Alfons Bertran drums, percussion and Composer
Alfons Bertran Trio I Babela
Alfons Bertran: drums and composition
Martí Serra: tenor and soprano saxophones
Roger Mas: piano
Recorded by Albert Moraleda at Moraleda Studio, La Garriga on June 2022. The purpose of this project and album was to pay homage to my mother Isabel Ramon Puig. With this in my mind, we recorded the music live, with no previous rehearsal on the June 27th, and I tried not to talk much about the music to allow us to go where we wanted in that moment. At the same time I asked my friend Jaume Codina to take some pictures from my mother’s hometown and relate them to each song from the album to express her deep love and dedication to family, friends, and the community showing us to never forget our roots but letting our branches grow.
Alfons Bertran 5tet I Schnitzel Time
Alfons Bertran: drums and composition
David Fettmann: alto saxophone
Nicolas Masson: tenor saxophone
Roger Mas: piano and fender rhodes
Aleix Forts: Bass
I always liked to define myself not only as a drummer. I prefer musician (I play piano, vibraphone and I write music). After composing for many other co-leaded projects (Lite Bites, Bridges trio,...) I found that leading my own quintet allows me to express all my ideas and influences. All the members in the band are great musicians and friends which I have been playing on and off during many years. They understand and trust my music perfectly.
This project, under the name Schnitzel Time is also the presentation of my first album for JazzGranollers Records.
Lite Bites I Retina Project
Guillem Callejón: guitar
Aleix Forts: Bass
Alfons Bertran: Drums
With more than 10 years of history, Lite Bites has become a cooperative trio exploring a peculiar repertoire. In their concerts we can find from Beatles songs to contemporary music like Messiaen, Paul Motian, Gershwin, Hank Williams, Americana type of tunes and original Compositions, always transposed to the jazz language. An interesting and accessible mix very welcomed for all audiences.
In their latest album Retina (Jazzgranollers 2018), we can find and exclusive repertoire of original compositions from Aleix Forts, Alfons Bertran and Guillem Callejón. A point of maturity from his work over the last years.
Litew Vibes I Vibraphone Project
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