Award-winning pianist and composer Marco Mezquida was born on the island of Menorca, Spain, in 1987. He initiated his musical education at the age of eight. In 2009, he graduated from the School of Music of Catalonia (ESMUC), where he studied jazz improvisation, classical and contemporary music with Albert Bover, Lluís Vidal, Agustín Fernández, Coll and Juan Ramón de la Rubia.
Currently based in Barcelona, Mezquida is one of the most active pianists in the regional jazz scene. He has recorded albums as a soloist and sideman, as well as collaborations with flamenco guitarist Chicuelo and other artists.
He has performed throughout the world as a member of some of well known Spanish groups, such as Marc Miralta Quartet, Giulia Valle Group, Raynald Colom Quartet, Albert Cirera Quartet, Herb Robertson, Omar Tamez, Miguel Fernandez Quartet, Celeste-Mezquida Duo, Selnik-Mezquida Duo, Carme Canela, Victor de Diego, Masa Kamaguchi, Gorka Benitez, and Rafa Lechowsky.
Mezquida is currently a Professor at the School of Music Studies Musician’s Workshop Barcelona (ESEM).
(headline image: Marco Mezquida – Photo by Joan Cortés)
Selected discography:
Two Lonely People, with Celeste Alías (Kay Music, 2011)
Live in Terrassa (Underpool Records, 2015)
My Old Flame, with Manel Fortià (2015)
Live at Palau (2015)
MAP – Mezquida • Aurignac • Prats (MAP, 2016)
Amateur (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, 2016)
Conexión, with Chicuelo (Taller De Músics, 2017)
Pieris, with Jesper Bodilsen, Martin Maretti Andersen (Stunt Records, 2018)
The Robadors Quartet (Multikulti Project, 2018)
Live in Tokyo, with Silvia Pérez Cruz (Universal, 2019)
No Hay Dos Sin Tres, with Chicuelo (2019)
Talismán (Galileo Music Communication, 2020)
Letter To Milos (2022)
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.