Ramon Cardo

Biography

Ramón Cardo is one of the key figures in jazz in the country, belonging to the generation of jazz musicians from the 1970s. Along with other musicians of his era, he was part of the early days of one of Spain’s leading pedagogical institutions, Taller de Músics, and has been instrumental in establishing jazz in the higher music education curriculum at the Conservatory of Valencia.

His main teaching activity is at Taller de Músics in Barcelona. He also works regularly throughout the academic year with Big Bands across the country: Clasijazz in Almería, Big Band Cotijazz in Murcia, Taller de Músics Young Big Band, the Girona Jazz Project Big Band, and the Cabriel Collective. As a composer and arranger, he has an extensive background ranging from composing numerous pieces for Big Band—highlighting his production Per l’altra banda—to chamber group compositions.

Throughout his career, he has collaborated with artists such as Tete Montoliu, Jack Walrath, Dave Liebman, Greg Hopkins, Claudio Roditi, Lee Konitz, Kenny Werner, Michael Gibbs, Jerry Bergonzi, WyCliffe Gordon, Kirk MacDonald, Alex Blake, Orrin Evans, Boris Kozlov, Edmundo Carneiro, Donald Edwards, Lluís Vidal, Andrea Motis, Chano Domínguez, Lou Bennett, Idris Muhammad, Perico Sambeat, Jesús Santandreu, Jorge Pardo, Jordi Vilà, Joan Soler, Sedajazz Big Band, Zé Eduardo, Orquesta de Cámara Teatro Libre, Orquesta Sinfónica de Granada, Orquesta Nacional, Banda Municipal de Bilbao, Big Band Clasijazz of Almería, Big Band Cotijazz of Murcia, VLC Big Band, among others.