About this Event
The trio consists of Marina Albero on piano and dulcimer, Hans Teuber on sax and flute, and Jeff Johnson on bass.
Marina Albero Bio:
Marina Albero was born in Barcelona, Spain, and started playing music on stages as a child with her family while they toured all around the world performing Iberian and early music. In her early years she studied in Barcelona’s Conservatory (El Bruc) and later in La Havana (ISA), where she finished her classical piano studies with the great professor and pianist Mrs. Teresa Junco.
Marina has been researching many different music styles such as: jazz, flamenco, early music, andalusie, classical Indian, latin (son & latin jazz)… She loves composing and improvising with a wide personal language carved by her colorful background.
She has played and recorded with several well known musicians and bands including L’Arpeggiata, Chano Dominguez, Bori Albero, Pepe Habichuela, La Folata, Mariona Sagarra, Barbarito Torres, Llibert Fortuny, Glen Velez, Silvio Rodriguez, Carlos Saura and Ars Longa.
Since September 2014, she enjoys living in Seattle with her musical family and has added to the local music scene and been well received by her fellow musicians as well as the listeners and the media.
Since then, Marina has been piano chair at Teatro Zinzanni and has been invited to present her music at the Ballard Jazz Festival, Earshot Jazz Festival, Marymoor Live, KNKX live studios and Jazz Northwest.
Albero was the resident artist of the 2021 Earshot Jazz Festival where she sold out all of the four different concerts she premiered. In spring 2022 she was awarded with two Golden Ear awards, "PNW Concert of the Year" (Marina Albero featuring Ganesh Rajagopalan) and Acoustic ensemble of the year" (Marina Albero Trio).
This last spring 2023 she was again voted and awarded as "PNW Instrumentalist of the year" as well as "PNW Concert of the year" for "Don't explain" with Jacqueline Tabor.
She is currently the piano professor at the historic institution Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle and the Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA.
This concert is a ticketed event and will begin promptly at 5pm and last until 6:30-7pm, with a brief intermission. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early for check in and seating.
No children under 6 years old. Ages 6-12 are free. *If you plan to bring children please notify us beforehand so we can plan accordingly - otherwise we may not have enough seats.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Fountainhead Gallery, 625 West McGraw Street, Seattle, United States
USD 30.00