Frank Groenendijk - tenor sax
Joan Fort - guitar
Ties Laarakker - double bass
Giacomo Camilleti - drums

Recorded by Ido Zilberman at CvA Studio on 19th of October 2021.

The Girl Next Door - John Franks

Gaslight - Duke Pearson

Steve Tee Jazz Mix

Hommage à Grant Green, live à Jazz au Péristyle, Opéra de Lyon, juillet 016

Live au Peristyle de l'Opera de Lyon

The best things in life are free

Vinyl-obsessed.
Balearic. Italo. Cosmic. Disco. Funk. Soul. Jazz.

Joan Fort Nieto is a guitarist, composer and educator borned in Tarragona (Catalunya, Spain). He is currently based in Amsterdam, where he studies  for the Master's Degree at the CvA (Conservatorium van Amsterdam). Prior to this, he studied his bachelor in Barcelona at ESMUC (Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya). Joan has had the pleasure to study and learn from great teachers such as Jesse van Ruller, Rob Van Bavel, Simon Rigter, Maarten Van Der Grinten, Reinier Baas, Martijn van Iterson, Jasper Blom, Sanna Van Vilet, Dani Pérez, Eladio Reinón, Yaniv Nachum, Jaume Llombart, Joan Monné, Enric Peinado, Albert Bover, David Xirgu, Gonzalo del Val and Santi Careta, among others.

During his musical career, Joan has been fortunate to play with renowned musicians such as Fèlix Rossy, Bill McHenry, Jasper Blom, Gianni Gagliardi, Jo Krause, Horacio Fumero, Aldo Caviglia, Mario Rossy, Masa Kamaguchi, Sanna Van Vliet, Eladio Reinón, Rita Payés, Santi de La Rubia, Kyle Swan, Deejay Foster, Benet Palet, Gideon Tazelaar, Julius Gawlik, Deejay Foster, David Xirgu, Martín Leiton, Gonzalo del Val, Ian Cleaver, Txema Riera, Menno Daams, Toni Saigi, David Lucácks, Fernando Brox, Vicent Pèrez, Santi Colomer, Magalí Datzira and Lucas Martínez.
 
He has attended masterclasses from international musicians as Peter Bernstein, Jorge Rossy, Chick Corea, Bob Mintzer, Christian McBride, Kenny Barron, Albert "Tootie" Heath, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gary Burton, Ben Street, Lage Lund, Michael Kanan and Richard Bona, among others.
 
Joan has had the pleasure to play at many festivals and clubs around Spain (Voll-Damm International Jazz Fest from Barcelona, Festival de Jazz de Terrassa, Bilbaina Jazz Club, Assejazz Sevilla, Milano Jazz Club, Tgn Jazz, Festival de Jazz de Tortosa 2021, Luz de Gas, Jamboree, Sala Barts, Auditori, Robadors23, Balius, Música als Parcs, Auditori del Liceu, Cercle del Liceu, Casa de Cultura de Girona, Keyboard Jazz Lounge, Cafè Metropol, Festival Internacional de Dixieland de Tarragona, Traviesa, M’Art, Sala Zero, Gira Ciclo Andajazz 2018, Clasijazz, CICUS Sevilla, Gran Teatro de Huelva, El Musicario, Rizoma Records, etc.), and The Netherlands (GrachtenFestival, Intercontinental Hotel, NEMO Science, festival Otis Park, Stella by Starlight, etc).
 
He is currently leading and being sideman of some bands as Eladio Reinón & Joan Fort Quartet, Tomek van Leeuwen Quintet, Joan Fort Quartet, Magalí Datzira & Joan Fort duo, Rita Payés & Joan Fort duo, LINE UP Quintet and the Mar Vilaseca Group.

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