NEWS
27 January 2022
20 September 2021
Towards Decolonization of Music and Dance Studies
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.
22 January 2020
Klomp A sparkling fresh and adventurous musical journey
Exploring new rhythms and sounds KLOMP Lucas van Merwijk | drums & Abel Marcel | keys Drummer Lucas van Merwijk saw the groundbreaking duo.
26 September 2019
PianoNacht Beleef pianomuziek in al zijn soorten en maten. Van jazz tot klassiek tot elektronisch
PianoNacht. Abel Marcel Presents PIANOMULATO. October 26th at DEDOELEN
3 July 2012
Braziliaanse Jazz in de studio's van Rijnmond. Agnes Gosling & Abel Marcel kwamen op bezoek bij Jazz uit Lloyd.
Normaal speelt Agnes in de band Labareda, maar vandaag een intiem optreden van de Nederlandse zangeres samen met de Cubaanse pianist.
19 July 2011
L@FF AT CUBA FESTIVAL, Lantaren Venster
FESTIVAL
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PRESS
10 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.
1 December 2017
Music Republic Magazine
Stunning Latin jazz album, which raises the bar several feet, and is a welcome return for the acclaimed Cuban-Scandinavian band Blanco y Negro. “Timbero” showcases 10 sparkling tracks, penned by various members of the band.
20 July 2016
El Quilombo
18 July 2016
London Jazz News
Young pianist Abel Marcel stood and stands for continued fresh and thrilling exploration on steady ground of and deep rootedness in Afro-American jazz tradition (from the south).