Composer and pianist

Jon Urrutia

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Presentation

“We have discovered the franco-spanish pianist Jon Urrutia-Monnot during our Catalan nights and I felt instantly captivated by his particular sound. A pianist whom everyone will talk about” S

Stephane Portet, Sunside-Jazz-Club, Paris 2012

Presentation

The basque pianist Jon Urrutia Monnot has an extensive artistic resume which singles him out as one of the most promising spanish musicians.”

Distrito Jazz, “Variaciones” magazine, Classical and Jazz music, March 2010

PRAISE

“I first became aware of Jon when he was a member of famed Cuban drummer Francisco Mela’ s group. At that time he impressed me with his ability to excel at some of the most challenging Latin Jazz I have heard anywhere. He is an amazing soloist. I recently worked with Jon during The Berklee World Percussion Festival, and Jon was able to instantly do anything I asked of him whether it was straight-ahead American Jazz, Afro-Cuban or Latin Jazz.”

John Ramsay, Chair, Percussion Department, Berklee College of Music, Boston 2000

“Jon Urrutia has attended my harmony & piano lessons (…). I consider him among the most brilliant pupils whom it was my pleasure to teach.”

Bernard Maury, Paris 1998

“Having taught lessons to Jon Urrutia I can testify over his great talent. According to my experience as a professor at the “New England Conservatory” Jon is without any doubt one of the best students I’ve had, his level of discipline and seriousness is remarkable.”

Danilo Pérez, Boston 1999

“The music sings perfectly and takes the listener through an intense journey through the different forms of Jazz, from the more blues-rooted and rhythmic to the sonorous and warm Latin-Jazz.”

Toño González Carrera, El Correo, 2004

“The basque pianist Jon Urrutia Monnot has an extensive artistic resume which singles him out as one of the most promising spanish musicians

Distrito Jazz, Revista variaciones, música Clásica y Jazz, Marzo 2010.

CURRENT MUSICAL PROJECTS

Jon Urrutia Trío

Jon Urrutia Trío

I’ve been playing in a trio setting since my professional debut in Paris in 1996, where I used to play weekly at the club “Studio des Islettes”, with Jo Quitzke on drums and Sebastien Gastine on Double-Bass. A lot of [...]

“SOLO & DÚO”

“SOLO & DÚO”

I started playing classical piano, studying at the Conservatory of Bilbao with Agustin Vergara, Mercedes Albaina, Paloma Aristegui and Ignacio Amman, and I played actively in local rock and pop bands as a teenager. Then I went on to study [...]

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & MASTERCLASS

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & MASTERCLASS

I have been teaching for more than 15 years; I have taught piano, ensembles and accompaniment in multiple private schools such as:

  • Artebi (Bilbao)
  • The Music Classroom (Barcelona)
  • Publicly owned conservatories (Andres Isasi/Getxo, CP Escudero/San Sebastián, Superior de Pamplona, ​​CRI Michel Slobo/Paris).
  • Professor of Piano-Jazz and improvisation at the Charles Koechlin Conservatory, in the south of Paris.

I am currently developing my educational work at the Superior Conservatory of Malaga.

Current pedagogical/concert «Classics with Jazz sauce» «Masterclass»

I’ve been teaching beginners, amateurs, and future professionals for more than 15 years in private schools, public conservatories and at the collegiate level. Some of my students have been admitted to some of the most prestigious colleges.

  • Berklee College of Music
  • The Superior Conservatory of Paris (CNSMDP)
  • Hochschule für Musik Hans Eissler Berlin,
  • Higher School of Music of Catalonia (ESMUC)
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