Name: Marina Albero
Start: 2025-09-13T19:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-13T22:00:00-07:00
Location: The Sound Room

Marina Albero

The Sound Room is aptly named. The focus is on the sound or the music. Unlike clubs where the performance may be peripheral to the experience, at the Sound Room the performance is the experience.  We are an all-ages listening room. We exist to present great music and promote jazz as an art form.The Sound Room is the home of Bay Area Jazz & Arts, a  501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on promoting the Arts.

Bay Area Jazz & Arts at The Sound Room

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Pianist and composer Marina Albero presents music from her award-winning album A Nomad of Sound, a vibrant journey through jazz, flamenco, Latin, and Mediterranean traditions. Born from a residency in New Orleans, the music captures the city’s soulful energy and Albero’s own nomadic spirit—where cultural roots meet fearless improvisation.Joined by bassist Nico Martinez, Albero brings to life the album’s rich tapestry of sound—from intimate solo moments to bold ensemble grooves. Described as a musical voyage and personal transformation, A Nomad of Sound is a celebration of movement, memory, and the power of connection.Albero’s music takes the audience on a journey through time and space from her Barcelona hometown to Morocco, Cuba, Persia, Brazil and the U.S. Her life experiences thread through her compositions and improvisations, encompassing early music, Flamenco, Jazz and Classical.Marina Albero was born in Barcelona, Spain, and started playing music on stages as a child with her family while they toured all around the world performing Iberian and early music, always creating new shows. In her early years she studied in Barcelona’s Conservatory (El Bruc) and later in La Havana, where she finished her classical piano studies.Albero was the resident artist of the 2021<a href="https://www.earshot.org/project/2021-09-marina-albero-2021-festival-resident-artist/" title="https://www.earshot.org/project/2021-09-marina-albero-2021-festival-resident-artist/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Earshot Jazz Festival</a> where she sold out all of the four different concerts she premiered. In spring 2022 she was awarded with two Golden Ear awards, "PNW Concert of the Year" (Marina Albero featuring Ganesh Rajagopalan) and Acoustic ensemble of the year" (Marina Albero Trio).In 2022, Albero was invited to curate three nights at the new concert series held at the Good Shepherd Chapel in Seattle under the umbrella of <a href="https://www.nseq.org/" title="https://www.nseq.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nonsequitur</a>, a space for new music and avantgarde performers.In spring 2023 she was again voted and awarded as "PNW Instrumentalist of the year" as well as "PNW Concert of the year" for "Don't explain" with <a href="https://taborjazz.com/" title="https://taborjazz.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jacqueline Tabor</a>.In 2024, Albero spent four months in New Orleans in a self made musical residency to write, arrange and record her latest album "A Nomad of Sound" (self released, November 2024) with some of the best musicians there . This album has been awarded "Recording of the year" by the Earshot Jazz community. Albero’s versatile piano style can transcend genre or conform to an identifiable form. Underlying it all is a love for improvisation that has been greatly impacted by American jazz music.– Paul Rauch, Earshot MagazineMarina Albero is a piano virtuoso. At times it seems like she’s playing the most polished standards – like she’s memorized Mozart back and front – but in fact she’s actually improvising.– Jake Uiti, Artist HomeThe listener can hear a world of music in her playing, from jazz, to classical, to flamenco, and undeniably, the afro cuban rhythms that are so foundational in jazz music.– All about jazzHere's a taste of Marina's music:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXeTpmqa93o" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXeTpmqa93o" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXeTpmqa93o</a>

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