Marina Albero
Musician
Photo by Jean Paul Builes
Marina Albero
Marina is decidedly one of the rarest improvisational artists of our time. It's relevant in the human experience today because what reflects an awakened emotional soundscape as she engages you. It's movement that is necessary yet strikingly a familiarity we have forgotten.
The complexity of the sounds out of every key has not one identity but multiple characteristics in relation to another, it leaves you wondering what is even happening and in what genre you are listening to anymore.
With her self-released 3-CD set “A Life Soundtrack”, Marina Albero has composed an intimate biography in the musical languages of old Europe, modern Spain, 1990’s Cuba and the US of today. Comfortable in the syntax and idioms of baroque, flamenco, son and American jazz, Albero shares chapters on learning, love, loss, and life that will move and inspire you. Her musical story has been captivating audiences and musicians around the Northwest since she moved to Seattle in 2015.
Summer touring in Spain, Fall takes me back to Seattle and New Orleans.
My tour is going really well so far! Seattle and PNW, Wisconsin, Maine and New York have been a success including our sold out album release concert in Seattle at the Triple Door! Thanks to every musician, host and music lover who has been part of it! Such a blast!
Spain has been also really great so far. We packed the legendary Cafe Central in Madrid with an amazing quartet with Luis Gallo, Josemi Garzon and Miquel Asensio.
July 5th we created a whole new musical experience with the incredible singer Marc Vilajoana, where we brought together medieval, traditional and improvised creations into a sacred space in the Sanctuary of Palera, Beuda. Now getting ready my Spanish Quintet with my kids and my musical sister Amina Scott with whom we are also going to recird a duo album in July.
There are many concerts ahead and each one offers a new configuration and new repertoire so, check out my calendar or sign up on my mailing list for more updates.
The new season will take my back to Seattle to perform at Town Hall 9/25 with the violin master Ganesh Rajagopalan and also in October when we will release a new album at the Earshot Jazz Festival 9/17. This one is a fully improvised work with flute extraordinaire Leanna Keith.
Can't wait to get back home in New Orleans early October to resume my musical research and my concerts with Yusa, Amina Scott and many others.
Stay Tuned!
Thanks for your support! Salut i alegria
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Sharing my musical journey and studies
I believe that Music is easy and fun to make. I also know how it can take a whole life mastering it!
As a child, music was a natural language to me and now, after years in classical and improvisation training, teaching and performing, my approach is to start creating from day one while we naturally learn about music's structure and architecture.
My passion is taking music back into your hands to channel, create and heal or just to have fun.
Music is a social connector, a balsam for our hearts and a safe place to experience and explore your own voice. It is your choice stay in that one note or move on to the next. Oh, and it's risk-free. Wanna try?
A life Soundtrack
Triple CD awarded as Best Record of 2019 by Earshot Jazz. Recorded between Barcelona (Volume 1, 2008) and Seattle (Volumes 2 and 3 in 2018). STREAMING in all platforms now!!
Support makes music happen!
"A Life Soundtrack" has been an ongoing project and it keeps being a work in progress about my own journey. In 2017 I launched a Patreon page under that title where, thanks to my subscribers, we built a library with hours of exclusive music content that keeps growing every month. Join now and become an active part of the process! Thank you for listening, feeling and enjoying.
SoundCloud Archives
For a few years I realized how hard it was for me releasing music so I started a record label (Elukeya, 2005) and an online archives site where to have a sort of SoundLog. Mikrotunes, pre productions, unreleased tracks and other surprises. Always for free and CC license, so use them if you want!
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What they say about Marina
Inventive and effusive
An inventive and effusive pianist and composer.
– KNKX jazz public radio
KNKX
Public Radio
Boundless Virtuosity
Boundless virtuosity and spirit abound in the piano bass duo of Marina Albero and Jeff Johnson.
The Stranger
Seattle Newspaper
She's actually improvising!
Marina Albero is a piano virtuoso. At times it seems like she’s playing the most polished standards – like she’s memorized Mozart back and forth – but in fact she’s actually improvising.
– Jake Uiti, Artist Home
Jake Uiti
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