{{Infobox musical artist | name = Alberto Conde | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|04|01}} | birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela | origin = Galicia, Spain | genre = Jazz | occupation = Pianist, composer, arranger | years_active = 1980–present }} '''Alberto Conde''' (born 1 April 1960) is a Galician jazz pianist, composer, arranger, educator and bandleader.<ref name="tomajazz">{{cite web |title=Perfil: Alberto Conde |url=https://www.tomajazz.com/perfiles/conde_alberto_2007.htm |website=Tomajazz |date=2007 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> He is known for integrating elements of Galician traditional music into post-bop and contemporary jazz styles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alberto Conde, sonidos del mundo entero a ritmo de jazz |url=https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/la-cresta-de-la-onda/jazz-alberto-conde-corriente-golfo/7048671/ |website=RTVE |date=2024-01-03 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Conde was born in Caracas in 1960 and raised in Ourense, Galicia, Spain. He initially studied classical guitar at the Conservatorio Profesional de Música de Ourense before moving towards jazz piano. In the early 1980s he attended jazz seminars in Banyoles (Girona), where he connected with American jazz musicians working in Spain at the time.<ref name="tomajazz" />
== Career == During the 1980s Conde founded the Escuela Baio in Vigo, one of the earliest jazz and modern music training initiatives in Galicia.<ref name="tomajazz" /> In the 1990s he developed a fusion between muiñeira rhythms and jazz language, working with folk musicians and releasing albums such as ''A lagoa dos atlantes'' (1997) and ''Celtrópolis'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web |title=Alberto Conde, Diana Tarín & Ensembles: Corriente del golfo |url=https://www.distritojazz.com/discos-jazz/alberto-conde-diana-tarin-ensembles-corriente-del-golfo |website=DistritoJazz |date=2023-08-02 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
His album projects continued to evolve through trio formats and new fusion concepts, including influences from Latin jazz, Afro-Atlantic forms and contemporary European improvisation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alberto Conde, Diana Tarín & Ensembles: Corriente del Golfo |url=https://www.distritojazz.com/discos-jazz/alberto-conde-diana-tarin-ensembles-corriente-del-golfo |website=DistritoJazz |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> His double album ''Corriente del Golfo'' (2023) focuses on links between Iberian and Cuban jazz traditions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alberto Conde, sonidos del mundo entero a ritmo de jazz |url=https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/la-cresta-de-la-onda/jazz-alberto-conde-corriente-golfo/7048671/ |website=RTVE |date=2024-01-03 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
=== Atlantic Bridge Jazz Project === The Atlantic Bridge Jazz Project, founded with American guitarist Steve Brown, is one of Conde’s long-term international collaborations. The first Atlantic Bridge album was recorded in New York City in 2009 and featured musicians from Spain and the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Bridge – Atlantic Bridge |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11334757-Atlantic-Bridge-Atlantic-Bridge |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Bridge by Atlantic Bridge (Steve Brown, Alberto Conde, Walter White & others) |url=https://www.shazam.com/song/453036420/atlantic-bridge |website=Shazam |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> Later recordings and performances extended the project into Portugal and Spain, including releases such as ''Portus Apostoli'' (2021).<ref>{{cite web |title=Portus Apostoli – Atlantic Bridge Jazz Project |url=https://www.diariofolk.com/criticadisco/portus-apostoli-atlantic-bridge-jazz-project/ |website=Diariofolk |date=2022-09-27 |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Bridge Jazz Project: “Portus Apostoli” |url=https://weborpheo.com/atlantic-bridge-jazz-project-portus-apostoli-nuba-records-karonte/ |website=Orpheo |date=2021-11-08 |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
