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Boogie Woogie TAP
Tap dance & Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie Tap is an original tap dance show played on a Boogie Woogie rhythm. It is the fusion between an energetic and festive music and a spectacular dance that conveys a terrific rhythm and much fun to the audience.
The complicity inside the group and the high-level quality of the music and of their dancing technique make of two of the strongest rhythm styles from the Afro-American tradition a unique and absolutely modern show.
It offers a fresh and modern vision of Boogie Woogie where the classical repertory and personal compositions by the pianist Lluís Coloma mingle a great combination for refined choreographies that fit this music surprisingly well.
There is an amazing talent, elegance and nuance in this fantastic show. Music and dance lead in turn. The two dancers progressively turn into two additional musicians whose rhythms accompany the exciting melodies. All the artists improvise
SINOPSISBoogie Woogie TAP ( Tap dance & Boogie Woogie)
and choreograph all together in a perfect symbiosis. Not only that but they enchant us with “a capella” choreographies (without music), with Sand Dance, of whom Guillem is one of the specialists in the world, and with a surprising Body Tap, in which they use all their body as a percussive instrument.
The best national artists of this style, the dancers Guillem Alonso and Roser Font, and the world-wide famous Lluís Coloma trio and join their talent to convey magic to this festive music.
Some of the most outstanding representations of Boogie Woogie Tap were:
SAT Theater (Barcelona 2013), Ciclo Las piedras cantan (Cuéllar, 2007), Ciclo desbordarte Fundación Canal (Madrid, 2007), Auditorio de León (2007), 25ª edición del Festival de Jazz de Terrassa 06, Festival de Blues de Nou Barris 06, Teatro Principal de Castellón (2005), Auditorio de Palma de Mallorca (2005)...
CONTACT
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Lluís Coloma Piano
Manolo Germán Double Bass
Marc Ruíz Drums
Guillem Alonso Tap Dance
Roser Font Tap Dance
Natxo Nogueras Sound Technician
Management: Lluís Coloma / Guillem Alonso
e-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
Phone number: 629 557 997 / 649 864 060
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Tap Dancer and choreographer
Guillem Alonso was born in 1973. At the tender age of nine he got his first pair of tap shoes. Receiving various grants from the Catalan government (Spain) he studied tap dance in New York, where he was taught by famous dancers such as Brenda Bufalino, Barbara Duffy, Savion Glover and others.In 1993 he won 1st prize at the World Tap Championship in Switzerland organized by the International Dance Organisation.During the 1993-94 season, he performed with the theatre company of J.M. Flotats in the musical show Cal dir-ho? at Poliorama Theatre in Barcelona.During Christmas 1995 Guillem appeared as the tap soloist for the show Yuletide Celebration, accompanied by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.Later on he toured across the USA and Europe with several of the best American tap companies, the American Tap Dance Orchestra, Manhattan Tap, Tap Collective from New York and Steps Ahead from Los Angles.Guillem lives in Barcelona where he took part in various shows such as Keatonia, New Orleans Jazz & Tap, and Sax tap. In 1999 he was invited to perform at the Spanish film awards. He also performed and created numerous works for El Nas Vermell show and the Scandal tap dance company. Further credits include choreography for the show That’s jazz, created for the opening of the new theatre Scenic Barcelona. Whilst at home, Guillem organizes and leads weekly tap improvisation sessions, Tap Jam at the Cova del Drac. He is also the founder and director of Barcelona Rhythm Tap company.During the 2000-02 seasons he was a tap soloist in the successful production of Fire Of Dance, touring Poland, Germany, Austroa, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia and Belgium.Guillem is a member of Camut Band, a tap and percussion company. He was one of the creators of their most recent show La Vida Es Ritmo-Life Is Rhythm, in which he continues to perform. It has enjoyed success in dance festivals in Edinburgh (Scotland), Toronto (Canada), New Haven (USA), Greenwich (Great Britain) and Tàrrega (Spain). During the month of September 2001 the show was on Broadway (NY) and he performed at the New Victory Theatre.He’s one of the creators and dancers of the new show Tap Olé. The premiere show that took place in the Chicago Vittum theatre in May 2003 received great reviews. He also performed on the NBC channel television. He has recently choreographed the tap routine of the musical comedy Fame, performed in 2006 in Madrid.He’s one of the few dancers practicing Sand Dance, speciality with which he was ensured international prestige.Guillem Alonso has been, as a teacher and organizer, most of the driving forces for a whole new generation of tap dancers in Barcelona.
