Víctor Mendoza, vibraphonist, composer and pedagogue, is one of the most internationally recognised artists in the genre of Latin and contemporary jazz and percussion. Since his beginnings in music, his restlessness and curiosity to adapt to different musical genres was awakened with the intention of sharing and reaching the minds and hearts of the audience with one of the purest and most beautiful artistic manifestations that exist. 

In a chameleonic way, in an instant his music is marked with rhythms full of emotion and changes with beautiful colours. In this concert, Mendoza will perform with a group of 17 young musicians of the Reina Sofía School and Centro Superior Música Creativa, with a programme in which jazz and classical merge through different approaches to contemporary composition, combining modal colours with rhythms from various parts of the world and improvisation.

Performers

-Víctor Mendoza (vibraphone)

-Reina Sofía School: Zabdiel Hernández (violin), Anna Popan (violin), Inés Issel (violin), Álvaro García Ros (viola), Eva Arderíus (cello), Andrés Arroyo (double bass), Madalena Lopes (flute), Nedley Robles (oboe), Cristian Rupa (clarinet), Kaleb Bou (bassoon), Marc Ferrando (trumpet), Andrés Felipe Estrada (trumpet/flugelhorn), Erick Garcés (piano), Mar Ferrando (piano),Marlín González (soprano).

-Centro Superior Música Creativa: Daniel García Encinas (electric bass), Daniel Buades Tasa (drums), Danail Mitkov Todorov (congas and bongoes)

Production Reina Sofía School: Daniel Jiménez

Production Centro Superior Música Creativa: Bárbara Bonastre

Critics have said of Víctor Mendoza:

"Genial and intelligent Latin Jazz, executed with finesse and fantasy" Fred Bouchard, Jazz Times. 

"Whether it's an exciting Latin Jazz piece or a relaxed, smooth solo, Victor brings intelligence and finesse to his music" Robert Henschen, Downbeat Magazine

Víctor Mendoza has chosen the Yamaha 2700G vibraphone for the masterclass and concert at the Reina Sofía School of Music.

This event was organised with the collaboration of the Community of Madrid