages such as Summerstage, Central Park, SOB’s or the Zinc Bar. He worked as a special guest with Lee Hogans in his concerts in New York (trumpeter for Prince, Jay Z, Jill Scott). He collaborated as accompanist singer and violinist of “Blunefertititi French Cabaret” with Celia de Les Nubians. He worked with the trio SoNuvo. Playing at the Blue Note, Zinc bar and touring Europe. He was a finalist at the Montreux Jazz Festival. He recorded his last album “Change in me” with Lionel loueke as a “special guest”. DANIEL GARCÍA. Pianist. He studied piano at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Sala- manca under the tutelage of the German pianist Sophia Hase. At the same time, she studied jazz in a self-taught way and took classes with Horacio Icasto. He moved to Madrid, where he began to record and collaborate with national artists. In 2010 he travels to Boston to com- plete his training at Berklee College of Music, thanks to a joint scholarship awarded by the AIE and the University of Berklee itself. In Boston he collaborates with artists such as Jorge Drexler, Arturo San- doval, Carlos Averhoff, Víctor Mendoza and Greg Osby. He is invited by the great jazz pianist Danilo Pérez to participate in the prestigious International Jazz Festival of Panama, of which Danilo is the artistic director. At Berklee, he was awarded the 2011 Best Jazz Performance Award for his work at university. He is an active member of the quartet of the American jazz violinist Maureen Choi, the Antonio Lizana Group, the Javier Colina Quartet, the Guillermo McGuill Quartet, Patax and María Toro among others. In 2015 he recorded his first solo album, “alba”, with the participation of some of the best Spanish jazz musicians, and was named best Spanish jazz album of 2015 by JazzForum magazine. He has recently recorded his second album as a leader in the “Samsara” category. In 2017 he received a nomination for best album of the year in the Latin Grammy Awards as producer and arranger of the album “Obras son amores”, by the ex-Ketama Antonio Carmona. In addition, Daniel García Diego has collaborated or collaborates with artists such as Jorge Drexler, Antonio Se- rrano, Jorge Pardo, Javier Colina, Antonio Lizana, Arturo Sandoval, Maureen Choi, Alain Pérez, Guillermo McGill, Juan José Suarez “Pa- quete”, Michael Olivera, Ariel Brínguez, Eguie Castrillo, Víctor Men- doza, Patax, Carlos Averhoff Jr and Greg Osby, among others. MIGUEL BENITO, drummer and co-producer of the project.

Born in Burgos, he started playing drums when he was 17. He began as a professional in different groups at the age of 18 in Burgos, and at the age of 20 he settled in Madrid where he currently lives. At the age of 22, he was awarded a prestigious Berklee College of Music scholarship in Boston, where he spent a year and then finished his higher studies in Jazz at the Amsterdan Conservatory in Holland. In these schools and attending more Jazz Workshops he is lucky enough to study with musicians like Ron Savage, Yorom Israel, Joe Hunt, Carlos Carli, Arturo Garcia. He also spent some time in New York studying with Ari Hoenig and Dan Weiss. A very versatile drummer, he takes part in many projects of all kinds of music, but he is mainly dedicated to the world of improvisation and jazz, working on his own music projects with some of the best musicians in Madrid, such as Fatbeat and Collado. Garcia Benito, the guitarist Walter Beltrami, Dani Juarez, Luis Verde, the pianist Mi- guel Rodriguez, Chris Kase, Nerval, Los Saxos del Averno and many others. As well as, accompanying many musicians and projects as side-man, highlighting: The harmonician Antonio Serrano, Bob Sands Big Band, Vistel Brothers, Federico Lechner, the pianist Pablo Gutierrez, Boby martinez, the saxophonist Abdu Salim, the singer Nicole Henrry, Jerry Gonzalez, Guianni Gagliardi, Greg Tardy, Jeremy Pelt, Arturo O´Farril, Joaquin Chacón, Deborah Carterm Ariel Bringuez, Violinist Chris- tian Howes, Norman Hogue and a very long etc. Also accompanying pop artists such as Xoel Lopez, Jorge Drexler, Ariel Rot, Andy Chango and appearances with the band of Andreu Buenafuente’s program “Late Mo- t i v ”. In this period of more than 20 years as a professional he has travelled around the world performing in many Festivals and Clubs, and in several countries, Holland, France, Portugal, Lithuania, Mexico, Italy, Greece, etc.. Marcos Collado. Guitarist, composer and co-producer of the project.

Education: He studied classical music at the Conservatory of Palma de Mallorca, modern music, arrangements and composition with Daniel Roth and Ben Stivers and jazz guitar with Mark Rossi and Israel Sandoval. 2002. He moved to Barcelona where he studied at the Taller de Músics, with Vicent Solsona and Dani Perez, among others. 2008. He travels to New York, where he studies with Steve Cardenas, Wayne Krantz, Oz Noy, Jonathan Kreisberg and Peter Berstein. He has participated in seminars of Barry Harris, Ron Carter, Scott Henderson, Jerry Ber- gonzi, Gilad Hekselman, Mark Turner, etc......

Professional career: Considered one of the most in demand jazz guitarists in the country, among the countless albums, concerts and festivals in which he has participated, it is remarkable the work with artists such as Alaín Perez, Emilio Valdés, Henry Cole, Erwin Schrott, Chris Kase, Bobby Martínez, Pepe Rivero, Jerry González, Norman Hogue, Bob Sands, Molly Duncan, Ben Sti- vers, Estefan Rademacher, etc. Performing in international festivals in Spain, France, Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Por- tugal, Italy, Germany, USA, Finland, Morocco, Peru, Brazil, Switzerland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Romania and Malta.

In prestigious halls and theatres such as: The Los Angeles Opera in California, at Sob´s in New York, the Opera in Munich, the Wie- ner Konzerthaus in Vienna or the Castelo Sforzesco in Milan. He has also played/recorded with countless groups and artists such as the Orquesta Nacio- nal de España (O.N.E), La Afrodissian Orchestra by Miguel Blanco, the Orquesta Nacional de Jazz by Ramón Farrán, the Big Band of Bob Sands, Ariel Bringuez, Tomás Merlo, José Feliciano, Lorenzo Santa María. between a long etc..

It is worth mentioning the 3 albums on the market under his name as composer and perfor- mer: Whats up(2006), Suite(2013). Suite II (2015). Carlos Sanchez de Medina, Bassist.

Carlos Sánchez de Medina is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and arranger, who regularly collaborates live and in recordings with great artists from all areas, pop, jazz, rock, Latin groups, etc., and in musical and television theatre shows.

It is worth mentioning his work accompanying artists such as Raphael, Paloma San Basilio, Lou Marini, Antonio Carmona, Manuel Quijano, Gaby Jogeix, Shaila Dúrcal, Amistades Peligro- sas, with groups such as Red House, Patax, Carlota, Jazz around Brazil, Hard Rock Band and theatrical or television shows such as Sonrisas y Lágrimas, Priscilla Reina del Desierto, Grandes Grandes, and others. As an arranger, he has collaborated with Carlota, Inma Mira and Flacomondo. As a composer he has two albums to his credit, Parts (2013) and Cluster (2018), in addition to having composed the soundtrack for several short films and video games.