Guillem Alonso
Tap dancer and choreographer
Roser Font was born in Barcelona in 1976. She began dancing at the early age of seven. She trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, ballroom and theatre dance. Furthermore, she took singing and acting lessons.
In 1996 along with other dancers Roser founded the company Contrac Dansa, appearing as a soloist dancer and singer. She later toured Spain as a member of the Crac al Gag dance company with the musical Fiddler on the Roof.
During July 1998, while she was in Barcelona Roser joined up with the Broadway Stomp ensemble to create a TV commercial.
In September 1998, in order to develop her jazz and tap, Roser went to study in several of New York’s prestigious dance schools: Dance Space, Steps and the Broadway Dance Center. In the same year she returned to Barcelona to specialize in the Simonson jazz technique.
In 1999 Roser was one of the creators and performers in Trastos, a percussion and tap dance show. Since 1999 she has been a member of the Barcelona Rhythm Tap company, led by Guillem Alonso (her dance partner). With the company and as a soloist tap dancer she has performed with numerous jazz musicians, Dixieland bands, in the Jazz Festival in Terrassa, la Nit de Claqué in Reus, in regular theatres and for television. She also performed in different shows for children as an actress and a tap dancer. She performed in the Saxtap show with the saxophonist Liva Villavecchia in the Scenic theatre and works as a guest artist for the Comediants.
During July 2001 Roser was invited to perform tap, musical dance and sing at the Frankental Austrian Festival. The following winter she danced in the well-known improvisational Tap Jams of New York, performing alongside renowned dancers such as Roxane Butterfy, Max Pollack, Buster Brown, Rod Ferrone and Omar Edwards.
Throughout 2000-02 she was a tap soloist in the successful production of Fire Of Dance, touring Poland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia and Belgium. Here she also performed as a jazz and Irish dancer.
She was invited to perform at the Heidelberg Tap Festival in September 2002.
She’s one of the creators and dancers of Tap Olé. The premiere show that took place in the Chicago Vittum theatre in May 2003 received great reviews. She also performed on the NBC channel television.
She is a soloist tap dancer in the well-known flamenco dancer Rafael Amargo show called Enramblao.
As a leading member of the tap community in Barcelona Roser teaches at numerous dance schools and has been one of the main dancers at the weekly Tap Jams.
Roser Font
Blues an d Boogie Woogie Pianist
Born in Barcelona (1973), Lluís is one of the most sought-after pianists in the Spanish Blues and Boogie Woogie scene. He was influenced from his early age by records of Jerry Lee Lewis, Roosevelt Sykes and Alan Price, and little by little, Lluís moves away from the classical piano studies to dedicate himself, in self-taught way, exclusively to Rock & Roll. He showed very quickly a surprising ability for Blues and Boogie Woogie.
Considered as a specialist and awarded with the “Best Catalan musician 2003” and “Artista Blues Cat 2006” prizes, Lluís has given conferences and master classes on the history of Blues and Boogie Woogie piano, being one of the few pianists in Spain able to recreate the primitive styles of this genre. Lluís is often invited at European Blues & Boogie Woogie piano festivals where he stands out for his originality and powerful performances.
From his beginning, this great pianist has developed a personal touch in Blues & Boogie Woogie, creating his own compositions gathered in his records REMEMBER (Omix Records 2002), BOOGIEOLOGY (Omix Records 2005) and LONELY AVENUE (Swing Alley 2006).
