Instruments Guitar Music group Biel Ballester Trio Genres Gypsy jazz | Role Musical Artist Name Biel Ballester | |
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Albums The Lowdown (Biel's Lower & East Combo), Jazz a l'Estudi: Biel Ballester (feat. Graci Pedro, Leo Hipaucha) | ||
Biel ballester trio atomic gypsyswinging
Biel Ballester is a guitarist from Mallorca, Spain. He is best known for playing Gypsy Jazz music and for his contributions to the Woody Allen film Vicky Cristina Barcelona: When I Was a Boy and Your Shining Eyes.
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- Biel ballester trio atomic gypsyswinging
- Biel ballester trio battersea tango
- Biography
- Biel Ballester Trio recordings
- Biels Lower East Combo recordings
- Compilations
- Collaborations
- References
Biel ballester trio battersea tango
Biography
Biel Ballester is from Mallorca in Spain. He studied classical guitar under Àlex Garrobé at the Escola D’Arts Musicals Luthier in Barcelona. He discovered the music of Django Reinhardt at age 18 and his music is a fusion of Gypsy Jazz and Spanish music. With Leo Hipaucha (rhythm guitar ) and Oriol González (double bass) he formed the Biel Ballester trio. He was introduced to Woody Allen during the filming of Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Allen, a jazz clarinet player, jammed frequently with Ballester during this time and included two of his tracks on the soundtrack of the film.
Biel Ballester Trio recordings
Biel's Lower & East Combo recordings
Compilations
Collaborations
