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Artist
Xavier Dotras Trio
12+ albums
jazzpianoiberian jazz
about
He was born in Canet de Mar (Barcelona, Spain) and started his musical education at a young age, influenced by the musical atmosphere of his house. He began with his father, Jaume Dotras, until he enrolled as a student in the Conservatori Superior de Música de Barcelona (Barcelona Superior Conservatory of Music). Among his teachers were Carme Undebarrena, Xavier Boliart and Carles Guinovart. He graduated with Títol Superior (Bachelor in Music Degree).He also studied and graduated in engineering but never worked in this field. He started studying classical music when he was very young. At the same time, he learned modern music by practicing in small dance orchestras. Later, he got jazz lessons from Lluís Escuadra, Joan Monné, Lluís Vergés and Javier Juanco. He has validated his curriculum in the Superior School of Music in Barcelona with the Jazz-Music Degree. He has played in several formations of this genre and has shared stage with Gorka Benítez, Alfons Carrascosa, Javier Juanco, Rai Ferrer, Jo Krause, Joan Abril, Michael Weiss, Juan Carlos Narzekian , Jorge Sarraute, Carme Canela, etc. He currently plays in several jazz groups (duets, trios, quartets, etc) but specially promotes his own jazz trio, with Toni Pujol (double bass) and César Martínez (drums). It is with this formation that he has recorded Retrospectives (2004), Nit (Night) (2006) and Vincent (2009). The first CD of the trio (Retrospectives), with the collaboration of Basque saxophonist and flautist Gorka
