Primary Instrument: Guitar
Personal Esparraguera studies and continued his musical education with the Bachelor of Music and Modern Jazz at the Taller de Barcelona José Luis Gámez, Victor de Diego, Horacio Fumero, Alfons Carrascosa. He also attended the “International Seminar of Igualada Jazz” with Sam Yahel, Benny Golson and Idris Muhammad, and the “International Seminar at the Palau de la Musica de Valencia” with Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mark Turner, Nasheet Waits, Ben Street, Bruce Barth and Michael P. Mossman.
He studied with José Luis Gámez, Jordi Bonell, Rick Peckam, Ben Monder, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Peter Bernstein.
He has received awards:
• Artist's revelation in 2003 by the Association of Musicians Jazz and Modern Music of Catalonia. • Best Guitarist in 2004 by the Association of Musicians Jazz and Modern Music of Catalonia. • 2005 Frontier spokesman with the HAT group.
Highlights: La Plata Jazz Festival 2005 -La Plata Argentina , JazzFestival Mechelen, Belgium, Getxo Jazz XXXVII, Festijazz 2004 La Paz Bolivia, End Jazz Art 2003 Cologne, SpañJazz 2005 Gran Canaria, 2005 Jazz Today Villa-Real, 12th Jazz Festival Figueres, 14th Jazz Festival Time “memorial Tete Montoliu, Jazz Teruel 2004, Jazz Festival Malaga 2005, Jazz Show 2005 Girona, Jazz Show XII Blanes, XIII Jazz Festival Banyoles, Mas y Mas Festival .
Discography: • All That Matas Jordi Matas Quintet (Fresh Sound New Talent 176) • Corners Jordi Matas Quintet (Fresh Sound New Talent 236) • There HAT (Fresh Sound New Talent) • Collaboration of disk MIRAGE (Fresh Sound New Talent 244)
Currently leads groups Jordi Matas Quintet, Jordi Matas “Organic Trio” and ETS. Collaborates actively with the formations Maureta Xavi (Animal Instinct). He has participated with musicians such as David Mengual, Albert Bover, Freedom Fortuny, Chris Higgins, Victor de Diego, Alberto Sanz, Krause I, Benet Palet, Gorka Benitez, Peer Wiborys, Falk Willis, Raynald Colom, Jules Bikoko, Ike Stubblefield, Alexis Cuadrado , Nat Su, William Klein, John Ellis.
