Rita Payés Petit Ensemble
By Charlotte Stace
Spanish jazz and bossa nova trombonist, singer and songwriter, Rita Payés comes to perform live with her Petit Ensemble this month.
A sextet that Payés has carefully curated, the Petit Ensemble includes the multi-talented musicians: saxophonist Miguel Villar, double bass player Horacio Fumero, the drummer Enric Fuster, pianist Toni Vaquer, and flutist Anggie Obin.
At the age of thirteen Payés joined the Sant Andreu Jazz Band, directed by Joan Chamorro where she began singing alongside Andrea Motis, Magalí Datzira, Alba Armengou and Eva Fernandez. In 2016, at the age of 15 she released her first solo album, Lua Amarela, in collaboration with her mother. Since then, she’s recorded six studio albums, her latest being De camino al camino (2024).She’s now on tour again with her band, performing for fans and capturing new listeners with her delicate and exquisite jazz sounds.