Ignasi Terraza
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Terraza was born in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, Spain
Spain
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. With a degree in Computer Engineering, after three years dividing his time between his profession and music, he decided to dedicate himself entirely to jazz in 1983, accompanying vocalists such as Kalil Wilson
Kalil Wilson
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, Charmin Michelle, Randy Greer, Michelle McCain, Lavelle or Stacey Kent
Stacey Kent
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, and jazz musicians Frank Wess
Frank Wess
Frank Wess is an American jazz musician, who has played saxophone and flute.-Biography:...
, Jesse Davis
Jesse Davis
Jesse Davis is an American jazz saxophonist. Davis began as a student in Ellis Marsalis's New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. After graduating, Jesse Davis embarked on a productive jazz career, recording 8 albums on the Concord Jazz label, alongside collaborations with such artists as Jack...
, Gene "The Mighty Flea" Conners, Teddy Edwards
Teddy Edwards
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, Ted Curson
Ted Curson
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, Spike Robinson
Spike Robinson
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, Ralph Lalama or Brad Leali.
Apart from the current line-up, his own trios and quartets have included bassists Mario Rossy, Javier Colina, Jules Bekoko and Horacio Fumero, among others, and Gregory Hutchinson, Walter Perkins, Bobby Durham
Bobby Durham (Jazz musician)
Bobby Durham , was an American jazz drummer.Durham was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and learned to play drums while a child. He played with The Orioles at age 16, and was in a military band between 1956 and 1959. After his discharge he played with King James and Stan Hunter...
, Peer Wyboris, Jo Krause or Julian Vaughn on drums.
One particular association, divided into two stints (1985–1988 and 1996–2000) – was with vibraphonist and drummer Oriol Bordas, playing in trio/quartet formations and with the Barcelona Jazz Orchestra.
From 1990 to 1993, he co-led, with US guitarist David Mitchell, the Mitchell-Terraza Quartet, winning the "best new group" award at the 1991 Festival Internacional de Jazz de Guetxo.
Since 2003 he has also been teaching jazz piano at the Higher School of Music of Catalonia – Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya. Since 2006, his trio has accompanied singer Susana Sheiman at venues in both Madrid and Barcelona.
His 2009 recording, Plaça Vella (2009), with the Josep Maria Farràs & Ignasi Terraza Trio features two tracks with saxophonist Jesse Davis
Jesse Davis
Jesse Davis is an American jazz saxophonist. Davis began as a student in Ellis Marsalis's New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. After graduating, Jesse Davis embarked on a productive jazz career, recording 8 albums on the Concord Jazz label, alongside collaborations with such artists as Jack...
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Discography
- Festival Internacional de Jazz de Getxo (1991) - Mitchell-Terraza Quartet
- Shell Blues (1993) - Mitchell-Terraza Quartet
- Miaow! (1995) - Four Kats Jazz Quartet
- The Voice - The Romance of Jazz (1996) - Randy Greer
- Let Me Tell You Something (1999) - Ignasi Terraza Trio
- Jazz a les Fosques/Jazz en la oscuridad (1999) - Ignasi Terraza Trio
- September in the Rain (1999) - Barcelona Jazz Orchestra
- Night Sounds (2000) - Toni Solá & Ignasi Terraza Trio
- Christmas Swings in Barcelona (2003) - Randy Greer & Ignasi Terraza Trio
- IT’s Coming (2004)
- Confessin’ (2004) Oriol Romaní & Ignasi Terraza
- In a Sentimental Groove (2005) - Ignasi Terraza Trio
- Plaça Vella (2009) - Josep Maria Farràs & Ignasi Terraza Trio