== Musical style and significance == Conde is known for blending jazz improvisation with Galician traditional structures, especially muiñeira forms.<ref>{{cite web |title=Perfil: Alberto Conde |url=https://www.tomajazz.com/perfiles/conde_alberto_2007.htm |website=Tomajazz |date=2007 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> Critics describe his work as thematic and programmatic, rather than based on individual unrelated compositions.<ref name="tomajazz" /> His projects have been linked with what some Spanish critics refer to as a kind of “muiñeira jazz”.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alberto Conde, sonidos del mundo entero a ritmo de jazz |url=https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/la-cresta-de-la-onda/jazz-alberto-conde-corriente-golfo/7048671/ |website=RTVE |date=2024-01-03 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
== Critical reception == Conde’s recordings have been positively reviewed in Spanish jazz media, with works such as ''A lagoa dos atlantes'' (1997), ''Entremares'' (2002) and ''Andaina'' (2006) recognised as notable contributions to Galician jazz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scherzo: Alberto Conde en el jazz gallego |url=https://www.foal.es/sites/default/files/Pau%20Casals%20320.PDF |website=Scherzo / Fundación ONCE |date=2014-06-10 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> Recent reviews of ''Corriente del Golfo'' highlight the album’s combination of Cuban and Galician elements.<ref>{{cite web |title=ALBERTO CONDE · DIANA TARÍN & ENSEMBLES: Corriente del Golfo |url=https://www.lossonidosdelplanetaazul.com/disco/alberto-conde-diana-tarin-ensembles-corriente-del-golfo/ |website=Los Sonidos del Planeta Azul |date=2024-08-06 |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> His trio album ''The Wake of an Artist – Tribute to Bernardo Sassetti'' (2019) has been noted for its mature pianism and European jazz sensibility.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wake of an Artist – Tribute to Bernardo Sassetti |url=https://cleanfeed-records.com/product/the-wake-of-an-artist-tribute-to-bernardo-sassetti/ |website=Clean Feed Records |language=en |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
== Teaching == Since 2007, Conde has taught jazz piano, composition and arranging at the Conservatorio Superior de Música da Coruña.<ref>{{cite web |title=Departamento de Jazz: Profesorado |url=https://www.conservatorioacoruna.com/ |website=Conservatorio Superior de Música da Coruña |language=es |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
== Selected discography == === As leader === * ''Paisajes'' (1985)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paisajes – Alberto Conde |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2646992-Alberto-Conde-Paisajes |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''Diálogos'' (1990)<ref>{{cite web |title=Diálogos – Alberto Conde |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/15835189-Alberto-Conde-Diálogos |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''A lagoa dos atlantes'' (1997)<ref>{{cite web |title=A Lagoa Dos Atlantes – Alberto Conde |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/4305377-Alberto-Conde-A-Lagoa-Dos-Atlantes |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''Celtrópolis'' (1999)<ref>{{cite web |title=Celtrópolis – Alberto Conde |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3514356-Alberto-Conde-Celtropolis |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''Entremares'' (2002)<ref>{{cite web |title=Entremares – Alberto Conde Trio |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11334761-Alberto-Conde-Trio-Entremares |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''Andaina'' (2006)<ref>{{cite web |title=Andaina – Alberto Conde Trio |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11334760-Alberto-Conde-Trio-Andaina |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''Atlantic Bridge'' (2009)<ref>{{cite web |title=Atlantic Bridge – Atlantic Bridge |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11334757-Atlantic-Bridge-Atlantic-Bridge |website=Discogs |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''The Wake of an Artist – Tribute to Bernardo Sassetti'' (2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Wake of an Artist – Tribute to Bernardo Sassetti |url=https://cleanfeed-records.com/product/the-wake-of-an-artist-tribute-to-bernardo-sassetti/ |website=Clean Feed Records |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref> * ''Corriente del Golfo'' (2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Corriente del Golfo – Alberto Conde, Diana Tarín & Ensembles |url=https://www.distritojazz.com/discos-jazz/alberto-conde-diana-tarin-ensembles-corriente-del-golfo |website=DistritoJazz |access-date=2025-12-18}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.albertoconde.com Official Website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20050219095524/http://www.elclubdejazz.com/roundjazz/entrevistas/conde_alberto_2004.htm Interview at '''El Club del Jazz''']
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