Marco Mezquida 'Tornado'

Mezquida’s versatility and magnetism mean he is capable of naturally combining popular and high-brow in a personal cocktail of musics as diverse as jazz, free improvisation, romantic, impressionist, baroque, contemporary, pop and flamenco.

Throughout his career, he has received numerous awards and recognitions for his music and his recordings: the Alicia Award 2021 for his album Talismán (Self-published, 2020) and several Enderrock awards for best jazz album of the year. He has also won the BMW Jazz Award in Munich for the concert performance of his album Letter to Milos (Self-published, 2022); he received the City of Barcelona Award in 2019 for his second album with Chicuelo No hay dos sin tres (Self-published, 2019); he has also been chosen as Musician of the Year on four occasions by the Association of Jazz and Modern Musicians of Catalonia.

He has performed and/or recorded with great figures such as Lee Konitz, Dave Liebman, Carme Canela, Elliot Zigmund, Jorge Rossy, Billy Hart, Giulia Valle and Perico Sambeat. With regard to concerts, he has played in major auditoriums and concert halls in thirty-nine countries.