Javier Vercher
Javier Vercher (* 1978 in Madrid ) is a Spanish jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophone , bass clarinet , flute , composition ).
Live and act
Vercher comes from a family of musicians; at the age of six his family moved to Valencia, where he studied music theory, piano and clarinet under the guidance of his father . Vercher received classical clarinet lessons at the Joaquín Rodrigo Conservatory in Valencia for the next ten years .
After completing his studies at the conservatory, he began to deal with jazz and in 1995/96 attended seminars with Kurt Rosenwinkel , Perico Sambeat , Chris Cheek and Jorge Pardo . From 1997 to 2000 he studied on a scholarship at Berklee College of Music in Boston as a jazz instrumentalist.
Between 1999 and 2001 he was part of Bob Moses' band . In 2002 he moved to New York, where he played with Lionel Loueke , Henry Cole , David Doruzka, Ferenc Németh and RJ Miller . But he also worked in the New York studios, toured with Chip Taylor (and Bill Frisell ) and took further lessons from Chris Cheek. In 2003 Vercher formed a trio with drummer Brannen Temple and bassist Chris Higgins , with whom he made his debut album for Fresh Sound Records . As a result, Vercher presented his music with the trio and Lionel Loueke at various Spanish festivals. In 2006 his duo album Wheel of Time with Ferenc Nemeth was released.
In 2007, Carlos Martín Vercher took on the recording of Alejandro Sanz's album El Tren de los Momentos , with which he was on tour in both America and Spain. At the end of 2009 he moved to Barcelona, where he played with Jorge Rossy (with whom he released the duo album Filantropía in 2017 ). In 2010 his album Wish You Were Here was released with American musicians. He settled in Valencia again and toured Italy and Spain in various constellations. In 2019, Bänz Oester brought him to his Rainmakers . He can also be heard on albums by Carrie Rodriguez , Vicente Espí, Thaïs Morell, Perico Sambeat ( Plays Zappa ) and Gecko Turner .
In 2006 Vercher was awarded the Spanish Tete Montoliú Prize.
Discographic notes
- Introducing the Javier Vercher Trio (2004, with Chris Higgins, Brannen Temple and Robert Glasper , Rakalam Bob Moses)
- Perico Sambeat & Javier Vercher Infinita (2009)
- Wish You Were Here (2010 with Larry Grenadier , Lionel Loueke, Sam Yahel and Francisco Mela)
- Javier Vercher / Ferenc Nemeth Imaginary Realm (2014, with David Kikoski )
- Javier Vercher / Maikel Vistel First Takes (2017, with Luis Guerra, Reinier Elizarde , Billy Hart )
- Javier Vercher / Masa Kamaguchi As We See It (2019)
Web links
- Web presence
- Javier Vercher at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vercher, Javier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish jazz musician (saxophone, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Madrid |