JEREZ TEXAS
Valencia, Valencia, Spain | Established. Jan 01, 2002
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“Jerez-Texas’ music is a small miracle, or a big one, depending on how you see it. It’s the type of music you would listen to all your life. Jerez-Texas’ music isn’t flamenco, or jazz, or even flamenco-jazz, but rather something else that is difficult to describe, as there are no words that successfully manage to describe a dream.” - Chema García Martínez, El País - EL PAÍS
“The album Sun is a real gem, they are even better live as the trio makes it look easy which is a skill only great musicians achieve.” - WORLD MUSIC
“One of the best Mediterranean musical discoveries of the past few years!” - BABELMED.NET
“Jerez-Texas brings together imagination and musical creativity, quality and skill.” - EL MUNDO
“They harmonise jazz and flamenco with effortless grace (...) A treasure-trove of sensations.” - MONDOMIX
“This unique trio’s first album is a real gem. If you haven’t already done so, FIP urges you to get to know the remarkable Jerez-Texas!” - Fip – album of the month, January 2006 - FIP - RADIO FRANCE
“The Spanish group Jerez-Texas and the quartet from the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter have created a remarkable night of flamenco, classical music and jazz. Jerez-Texas managed, at the end of the concert, to win the public’s warm and fond recognition, greatly deserved, as if they were part of the family. A wonderful concert.” - AGENCIA EFE
“The flesh of flamencan passion, fresh perfume of jazz aromas and peaceful fruit of classical influence. (…) Overtones of a mixed and wise Mediterranean which navigates from the port of Groovalización.” - GROOVALIZACIÓN
“One of the two best concerts of the summer 2007 in Spain” - EMILIO GARRIDO RADIO3/RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA
“A kaleidoscopic set where the fun takes over. (…) a collaboration to be reckoned with not only for their excellent performance but also for their ability to source their work from it’s authentic roots with originality and great clarity of ideas in their interpretation.” - TOMAJAZZ.COM
Discography
SA (Resistencia - Nocturne) - 2005
PATCHWORK (Resistencia Le Son du Maquis) - 2007
SUN (Resistencia Le Son du Maquis) - 2009
VIENTO Y MAREA (autoedited) - 2013
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JEREZ TEXAS
The freedom of jazz, the fieriness of flamenco, the elegance of classical music.
Matthieu Saglio: cello
Ricardo Esteve: flamenco guitar
Jess Gimeno: drums, percussions
Ten years have already passed since JEREZ TEXAS has been extending a musical world deeply rooted in Spanish flamenco, where multiple European influences are indeed also involved. Over time and more than 500 concerts through 25 countries around the world, the trio, based in Valencia, Spain, has established itself as one of the key figures of New Flamenco.
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