Fran Ramos Sextet
By Charlotte Stace
The Fran Ramos Sextet comes to perform live at Jamboree Jazz Club. The sextet consists of Fran on the vocals, alto and soprano sax, Alberto Garrido on percussion, Adrià Claramunt on drums, Iago Aguado on the electric guitar, Juan Pastor on double bass and bass guitar, and Tom Amat on keyboards.
Born in Alicante, Fran is a young saxophonist and flautist who burst onto the Barcelona scene with his debut album, Spaces Especies (2022). The album is rooted in the exploratory essence of European and American jazz but is influenced by southern music genres such as flamenco, Latin and rock.
Notably, the young musician has collaborated with artists such as Juanito Makandé, El Canijo de Jerez, Reincidentes and Carlos Sarduy. His debut album captures much of his life experience, as well as his training and journey as a jazz musician, working with musicians like Giulia Valle, Fèlix Rossy, Toni Vaquer, Gorka Benitez and Perico Sambeat.