• Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Saxophone and Popular Music Performance (ESMUC).


• Diploma in Advanced studies from INCANOP.

Active since the late 70s, performing at jazz festivals in Barcelona, Madrid, San Sebastián, Vitoria, Valencia, Paris, and Copenhagen.

Notable Formations and Collaborations:

As a Leader:

• Eladio Reinón Jazz Trio, Quartet and Quintet; Eladio Reinón Jazz Quintet (with Tete Montoliu).


• Big Band Bellaterra; Eladio Reinón Latin Jazz Octet (with Bebo Valdés); Eladio Reinón Supercombo; Eladio Reinón Latin.


• Big Band with Bebo Valdés

• A-Free-K; Octopussy Latin-jazz; Eladio Reinón - Mario Rossy Quintet; Eladio Reinón - Benet Palet


• Quintet; Laura Simó-Eladio Reinón with the Ensemble Bellaterra

• Bob Moses - Jack Walrath Group; Beboporum; Zé Eduardo Unit; Big Band Taller de Músics (Dir. Zé Eduardo); Big Band Terrassa (Dir. J. Dubuclet); Big Band Barcelona (Dir. Francesc Burrull); Big Band from then Associació de Músics de Jazz de Catalunya; Big Band Antonio Peral; Big Band from the Aula; Roda de Saxos; Riqui Sabatés Group; El Globus Ferotge; Orquestra Mirasol; Edu Tancredi Sextet.


• Collaborations with classical music formations: Orquestra del Teatre Lliure. (Dir. J.Pons) Orquestra de Cadaqués (Dir. N. Marriner) .


• Collaborations with popular music formations: Al Tall; Els Pavesos; Orquestra València; Orquestra Encantada; Euclides Mattos; Cotton Club Orquestra.


• Collaborations in Musical Theater: Dagoll Dagom (La Botiga dels Horrors, Flor de Nit, T'odio Amor meu, Pirates, Cacao).


• Comediants: European Tour 1996-1997.


• Collaborations in TV programs: As a member of the orchestra in the program: Angel Cases Xou, No passa res, Àngels de Nit, La Marató de TV3.

Recordings with jazz formations:
Jazz entre amics - TVE, La Palmera TV3, Jazz & Co TV3, Variacions Canal 33, Àngel Casas Show-TV3, La Bona Música-TVE. Jazz a l'estudi -TV3.

Recordings

• Eladio Reinón latinjazz QUINTET: A Flor de Pell


• Eladio Reinón QUARTET: Trencadís


• Eladio Reinón JAZZQUARTET


• Eladio Reinón SUPERCOMBO: Cançons d'Amor Llatines.


• Eladio Reinón LATIN BIG BAND amb BEBO VALDÉS: Afro-cuban jazz Suite n.1


• Eladio Reinón LATIN JAZZ octet with BEBO VALDÉS: Acere


• BIG BAND BELLATERRA - Dir. Eladio Reinón: Do not Git Sassy


• Eladio Reinón QUINTET (with Tete Montoliu): Història d'un Amor


• LAURA SIMÓ with the ENSEMBLE BELLATERRA Dir. Eladio Reinón-Cançons de cinema europeu


• EDU Tancredi SEXTET


• Riqui SABATÉS GROUP


• JOAN MANEL SERRAT: D'1 Temps d'un País.


• EUCLYDES MATTOS QUARTET


• JORDI BARCELÓ Trio


• L'Candombera


• A-FREE-K Xilo Amateio


• BIG BAND DEL TALLER DE MÚSICS Neptú Blues


• A-FREE-K + JACK Walrath


• ORQUESTRA DEL TALLER DE MÚSICS + TETE MONTOLIU


• A-FREE-K XIX FESTIVAL DE JAZZ DE SAN SEBASTIAN

Interests and research projects.

• Normalisation of jazz and popular music in the field of middle grade conservatories.


• Hybridisation between jazz, Latin music, and flamenco.


• The language of the post-Coltrane jazz saxophone.

• El Saxo (Children's story) Ed. Bellaterra Música


• La bateria (Children's story) Ed. Bellaterra Música

• 1983 Best Group Award (A-FREE-K). San Sebastian.


• 1986 Performer Award. National Jazz Showcase. Ministry of Education. Palma de Mallorca.


• 1989 Best Group Award on TVE's programme "Jazz entre amics".


• 1992 Best CD Award for "És la Història d'un Amor" from theAssociació de Músics de Jazz de Catalunya.


• 2002 Best Big Band Director Award from the Associació de Músics de Jazz de Catalunya.

1983-1994 Saxophone, Clarinet, and Combos Professor at the Taller de Músics in Barcelona.
Director of the Saxophone and Clarinet department.
He participates in the Didactic Unit on goal definition carried out by the Department of Business and Work, within the Training of Instructors program in collaboration with the Institute of Education Sciences of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
1991-2000 He creates and directs the Popular Music and Jazz department at the Bellaterra School of Music.
1994,1997, 2001 Saxophone, Harmony, and Combos Professor at the International Jazz Seminar in Valencia and the International Jazz Seminar in Faro (Portugal).
1995 and 1996 He is selected by the Association of Private Schools of Music (EAPMC-EMIPAC) as a member of the jury to organise and conduct exams for elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels in popular music and jazz with qualifications from the Catalan Institute of New Professions (INCANOP).

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