Pianist and composer Igor Prochazka was born in Zlín (Czech Republic). He was raised in a family of professional musicians. After 10 years of classical piano training in Düsseldorf, he worked as solo pianist, playing pop and jazz around Germany. Since 2002 he has lived in Madrid. In addition to IPT, he is a member of such diverse projects as: Acoplajazz, Sambaya, and Stormy Weather, the resident band of El Berlin Jazz Café.

Contact this jazz band directly for concerts and festivals. Private events like parties, presentations etc. are also welcome.

Fans and booking:
Cellular: +34 – 627 91 24 37 (Igor)
ipt@jazzmadrid.com

Myspace: myspace.com/igorprochazka

“Easy Route” (2008)

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Jazz Y Más, C/Palma 33, Madrid, Spain
Tel: 91.531.68.00

or order online at jazzmadrid.com

or simply download it from iTunes

– Hope
– Easy Route
– Lack of Intelligence
– Obscure Blues
– Corryvreckan
– Spinning
– A Love Boat Supreme

A Florida native, Christian Perez started playing electric bass at a young age in rock and funk bands. After several years of playing around the club scene, he began to study jazz in Washington, D.C. with double bassists Pepe González (Imani, Hilton Ruiz, Slide Hampton, Clifford Jordan) and Steve Novosel (Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Andrew White, Fathead Newman, Eddie Harris, Shirley Horn), and with trumpet player Webster Young (Jackie McLean, Mal Waldron) and trombonist Calvin Jones (Ray Charles). In 2004, he moved to Madrid, where he has performed with diverse musicians in many styles. In 2005, he joined the Santiago de La Muela Big Band. In 2007, he appeared on jazz guitarist Antonio Bravo’s album Tangentes. In the summer of 2008 he toured with the flamenco guitarist Pepe Haro. Since 2006, he has been professor of double bass and electric bass at Aula de Músicas in Madrid. He recently joined the group of singer-songwriter Pablo Guerrero.

Diego Gutierrez started his career with the invaluable help by Luis Escalada, a drummer with great technique and personality. 2000 he moved to Madrid where he soon collaborated with jazz and blues musicians while he studied with Marcelo Gueblón (disciple of Alan Dawson and Gary Chaffi). His flexible style and intuition made him participate in a great variety of projects: Santiago Reyes, Ignasi Terrasa, Joaquín Chacón, Manuel Machado, Tony Heimer, Santiago de la Muela, Red House, Cheryl Walters Waltet, Richie Ferrer Trio, Talento Jazz Orchestra and Fractal.

In July 2006 he played at Marche Jazz Festival (Italy) with Madrid Jazz Quartet. The same year he realizes a theater tour as part of 1st Castilla y Leon Jazz Festival’s programming with Coba Villegas Quintet.

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Igor Prochazka Trio (IPT) was founded at the end of 2006 in the pursuit of original jazz and an own sound that his members missed in other projects. Although IPT has maximum respect for the traditions of Bebop and later eras the group sees his goal in a more innovative and personal Jazz. Open to be influenced by new tendencies, even those from outside of Jazz, they don’t choose the easy way of applying mere style mixes. The imaginative compositions by pianist Igor Prochazka and the excellent improvisation skills of Christian Perez (double bass) and Federico Marini (drums), two of the most demanded musicians in Madrid’s jazz scene, produce a personal and profound character in each song. IPT is truly international trio: the three Madrid-based musicians come from USA, Argentina and Germany. It is the universality of their interpretation of Jazz that unites their musical roots.

Awards
June 2007 IPT won the first prize in the Jazz category in the nation-wide band contest “Audiciones” run by Fundación Canal (Madrid, Spain).
Jazz Hihyo – Jazz Critique Magazine, Tokyo (Japan): 6th best jazz audio CD of the year 2008 (international)

Selected performances:
XXV Festival de Jazz de Madrid 2008
I Voll-Damm Jazz Festival Madrid 2009
Canal Isabel II 2008
Many of the most well-known jazz clubs in Madrid (Bogui Jazz, Le Swing Club, El Berlin Jazz Café)

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