Born: April 7, 1959 Primary Instrument: Guitar
Collaborations with: Max Sunyer, Manel Camp, La Coral Cosmica, Cubik Quartet, Big Band De L’aula, Beboppourum, Santi Arisa i Lakatans,Barcelona Boulevard, Sisa, Santi Vendrell, Maria Del Mar Bonet, Hector Vila, David Lyme, Mili Bermejo, Koniec plus Big Ensemble Taller de Músics, Ze Eduardo, Agusti Fernandez, Xavier Maristany, Joan Saura, Laurent Philippe, Paolo Ghetti, Furio Di Castri, Massimo Manzi, Aldo Romano, Gringos, Kasper T. Toeplitz, John Zorn/COBRA, Orquestra Del Caos, Angel Pereira, Salvador Niebla, Acelino de Paula, Eugene Martynec, Carles Benavent, David Xirgu, Marc Parrot, Barcelona Ad Libitum, Carme Cuesta, 2impar, Dom Famularo, Marc Miralta, Omer Avital, Percussions de Barcelona, Alexis Cuadrado i Victor Prieto.
Awards
Album Joan Sanmarti “Inmersion“, Best Catalonian Jazz recording in 1988 by RNE3.
Award Composer of Year (1996) by Associació de Músics de Jazz de Catalunya (Catalonian Jazz musicians association) .
Works
NYX (1995) for a wind quartet and computer system.
I See Caos (1995-96) , work granted by L'Institut Universitari de l'Audiovisual /Fundació Phonos.
1ª Exposició (1996) for saxophone quartet.
Xtrapolución #1 (1996) for tenor guitar, vibraphone, percussion and computer system.
Xtrapolución #2 (1996) for chamber sextet.
Rellotges Efimers (1997) for piano, acordion , vibraphone, synth - guitar and narrator.
METRO L1 2a estació: S.Andreu (1997) for vibes, tenor guitar and electroacustic system
METRO L1 3a estació: Catalunya (1997) per soprano sax, percussion ensemble and electroacustic system.
METRO L1 4a estació: Sants (1997) per bass clarinet, percussion ensemble,synth-guitar and electroacustic system.
Xtrapolución #3 (1997) for guitar and computer system.
Dels Equilibris (1998) for percussion, accordion and cello.
Xtrapolución #4 (1998) for guitar and computer system.
Stratos 1 (1998) for electric guitar, percussion, brass quintet and computer system.
Entre les cordes ( 1999 ) for cello, electric bass, double bass and guitar.
Passadis (2000) ) for cello and computer system.
Improvisacions amb La Historia d'un soldat d'Igor Stavinsky (2001).
Cuina Selecta (2005) for quintet and three performers.
Les Quatre portes de Fes (2006), for guitar, bass, percussion ensemble and computer system.
Times Flies i Transformaciones (2009) vocal octet (commissioned for sculpture installation “Lamentations - Javier Perez”) Setantacinc (2009) jazz septet. (commission by and premiere in 20è Jazzfestival de Granollers)
Grasshoppers and ants in the early hours (2010) percusión quartet. (commission and premiere by Percussions de Barcelona)
Zinc Element for Rhytmethic (2010) percusión quartet. (commission and premiere by Percussions de Barcelona)
Part per Catalog (2010) percusión quartet. (commission and premiere by Percussions de Barcelona)
He venido de muy lejos (2011) voice, orquestra 3.3.3.3 4.3.2.1, and big band (commission and premiere by 10th anniversary Esmuc)
Awards:
* Award album Joan Sanmarti "Inmersion", Best Catalonian Jazz recording in 1988 by RNE3. * Composer of Year (1996) by Associació de Músics de Jazz de Catalunya (Catalonian Jazz musicians association)1967
Jazzgranollers records
2010
•Any other one •Pulsar •Que han dicho los otros? •De corazón, transplante •“1” •Bedford’s dream •Dia si, dia no •44 de Gibraltar •“67” •Beginning of the End •“9” •“1967”
Joan Sanmarti - – electric guitar, VG8 synth guitar, 9 string acoustic guitar & baritone acoustic guitar Alexis Cuadrado – bass Victor Prieto – accordion David Xirgu - drums
Quatre Portes de Fes
New Mood Jazz records
2007
Fes • He venido de muy lejos • L’Impromtu • Dialogo • Lleons • Porta centre • South • Foc • Guissa • La Pensive • A traves
Joan Sanmarti - guitar & baroque lute Marc Miralta - vibes Omer Avital - bass Jesus Reina - drums Lito Iglesias - cello Vicki Romero - voice Ensemble Percusions de Barcelona (Robert Armengol, Ferran Armengol, Ignasi Vila, Ramón Torramilans, Sebastià Bel)
Cançons liquides
SatchmoJazz records
2006
Carrers: Volar; Espero; Cançons líquides;Som un;Pierdo el tiempo; Dia si, dia no; Me quiero ir; La nena plora; Desde el tren ; Només miram.
Carme Cuesta – voice Joan Sanmartí - electric guitar, 6 & 9 strings acoustic guitars Curro Gálvez – bass Jesús Reina - drums.
Scandal?
SatchmoJazz records
2005
Como en la luna - Tribal Implosion - Block (Peradedebo) - De nuevo - Zinc Element - Scandal? - Dels Equilibris? - Margarita?
Joan Sanmartí - electric guitar, 6 & 9 strings acoustic guitars Frederic Carlquist - tenor & alto sax Victor de Diego - tenor & soprano sax Curro Gálvez - bass Jesús Reina - drums
Otras Canciones
SatchmoJazz records
2003
- Il mio canto libero(Lucio Battisti) - La fiesta de Blas (Formula V) - Let it be(J.Lennon/P.Mcartney) - Eva Maria(Formula V) - Clair (Gilbert O'Sullivan) - Un sorbito de champagne(Los Brincos) - La escoba (Laredo/G.R.Helgado) - The little drummer(Katherine K.Davis) - Los ejes de mi carreta(Atahualpha Yupanqui/R.Risso) - Santa Lucia (Roque Narvaja)
Joan Sanmartí - electric guitars, 12 strings acoustic guitar Carles Benavent - electric bass David Xirgu - drums with: Ignasi Zamora - electric bass Matthew L. Simon -flugelhorn Esteve Narbona - french Horn Sergi Vergés - bass trombone & tuba Xavier Figuerola - bass clarinet
Improvisacions amb La Historia d'un soldat d'Igor Stravinsky
SatchmoJazz records
2002
1 The Soldier's March 2 Music To Scene I 3 Music To Scene II 4 music To Scene III 5 The soldier's March Part II 6 The Royal March 7 Little concert 8 Tango 9 Waltz 10 Ragtime 11 Devil's Dance 12 Little Choral 13 Devil's Song 14 Grand Choral 15 Triumphal March Of The Devil
Joan Sanmarti - guitar Angel Pereira - drums David Mengual - bass Matthew Simon - trumpet & flugelhorn Xavier Figuerola - tenor sax, clarinet & bass clarinet Dioni Chico - accordion Lito Iglesias - cello
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Primary Instrument:
Guitar
Location:
Sant Pere de Vilamajor
Willing to teach:
Advanced students only.
Credentials/Background:
teaching Jazz guitar and software tools for composing at Esmuc (Barcelona)
