I was born in Gorliz, a small village near Bilbao in the north of Spain, and I grew up in that same area. I started ear-training and piano lessons at age 6 and I showed interest in improvisation from an early age on. As a teenager I listened to R&B, British Pop, Soul and Garage bands, and I performed often on organ, guitar, bass and blues harp with different local bands.

I started to get interested in Jazz by listening to Jimmy Smith and, after finishing High School at age 18, I moved to the Netherlands to study Jazz Piano at the “College for the Arts Arnhem”. There I had the chance of studying with Rob van der Broek, Robert Jan Vermeulen, Henk Haverhoek, and Joop van Erven among others and I attended masterclasses by John Taylor, Bob Berg, David Kikoski, Bert van den Brink, etc. I discovered the recordings of Bud Powell, Tete Montoliu, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock, Mc Coy Tyner, Chick Corea, and Keith Jarrett, which enlightened and inspired me while enriching my musical sensibilities.

At age 21 I moved to Paris, where I took private lessons with Bernard Maury and I played every week at the «Goutte d’ or» in Barbes with a trio featuring Sebastien Gastine (Upright Bass) & Jo Quitzke (drums). A year later, after winning a scholarship I moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music where I studied piano with Laszlo Gardony, Danilo Perez, Ray Santisi, Paul Schmeling, Alain Mallet, and Alon Yavnai among others.

While in Boston (1997-2001) I played sessions, concerts and did recordings with a lot of musicians from all around the world, to name a few: George Garzone, Billy Pierce, Giovanni Hidalgo, Oscar Stagnaro, Francisco Mela, Peter Slavov, Yosvany Terry, Tim Mayer, John Pierce, Joshua Davis, Ferenc Nemeth, Danielle Camarda, Samuel Rohrer, Matthias Künzli, Ben Zwerin, Tony Escapa, Victor Mendoza Latin Big Band, Jaleel Shaw, Mark Small, Patrick Cornelius, Guillermo Delgado, Aldemar Valentin, Edward Perez, Jorge Perez-Albela, Julien Augier, Ramon Angel-Rey, Xavi Reija, Thomas Walter, Llibert Fortuny, Paco Charlin, Titus Vollmer, Franco Pinna, and more.

“I am an eclectic, cosmopolitan and borderless musician, and curious by nature. This leads me to be interested in and to study both the different styles in Jazz, as well as other styles.”

After graduating from Berklee in december 2000 with a «Bachelor for the Arts Degree» I moved back to Spain and since then I’ve performed in most of the clubs/venues, festivals around the country. I’ve lived between Barcelona, Madrid, and the Basque Country while in Spain, and I’ ve performed/recorded with a lot of different artists/bands playing Jazz, Pop, Funk, Latin, Brazilian, Flamenco, etc with artists such as Perico Sambeat, Alain Perez, Bruce Arkin, Jordi Bonell , Marc Miralta, Mariano Steimberg , Raynald Colom, Rai Ferrer, Ignasi Zamora, Joan Diaz, Oriol Saña, Pau Sastre, Miguel Pino, Xavi Reija, Ramon Angel-Rey Victor Celada, Andrezj Olecniczak, Mikel Andueza, Dani Perez Amboage, Jorge& Maikel Vistel, Tuti Fernandez, Eva Cortes, Miguel Blanco & Afrodisian Jazz Orchestra and many more.

I’ve been touring in Holland, Germany, USA, in Ecuador, Portugal, Italy, and Switzerland playing in Montreux Jazz Festival, Madrid Jazz Festival, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Teatro Nacional Sucre (Quito), MACBA Museum, (Guayaquil, Équateur), Hotel puerta de America (Madrid), Auditorio de la villa de Madrid, Getxo Jazz Festival, Ibiza Jazz festival, Berklee Performance Center (Boston), New York University, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, Harvard Faculty Club (Boston), Fat Cat (Ny), Sunset Club (Paris),…

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I lived in the Basque Country during the years 2000-2002, 2007-2008 where I played with Victor Celada, Andrezj Olecniczak, Mikel Andueza, Jose Guereñu, Victor de Diego, Tato Gracia, Julio Andrade, Malu Garay, Borja Barrueta, Raul Sainz de Rozas, Jon Piris, Fabi Acarregi, Dani Perez Amboage, Itxaso Gonzalez, Ander Garcia, Gorka Iraundegi, Elsa Garcia,..,

In Madrid during 2002-2003 y 2008-2009, I played with Dani Garcia, Carlos Ibañez, Juanma Barroso, Inoidel Gonzalez, Toño Miguel,  Miguel Benito «Pete»,  Jorge & Maikel Vistel, Tuti Fernandez, Loque, Larry Martin Band, Noah Shaye, Eva Cortes, Miguel Blanco & Afrodisian Jazz Orchestra, Iñaki Arakistain, Javier Moreno, Alain Perez, Irene Shams, Julio Daud, Martin Leiton, Norman Hogue, Santi Ibarretxe, Israel Sandoval, …,

In Barcelona from 2003 to 2007, I played with Anton Jarl, Tom Warburton, Marc Ayza, Dimitri Skidanov, Andy Moetz, Bruce Arkin, Juan Rodriguez Berbin, Danilo Pinheiro, Jon Robles, Nono Fernandez, Raynald Colom, Rai Ferrer, Ignasi Zamora, Joan Diaz, Oriol Saña, Pau Sastre, Miguel Pino, Xavi Reija,  Ramon Angel-Rey, Jordi Bonell, Luiz Ode, Paco Perera, Luismo Valladares, Jeffe Otto, Ana Rossi, Angela Cervantes, Aurelio Santos, David Gonzalez, Dani Dominguez, Giulia Valle, Soler, Enrique Oliver, Guishermo Carrizo, Matias Miguez, Iñaki Arnal, Ivan Kovacevic, Juan Luis Castaño, Luna Cohen, Marc Miralta, Mariano Steimberg, Miguel Ballester, Mustapha Bouchou, Nadia Basurto, Pere Loewe, Pinyu Marti, Roberto Faenzi, Fredrik Carlquist, Rocio Faks, Salvador Toscano, Toni Sola, Vicenç Soler, Vicenç Solsona,…

And in the Basque-French country from 2009 to 2012, donde toco con Stephane Barbier, Pascal Segala, Eric Perez, Jean-Marie Ecay, Jo Krause, Gonzalo Tejada, Jorge Gonzalez, Alejandro Mingot, Iker Piris, Eric Oxandaburu, Vincent Thomas, Juanma Urriza, Aritz Luzuriaga, Federico Marini, Aurora Arteaga, …

I have performed concerts in Holanda, Alemania, Estados Unidos, Ecuador, Portugal, Italia y en Suiza, y mas concretamente en : Montreux Jazz Festival, Madrid Jazz Festival, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Teatro Nacional Sucre (Quito), MACBA Museum, (Guayaquil, Équateur),  Hotel puerta de América (Madrid), Auditorio de la villa de Madrid, Getxo Jazz Festival, Ibiza Jazz festival, Berklee Performance Center (Boston), New York University, Teatre Nacional de Catalunya, Harvard Faculty Club (Boston), Fat Cat (Ny), Sunset Club (Paris), …

Whether it’s Western music with a written tradition, Funk, Pop, or the diverse and varied rhythms of World Music – Latin, Brazilian, Flamenco, Arabic, African – collaborating with groups like “La Calle Caliente,” “Filhos de Ogum,” Afrodisian Latin-Flamenco Jazz Orchestra,” “Tuti Fernandez Flamenco Project,” “Paulinho Lehmos,” “Basido” (Gnaoua music),…