Xavi Torres

Spanish pianist virtuoso Xavi Torres is one of the most outstanding young musicians from the European scene. He is currently living in Amsterdam, after having studied Classical and Jazz at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (with David Kuyken, Harmen Fraanje, Yaniv Nachum...). He has won several prizes, including the Dutch Jazz Competition and the Keep an Eye International Award with his trio, Enderrock 2020 Best Album Prize and Catalan Best Jazz Band, among others. He became the second Spanish to ever be in the semifinals of the Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in December 2018, after Jorge Rossy in 1992 (the most important jazz competition in the world). After his acclaimed work with the Xavi Torres Trio, his last solo piano album “Curiosity” has been released by dutch label Just Listen (attached to the world renowned classical label Channel Classics). His last project is “A Kind of Beethoven”, a commission from Barcelona's main Concert Hall to revisit Beethoven's Piano Sonatas.
He has recorded more than 25 albums with several bands and played with people like Dick Oatts, Terell Stafford, Nir Felder, Tineke Postma, Jorge Rossy and Ben van Gelder. He has written music for FUSE, Dudok String Quartet and the Intercontinental Ensemble.