Nan Mercader
Department of Jazz, Flamenco, Popular and Traditional Catalan Music
Bachelor’s degree in Popular Music Percussion Performance (ESMUC).
He has performed concerts in with Tete Montoliu and Maite Martin, Carles Benavent, Joan Manuel Serrat, Lucrecia, Lluís Llach, Jarabe de Palo, Manel Camp Quintet, Octopussy Latin Jazz, Ignasi Terraza Trio, Orquesta Nacional de Andorra, the Asociación de Músicos de Jazz Big Band, the Big Band Jürgen Scheele, Pereira/Barry Quintet, Dave Samuels & Alex Acuña, Thomas Dobler Latin Vibes, and more.
As a collaborator, he has recorded with: Serrat, Marina Rossell, Llach, Celia Cruz, Carles Benavent, Peret, Macaco, Max Sunyer, Raimon, Manel Camp, Dyango, Jarabe de Palo, Manzanita, Parrita, La Murga, Pernil Latino, Salsa Picant, L’Spessa.
Pedagogy of rhythmic learning and motor skills in a European context.
Best percussionist award from Associació Músics Jazz de Catalunya in 1993 and 2000. Percussionist of the Year award in 2008 from Hijar (Teruel).
Conducted masterclasses in Boston, USA at Berklee College, in Buenos Aires, in Santiago de Chile, Pernambuco, and Salvador de Bahia. Seminars in Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, France, and throughout Spain. Team-Building sessions for companies such as Novartis, Bayer, Gas Natural, Henkel, etc., and universities like UOC and UPC.