Lluis Capdevila
Biography Lluis Capdevila
Lluís Capdevila
(1981) grew up in the Priorat vineyards on the Mediterranean Sea (Catalonia, north-east Spain). From an early age, freedom of expression and creativity connected him with music, composition and improvisation in such a way that, although he studied Law (Barcelona) and Master's in Property Law Intellectual (Stockholm), he abandoned this path to focus exclusively on music. Jazz brought him to New York, with the help of a Fulbright scholarship, where he studied at the Aaron Copland School and earned a master's degree in jazz performance, although he continued his musical training and received the doctorate in musical arts. Graduated from Stony Brook University. In New York City he has collaborated with established musicians and emerging talents in various settings. Diaspora (2016) is his debut album and features original compositions inspired by his experiences in New York and the dispersion of his generation, as many left their home country in search of job opportunities.Petros Klampanis (bass) and Luca Santaniello (drums) joined him in a piano trio recording that has received excellent reviews in the United States and Spain, and left more than fifty concerts. Daybreak Explorations (2018) is a selection of solo piano improvisations recorded at the Staller Center for the Arts. Ràdio Cinematogràfica (2019) presents his original music in a more intimate setting with Petros Klampanis (bass, loops and percussion) and features the stellar collaboration of Tom Harrell (flugelhorn) on one melody. Étim (2020) is his first solo piano studio album and presents music from his roots while he composed the music for seven months in the Catedral del Vi de Falset (Priorat), on a grand piano surrounded by wine in barrels and bottles. With Social (2021), Capdevila presents his New York trio in an album that combines original compositions and arrangements of classic jazz standards. Joe Lovano joins the trio to record the original composition 'East Broadway'.
