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ABOUT THE NEW PROJECT:
The 21 years old young Catalan trombonist and singer Rita Payés has lived and breathed music since she was a child thanks to her musical family. She studied piano, and later trombone which became her main instrument. She entered the well-known Sant Andreu Jazz Band under the direction of bassist and tenor player Joan Chamorro, and participated on several albums along with Andrea Motis, Eva Fernandez and Magali Datzira. At the age of 16 she released with Chamorro her first album Joan Chamorro presents Rita Payés featuring Scott Hamilton, Dick Oats, Scott Robinson, Toni Belenguer and Jo Krause among others, followed next year by her sophomore, Yellow Moon. Rita has performed in some of the most venerated stages and festivals in the country and abroad, such as Barcelona Jazz Festival, Jamboree Jazz Club, L'Auditori de Barcelona, Barnaswing, Summer Festivals in several villages of Catalonia as well as venues in France, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Morroco or Switzerland.
For her latest project, Imagine , Rita joined forces with her mother Elisabeth Roma, an exceptional classical guitarist. Mother and daughter launched their debut album during the London Catalan Festival 2019 in the beginning of June, giving their personal take on the music that has accompanied them all their lives, from traditional Catalan lullabies to bossa nova, fado, boleros… The family project started when Rita booked a two-day studio session for Elisabeth as a birthday present in June 2018. Rehearsing and preparing for that session, they re-evaluated and strengthened their repertoire and arrangements. It was then when they decided to take the project further and release it on album. Imagine is a meeting point between two generations, two points of view. It's neither strictly jazz nor classical. It's a highly personal interpretation of Rita's and Elisabeth's favorite music.
Elisabeth Roma has a classical musical background but she has always been inspired by Latin American music, especially bossa nova, from the voices of Jobim, Chico Buarke and Elis Regina among others. Besides her work as a music educator, she has performed as a classical guitarist for most of her career, both as a soloist and in larger ensembles. Elisabeth has incorporated her visions of classical guitar into the repertoire that she plays with Rita, using her excellent musicality and techniques and combining them with the personal sounds of Rita's melodies and improvisations.
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ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM:
This is the greatest repte of the seventh career, since for the first time the themes will be written and composed by her mateixa, who has not had more abans in 9 years of career. It will be an album of 10 songs recorded in the prestigious studio of David Casamitjana, technician of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band and products by Juan Berbín, recognized by Venezuelan music awarded with a Latin Grammy. Lastly, they have the chance to share with Carlos Freitas' help to mastering, who has worked with the greats Toquinho, Caetano Veloso, Omara Portuondo or Gilberto Gil. The sound that is evident is the trademark of the house: jazz, bossa nova and classical guitar. A mix that has been widely played and played in a large part of the capitals of the European continent and that, with only 1 published single, is going to be placed on the radar of historical artists and the mainstream.
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ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM:
This is the biggest challenge of her career, as for the first time, the songs will be written and composed by herself, something she has never done before in her nine-year career. It will be an 11-track album recorded in the prestigious studio of David Casamitjana, engineer of the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, and produced by Juan Berbín, a renowned Venezuelan musician and Latin Grammy winner. Finally, they have been fortunate enough to have the help of Carlos Freitas on mastering, who has worked with the greats Toquinho, Caetano Veloso, Omara Portuondo, and Gilberto Gil. The sound that emerges is already a trademark of the house: jazz, bossa nova, and classical guitar. A mix that has taken mother and daughter to play in many European capitals and, with only one single released, has placed themselves on the radar of both major historical artists and the mainstream world.
