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Free Art Ensemble Free improvisation / Free Art Ensemble Free Art Ensemble (FAE) is a professional musical group that was born in Barcelona, formed by a mixture of Catalonian and Andalusian musicians. The project is based on the communication and expression between its components. The lucidity, opened mind and communicative attitudes of its dialogue, turn FAE to be an outstanding group with hundreds of new possibilities in the creative area. It has been more than two years since this exceptional meeting happened. Their influences come basically from free jazz, contemporary music and from the most nonconformist Hispanic jazz. Recently they’ve recorded what will be their first album, with the great piano player Agustí Fernández, going in to the field of collective improvisation with conductions and spontaneous composition. “The word ”experimental” is apt, providing it is understood not as descriptive of an act to be later judged in terms of success and failure, but simply as of an act the outcome of which is unknown.” This is what John Cage says in his book Silence and seems to be simply talking about live. In the quicksand of the artistic creation through the experimentation, freedom gets a real meaning just because it doesn’t find, nor search, words to be com- fortable. Groaning goes through, the scream, the fall. Music gets free. The object created is alive: beats, loudness and texture; and as in every living being, infinite combinations contribute giving it a new meaning in every single moment. When this artists face creation from the nothing, it all comes down to the way nothing is conceived: nothing as the lack of something or as the presence of everything (this is the most important). For FAE, this everything is always there, waiting to be choppy. Bio Agustí Fernández Agustí Fernández is one of the most important explorers of avant-garde music in Spain, combining his thorough knowledge of 20th-century modern classical piano with jazz free improvisation to a forge a unique and powerful style (The Village Voice, New York). Agustí Fernández (Palma de Mallorca, 1954), with a perfectly based career and a well-deserved international reputation, is one of the Spanish musicians of major international projection and a world reference in the field of improvised music. Fernández has worked with the founders fathers of the free improvisation scene Peter Kowald, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker and Barry Guy, a.m.o., and with improvisers from all over the world. He is a member of the Evan Parker Electro-acoustic Ensemble and of the Barry Guy New Orchestra, since 2002. Up to the current date he has published more than 50 cd’s. Along his professional life AF has received many recognitions, and his solo for piano “Mutza” presented in New York in 2007 was distinguished by the New York magazine AllAboutJazz as one of 10 best concerts from that year. The CD “Un llamp que no s’acaba mai” on PSI (Agustí Fernández, John Edwards and Mark Sanders) has been distinguished by Allaboutjazz as one of the best 10 cd’s in 2009; the CD “Aurora” on Maya Recordings (Agustí Fernandez, Barry Guy and Ramón López) was selected by the Cuadernos de Jazz magazine as the best CD in 2007, by the Jaç magazine as the best fourth disc of the history of the Catalan jazz and it was Disc d’émoi (February, 2007) for the French Jazz Magazine. In 2010 Agustí Fernández received the “Ciutat de Barcelona Music Award” granted by the Council of Barcelona. Since 2001 Fernández is titular teacher of improvisation at the Catalonia High Music School (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya). Discography Ken Vandermark / Agustí Fernández – Interacting Fields / Discordian Records [2013] Pablo Ledesma / Agustí Fernández – Improvocaciones / Lumenan [2013] Free Art Ensemble + Agustí Fernàndez – Live at jamboree / Dsicordian Records [2013] Agustí Fernández, Barry Guy, Ramón López – A Moment’s Liberty / Maya Recordings [2013] Agustí Fernández, Mats Gustaffson, Ramón Prats – Breakin the lab / Discordian Records [2013] Agustí Fernández, Ilan Manouach, Ivo Sans – WRY / Clamshell Records [2013] Banda d’Improvisadors de Barcelona – Banda d’Improvisadors de Barcelona / La Olla Expréss [2013] Barry Guy New Orquestra – Small Formations – Mad Dogs / Nottwo Records [2013] Agustí Fernández Liquid Trio – Primer dia i última nit / Sirulita [2013] Agustí Fernández – A Trace of Light / Sirulita [2013] Free Art Ensemble / 2014 © nervo Joe Morris, Agustí Fernández y Nate Wooley – From the discrete to the particular / Relative Pitch Records [2012] Agustí Fernández – Pianoactivity – One / Sirulita [2012] Evan Parker & Agustí Fernández – The Voice is One / Nottwo Records [2012] Agustí Fernández & Ramón López – Azul / Universal [2012] Free Art Ensemble + Agustí Fernàndez / author edition [2012] Evan Parker Electroacoustic Ensemble – Hasselt / Psi Records [2012] Joe Morris & Agustí Fernández – Ambrosia / RITI [2011] Agustí Fernández & Joan Saura – Vents / Psi Records [2011] Agustí Fernández, Pablo Ledesma y Mono Hurtado – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2000 / Audition Records [2011] EFG – Peter Evans, Agustí Fernández & Mats Gustafsson – Kopros Lithos / Multikulti [2011] Agustí Fernández – El laberint de la memòria / Mbari [2011] Agustí Fernández, Barry Guy & Ramón López – Morning Glory + Live in New York / Maya Recordings [2010] Agustí Fernández, Baldo Martínez & Ramón López – Triez / Universal [2010] Agustí Fernández, Joan Saura & Liba Villavecchia Trío Local – Vitralls / Agharta Music [2010] Ramón López Freedom Now Sextet – Valencia / Xàbia Jazz [2010] Agustí Fernández & Barry Guy – Some Other Place / Maya Recordings [2009] Agustí Fernández & Derek Bailey – A Silent Dance / Incus Records [2009] Agustí Fernández & Jo Krause – Draco / Anacrusí [2009] Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble – The Moment’s Energy / ECM [2009] Agustí Fernández, John Edwards & Mark Sanders – un llamp que no s’acaba mai / Psi Records [2009] Agustí Fernández & Ingar Zach – Germinal / Plastic Strip [2008] Fernández/Parker/Guy/Lytton – Topos / Maya Recordings [2007] Agustí Fernández, Barry Guy & Ramón López – Aurora / Maya Recordings [2006] Evan Parker Octet – Crossing the River / Psi Records [2006] Agustí Fernández & Peter Kowald – Sea of lead / Hopscotch [2005] Agustí Fernández & Mats Gustafsson – Critical Mass / Psi Records [2005] Ensemble Impromptu – Instint / Marmita [2005] Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble – The Eleventh Hour / ECM [2005] Barry Guy New Orchestra – Oort / Entropy / Intakt [2005] Agustí Fernández – Camallera / G3G / Sirulita [2004] Agustí Fernández Quartet – Lonely Woman / Taller / Sirulita [2004] Agustí Fernández & Jane Rigler – Mandorla / Dewdrop [2003] Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble – Memory/Vision / ECM [2003] Christoph Irmer, John Butcher & Agustí Fernández – Clearings / ART [2003] Agustí Fernández & Derek Bailey – Barcelona / Hopscotch [2002] Agustí Fernández – Para Teresa / Sirulita [2002] Lawrence D.“Butch” Morris, Graham Haynes, Agustí Fernández, J.A.Deane, Joan Saura – Conduction # 113, Interflight / Palacio de Cristal [2001] Agustí Fernández – Territorios y Serendipias / IBA [2001] Agustí Fernández, Joan Saura & Liba Villavecchia – Trio Local + / Dewdrop [2001] Agustí Fernández & William Parker – Second Set / Radical Records [2001] Agustí Fernández, Joan Saura & Liba Villavecchia – Trio Local / IBA [2000] Agustí Fernández, Susie Ibarra & William Parker – Live At the Joan Miró Foundation / Synergy [1998] Agustí Fernández – 1 is not 1 / Nova Era [1998] Agustí Fernández & Christoph Irmer – Ebro Delta / Hybrid [1998] Agustí Fernández & Marilyn Crispell – Dark night, and luminous / Nova Era [1998] Agustí Fernández & Evan Parker – Tempranillo / Nova Era [1996] Agustí Fernández & Big Ensemble del Taller de Músics – Aura / Taller [1991] Agustí Fernández – Piano Solo / PE [1991] Agustí Fernández & Wolfgang Reisinger – Unexpected / PE [1990] Agustí Fernández – La Porta / PE [1990] Agustí Fernández Sextet / Nofres / PDI [1988] Agustí Fernández - Ardent / Blau [1987] www.agustifernandez.com Bio Julián Sánchez Carballo This musician and trumpeter was born in Granada. His love for jazz comes from very long time ago, when his uncle gave him some Benny Carter, Roy Eldridge and Charlie Parker records. Julián moved to Barcelona, where he received the Jazz Degree from de “Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya”, turning to be part of the most promising local jazz scene. In order to complete his studies, he is regularly travelling to New York, to receive classes from musicians such as Joe Magnarelli, Ralph Alessi, Tony Malaby, Ingrid Jensen y Avishai Cohe, among others. He has played “New Flamenco Sound” (Chano Domínguez), “Flamenco Big Band” (Perico Sambeaty) Bruce Barth, Dave Santoro y Rudy Royston, RubemDamtas, “Nou Nonet” (Joan Monnè), “Hora- cio Fumero Trio”, Paul Stocker, Samuel Torres, Dick Oatts, Bob Mintzer, Enrique Oliver Quintet, Ernesto Aurignac, Toni Belenguer, Tomasito, “el Piraña”, Mario Rossy, “Sonora Big Band de Cádiz”, “Joven Big Band Nacional“, “Big Band de Terrassa”, “Big Latin Band de Barcelona”, “Pedro CortejosaSeptet”, Sergio Pamies Grupo, “Big Acustic Band “BAb””, “La Canalla”, Javier Ruibal, Miguel Poveda, Michael Tomas, just to name some. Julián has performed in local and international festivals like “Festival de Jazz de San Sebastián”, “North Sea Jazz Festival”,” Nice Jazz Festival”, “Vienna Jazz Festival”, “Festival de Jazz de Terrassa”, “Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona”, “Festival de Jazz de Madrid”, “Jazz en la Costa” (Granada), “Jazz in Situ de Quito” (Ecuador), “Jazz Festival Warsaw”
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