Momi Maiga: Kora and voice | Carlos Montfort: Violins and voice | Aleix Tobias: Drums, percussion and voice | Marçal Ayats: Cello and voice
Irene QuartetReig
Friday, 25 Apr 2025
18:45 – 19:15
Halle 7 – Stage 7.2
Irene Reig: Alto and soprano saxophone | Xavi Torres: Piano | Pau Sala: Double bass | Andreu Pitarch: Drums
Friday, 25 April 17:00 - 17:30 Hall 6 Conference Room
NETWORKING RECEPTION
24 April – from 16:30 Stand 6B55 and Reconnect Lounge
A networking reception coorganized by Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies – Catalan Arts, Institut d’Estudis Baleàrics, Plataforma Jazz España, ICEX-Sounds from Spain, Junta de Andalucía and Instituto Cervantes. With the collaboration of Switzerland and France (Reconnect Partners)
For the eleventh consecutive year, the Government of Catalonia, through the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC), is supporting the presence of a Catalan delegation at jazzahead!, with 19 representatives attending the trade fair as co-exhibitors at the Catalan Arts - Government of Catalonia stand (6B55).
This year marks the first RECONNECT edition of the trade fair, in which France, Switzerland and Spain will join forces with all their institutions and regional governments to showcase the talent in each territory and to promote collaboration and mobility between artists and jazz professionals. This booklet gathers information on the companies, artists, showcases, managers, venues and institutions
attending jazzahead! 2025. If you would like more information on any one in particular, please don’t hesitate to contact them directly. You can also get in touch with us at our stand or by contacting any of our offices, located in Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London and Paris, for further assistance. We hope you will have a chance to meet all of them; we are sure you will have lots to talk about.
Under the label of Catalan Arts, we strengthen the presence of Catalan companies and creative works at international fairs and key professional events, such as jazzahead!, in our aim to connect, mentor and support creative companies in their international journey. Please have a look at our website to find more about us: www.catalanarts.cat/en
Catalan delegates
Institutions
Data last updated on April 2025
Arco y Flecha
CREATIVE | MUSIC
LOVERS
| FRIENDLY | RELIABLE
In 2025, Arco y Flecha turns thirty years old, and we have an increasingly compact roster, with great artists, all daring creators! We proudly represent: Phicus, Brandon Seabrook, Liba Villavecchia, Brandon Lopez, Darius Jones, Dave Douglas, Adam O’Farrill, Kirk Knuffke, Nicole Mitchell, Schulkowsky&Baron&Yoshihide, Jon Irabagon, Nick Dunston, Tarbaby and Janel & Anthony.
Bacana
LIVE | BOOKER | AGENT
Bacana represents a dynamic range of cutting-edge artists, covering extensive musical genres, from world music via jazz and soul to urban and tropical flavours. Founded in Berlin in 1998, Bacana has gained a name for itself by touring acts internationally.
BluMusic
DRUMMERS | FLAMENCO JAZZ | SOLOIST | IBERIAN FOLK MUSIC
BluMusic is a booking and management agency specialised in the management of artists representative of improvised music, whether in the field of jazz, classical music or world music. Our main artists are Marc Miralta, Manel Fortià, Pepe Rivero and Ángela Cervantes.
Diàspora Colab
MANAGEMENT | BOOKING COOPERATIVE AGENCY
A diaspora is the set of elements of a plant that, when dispersed, enable the creation of new life.
This is what Diàspora Colab strives for, a management and booking cooperative agency specialized in the jazz circuit based in Barcelona. Its cooperative approach and comprehensive support set it apart from other agencies.
Diàspora Colab
Distrijazz
PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION
Jazz-specialised distribution company based in Spain & Portugal.
Escenamusic
BOOKING | INTERNATIONAL | JAZZ | WORLD MUSIC
Escenamusic is dedicated to artist management and the production of events and show tours. We focus on jazz and world music.
Fredi’s Jazz Band
YOUNG AND EXPLOSIVE JAZZ
Fredi’s Jazz Band it’s characterized by its creative, conceptual and improvisational language. Performing big band music from the Swing era to the present. The musicians of Fredi’s Jazz Band play from the depth of their feelings. They create and improvise without established patterns, seeking the purity of the immediate. They perform without thinking, with the sole objective of being happy performing music for the public.