Lluís often performs live at emblematic places in Spain such as Café Central in Madrid, Black Note in Valencia, Café España in Valladolid, La Bilbaina del Jazz in Bilbao, Bel-luna Jazz Club in Barcelona, Jamboree in Barcelona… And in festivals such as the Blues Festival in Cerdanyola (2006), the Jazz Festival in Terrassa (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005), the Jazz Festival in Roses (1997, 2002 and 2006), the Blues Festival in Reus (2006), the Blues Festivql in Nou Barris (2002, 2004), the Jazz and Blues Festival in the province of Cádiz (2004), the Jazz Festival in San Javier (2007).
Beyond Spanish frontiers this young pianist has played at Miri Jazz Festival (Malaysia 2006 and 2007), Voxstock Blues Festival in Belgrade (Serbia 2006), Int. Boogie Woogie Festival in La Roquebrou (France 2006), Int. Boogie Woogie Festival in Switzerland (Lugano 2005 and 2007), German Tour with Frank Muschalle & Julien Brunetaud (Germany 2007), Int. Boogie Woogie Festival Switzerland (Lugano 2005 and 2007), Jazz au Mercure (Toulouse 2007), among others.
Lluís is fully involved in promoting Blues & Boogie Woogie piano in Spain. He organizes several events as the annual Blues and Boogie Reunion in Terrassa, an international meeting of Boogie Woogie pianists in Catalonia where the audience had the privilege to listen to great Boogie Woogie musicians such as Axel Zwingenberger, Philippe Lejeune, Martijn Schok, sylvan Zingg, Martin Pyrker, Frank Muschalle, Steve Big Man Clayton, Joja Wendt, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Rob Rio…
Lluís Coloma
Bass Player
Manolo Germán was born in Cardona in 1970. He has worked as a musician since 1997.
He is a founding member of the band Rockabilly Headstones. As the double bass player of the band Rockabilly in “Gatos Locos” he toured many time in Spain (1997-2000). Since 1997 he has been the double bass player of the band “Dr Swinguez”. In 1999 he accompanied the living legend of Rock and Roll Sleepy la Beef in Albacete.
In this Trío since 2001, with whom he played in emblematic places from all over Spain as Café Central in Madrid, Black Note Club in Valencia, La Bilbaína de Jazz in Bilbao, Café España in Valladolid…
Since 2000 he is the official double bass player of the local Jazz band “La Guitarra”, owned by the French guitarist and vocalist Mano Rena, located in Calella de Palafrugell. This work has given him the opportunity to play with great musicians and bands as La Vella Dixieland, La Locomotora Negra, Hook Herrera, Alain Guiu, Dani Doritz, Toni Solà, Erwyn Serruton...
In September 2003 he performed in the first Blues Festival of Nou Barris in Barcelona with Lluís Coloma Trío. In January 2005 he joined the rhythmical section o f the first meeting of Blues and Boogie Woogie pianists, held in the Nova Jazz Cava in Terrassa, “Blues & Boogie Reunion”, accompanying the famous German Boogie Woogie pianist Axel Zwingenberger.
Drummer
Marc Ruiz was born in Sabadell in 1972. He started working as a musician in 1995.
He is the founder of the band Dr. Soul & Mammy Brass, with which he played regularly between 1995 and 1998, in different places of the musical Catalan world. He is the drummer of the Blues band “Midnight Rockets” accompanied by Maurici Morera (mouth organ), Eloi Moya (Bass guitar) and the Majorcan Octavio Cortés (voice and guitar) with whom he recorded the albums “El sentío de la vía” and “Midnight Jump” (1995- 1998). In 1998, he co-created with the guitarrist Álex A. andEloi Moya the Blues and Funky band
Álex A. & T.N.T. with which he performed regularly in clubs as La Boîte in
Barcelona, Cova del Drac in Barcelona… and in numerous festivals until 2003. Currently he is part of the Blues and Boogie Woogie pianists trio Lluís Coloma with whom he has recorded two albums and played in several festivals in Spain, France, Malaysia and Serbia, among others.
It gave him the opportunity to accompany great Boogie Woogie pianists such as Axel Zwingenberger, Frank Muschalle, Silvan Zingg, Rob Rio...
Manolo Germán
Marc Ruiz
