Andrea Motis (born May 9, 1995) is a Spanish

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singer and trumpeter who sings in Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Biography

From the age of seven, Motis developed musically at the Municipal School of Music of

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, a neighborhood of Barcelona, becoming the school's lead trumpeter and later saxophonist. In 2007, at twelve, she began to collaborate with the

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, led by teacher and musician Joan Chamorro. In 2010, at the age of fifteen, she recorded an album of jazz standards, ''Joan Chamorro Presents Andrea Motis''. In 2012, she went on to record a second album, ''Feeling Good''. She made her major label debut with ''Emotional Dance'' (

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, 2017).

Discography

* ''Joan Chamorro presenta Andrea Motis'' (Temps, 2010) * ''Motis Chamorro Quintet Live at Jamboree'' featuring Scott Hamilton (Swit, 2013) * ''Live at Casa Fuster'' (2014) * ''Feeling Good'' with Joan Chamorro (Temps, 2012; Whaling City Sound, 2015) * ''Coses Que Es Diuen Però Que No Es Fan'', NewCat, Andrea Motis Joan Chamorro (DiscMedi, 2015) * ''Motis Chamorro Big Band Live'' (2015) * ''Joan Chamorro presenta La magia de la veu'' (Jazz to Jazz, 2015) * ''Live at Palau de la Música'' (Jazz to Jazz, 2015) * ''He's Funny That Way'' (Impulse!, 2016) * ''Joan Chamorro presenta La magia de la veu & jazz ensemble'' (Jazz to Jazz, 2016) * ''Emotional Dance'' (

, 2017) * Concert de les Festes Majors d'Amposta 2018 amb Andrea Motis & Joan Chamorro Quartet (YouTube)Y * ''Do Outro Lado Do Azul'' (Verve, 2019 * Andrea Motis ''La Trompeta Silenciosa - una historia sobre el triunfo de la sencillez (dvd 2019) * Colors & shadows, 2021 * Loopholes, 2022

Collaborations

* Sant Andreu Jazz Band, ''Jazzing 1'' (Temps, 2009) * Sant Andreu Jazz Band, ''Jazzing 2'' (Temps, 2011) * ''Marato de TV3'' (2011) * Sant Andreu Jazz Band, ''Jazzing 3'' (Temps, 2012) * Sant Andreu Jazz Band, ''Jazzing 4'' Vol. 1 (Temps, 2014) * Sant Andreu Jazz Band, ''Jazzing 4'' Vol. 2 (Temps, 2014) traditionnel d’ancêtres impulse 2017 * Miles Tribute Big Band, ''Sketches of Catalonia'' (2015)

References

External links

Concierto de Andrea Motis y Joan Chamorro Group
at the 43rd International Jazz Festival of Barcelona.
Barcelona TV: La galeria dels oficis: Andrea Motis y Joan Chamorro (Músics).

Montuno.com

Zaragozajazz.com
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