Fresh Sound Records
JAZZ LABEL | NEW TALENT | JAZZ REISSUES | JAZZ DISTRIBUTION
Fresh Sound Records is an independent jazz label based in Barcelona, renowned for its commitment to discovering and promoting emerging jazz talent while preserving the legacy of past masters.
CONTEMPORARY | PROGRESSIVE
Unorthodox self-made guitarist, composer and improviser. Contemporary jazz musician with his own style.
Josep-Manel Vega
Julio Quintas
MANAGEMENT | BOOKING
An infinite range of services: concert production, management, worldwide booking, contract and deal negotiation, tour administration, project and team development and coordination, public relations, logistics, immigration and bookings for artists not managed by the company, such as Marco Mezquida or Lucía Fumero.
Lluís Capdevila
JAZZ | CONTEMPORARY | PIANO | CATALAN
Catalan jazz pianist Lluís
Capdevila presents Mompou
Revisited, a contemporary jazz project inspired by the music of composer Frederic Mompou.
Lluís Capdevila
Mercat de Música Viva de Vic
TRADE FAIR
Mercat de Música Viva de Vic
is a professional meeting point for the music industry. It is held annually during the second week of September and, for four days, brings together professionals from the Catalan, national and international music industry.
Momi Maiga’s Management
VIRTUOSITY | FUSION | EMOTION | INNOVATION
Momi Maiga is a Senegalese kora virtuoso, vocalist, and composer, known for his exceptional skill on the 21-string African luteharp, his expressive voice, and innovative compositions. Born into the renowned Cissokho family of West African Djelis, he inherited a deep musical tradition. Momi has developed a distinctive sound, blending his Mandinka heritage with jazz, flamenco, and classical music.
Musicoz INDEPENDENT MANAGEMENT | BOOKING AGENCY | RECORD LABEL
Musikoz is a boutique agency representing the talent of Barcelona native and New Yorkbased jazz guitarist, Oscar Peñas.
Musikoz is a prominent independent management, booking agency and record label in New York. It was established by acclaimed jazz guitarist Oscar Peñas and Zulema Mejias to deliver and produce Oscar Peñas’s exceptional music to the world.
Olot Cultura
CULTURE | VENUES | ARTS | COMMUNITY
Olot Cultura is the cultural organization a city in Catalonia, Spain. It promotes arts, heritage, and cultural events, and its known for its vibrant cultural scene and festivals.. The organization manages museums, theaters, and cultural centers, offering exhibitions, concerts, and performances. It also supports local artists and creative projects. Olot Cultura plays a key role in preserving the region’s traditions and history.
PUY & CO
CULTURAL ADMINISTRATION | ARTWORK | THEATRE | PERFORMING ARTS
Puy & Co specialises in the production and distribution of performing arts and music shows in both national and international markets. It offers its clients guidance in the three main facets of production: artistic, executive and financial (resources and financing). Its experience in cultural management has also allowed it to manage various performing arts assets and even to open its own art gallery in the heart of Barcelona.
SoWhat Management
VERSATILE | OPEN-MINDED | FOCUSED
SoWhat Management is working with Catalan and international jazz artists with a special focus on women in jazz.
Taller de Músics
MUSIC EDUCATION | CREATION | PRODUCTION | COMBINED
MUSIC
Taller de Músics is a breeding ground for artistic activity, though it is also a creative laboratory, an agent of social dynamism and cultural agitation and a musical institution of international reference.
Institut Ramon Llull
GRANTS | SUPPORT | CREATION RESIDENCIES
Public institution that promotes Catalan language and culture internationally. Through specific funding programmes, the IRL supports international collaborations in all areas of artistic creation.
Institut Ramon Llull
Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) – Catalan Arts
The Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies (ICEC) is a public institution of the Catalan Ministry of Culture that oversees the development and consolidation of the creative sectors as an uplift for its professionalisation. ICEC advises and accompanies Catalan companies in their development process in sectors such as music, performing arts, visual arts, audiovisual, books and digital culture. It offers grants and financing tools, as well as services for internationalisation, business and audience development.
Catalan Arts is the ICEC’s brand for the international promotion of Catalan companies. With a network of European offices
(Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, London and Paris), the ICEC works in a variety of areas of action to connect, accompany and support the internationalisation of creative businesses. To this end, Catalan Arts strengthens the presence of companies and their creations at international fairs and major professional events and publishes resources for professionals.
