Abel Marcel

ABEL MARCEL #pianomulato

Described by The Guardian as “ a phenomenal, dynamic, imaginative. An outstanding pianist.” ABEL MARCEL is a musical mastermind and a passionate thinker. A pianist, composer, educator and independent researcher active across multiple musical communities has built himself an identity as a singular and versatile voice, and shape-shifting figure in 21st-century music. He has been praised by the Music Republic Magazine as “equally at home with the european and american jazz traditions as he is with his own cuban roots”

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MOYUBA - LUCAS VAN MERWIJK

27 Jan 2022

Towards Decolonization of Music and Dance Studies

20 Sep 2021

Abel Marcel Calderon Arias and Hannah Bates reflect upon the roles of dialogue and listening, both with one-another as teacher-student, intellectuals, researchers, musicians and friends, and with a wider circle of interlocutors on their individual research and musical paths. Through their reflections, they engage with ideas of insider-/outsider-ness, orality versus literacy, and “official” versus erased narratives, and the parts such issues play in applying decolonization to practice.

Klomp A sparkling fresh and adventurous musical journey

22 Jan 2020

Exploring new rhythms and sounds KLOMP Lucas van Merwijk | drums & Abel Marcel | keys Drummer Lucas van Merwijk saw the groundbreaking duo.

PianoNacht Beleef pianomuziek in al zijn soorten en maten. Van jazz tot klassiek tot elektronisch

26 Sep 2019

PianoNacht. Abel Marcel Presents PIANOMULATO. October 26th at DEDOELEN

Braziliaanse Jazz in de studio's van Rijnmond. Agnes Gosling & Abel Marcel kwamen op bezoek bij Jazz uit Lloyd.

3 Jul 2012

Normaal speelt Agnes in de band Labareda, maar vandaag een intiem optreden van de Nederlandse zangeres samen met de Cubaanse pianist.

L@FF AT CUBA FESTIVAL, Lantaren Venster

19 Jul 2011

FESTIVAL

PRESS

December 2017

The Guardian

Ten years ago, when Blanco y Negro first appeared, their combination of Cuban music and Scandinavian jazz seemed an exotic novelty. Now, relaunched with some phenomenal new players, they’re almost mainstream, but by no means run of the mill. The trickiest task is keeping the Latin and jazz elements in balance, and this they manage perfectly.