Arecio González

Department of Jazz, Flamenco, Popular and Traditional Catalan Music

agonzalez3@esmuc.cat

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Arecio González is a pianist, organist, composer, arranger, music producer, and educator. His career is distinguished by remarkable versatility, with professional activity spanning both jazz and contemporary popular music. Over more than twenty-five years, he has combined performance, composition, production, and teaching, working on a wide variety of projects and collaborating with nationally and internationally acclaimed artists.

His teaching is grounded in a close connection to the professional realities of the music industry and in an open, interdisciplinary, and creative approach to music.

Education


  • Postgraduate Degree in Interactive Musical Systems Design (ESMUC–Pompeu Fabra University, 2010).

  • Higher Degree in Music, Jazz Piano specialization (ESMUC, 2008).

  • Piano Teaching Diploma (Jesús de Monasterio Conservatory, Santander, 1997).

Awards


  • Enderrock Award for Best Jazz Group (Astrio).

  • ARC Award for Best Jazz Group (Astrio).

  • Gold Record for Looking for la fiesta with Fundación Tony Manero.

Career

He has developed an extensive career as a performer, composer, and musical director, taking part in hundreds of concerts and recordings both in Spain and internationally.

He is a founding member of Astrio, one of the most representative ensembles of contemporary Catalan jazz, awarded the Enderrock Award and the ARC Award. He has also been involved in projects such as Phat Fred, Fundación Tony Manero, Flow Fanatics, and Clarence Bekker Band, among others.

He has collaborated with artists including Fatoumata Diawara, Andrea Motis, Muchachito Bombo Infierno, Ruper Ordorika, Jeanette, Los Manolos, Raynald Colom, Gorka Benítez, David Soler, Aurora & The Betrayers, and Discípulos de Otilia.

His concert activity has taken him to renowned festivals and concert venues such as the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne, Jazz in Marciac, Blue Note Tokyo, JazzBaltica, Sónar, Festival Cruïlla, and many other stages across Europe, Asia, and Africa. In parallel, he has participated in numerous recording, audiovisual, and international projects, including NPR's Tiny Desk series and productions for Google Arts & Culture.

Specialized in keyboards, Hammond organ, and piano, his career stands out for its ability to adapt to a wide range of musical languages, blending jazz with soul, funk, rock, African music, singer-songwriter traditions, and other forms of contemporary popular music.

Teaching

Alongside his artistic work, he has built an extensive teaching career. In addition to his current position at ESMUC and his role as coordinator of the Master's Degree in Jazz, he has taught at the Conservatori del Liceu / Berklee International Network, served as Head of Studies at Fundació Collserola, and taught at the Oriol Martorell Arts School.

He has delivered specialized training in performance, improvisation, arranging, music technology, and pedagogy, as well as courses for educators on digital musical instrument design and the application of new technologies in music education.