DAVID VIÑOLAS RELEASES NEW ALBUM '5ET'

The restless and eclectic drummer David Viñolas, surrounded by a cast of great musicians from the jazz scene, presents a new quintet project. It comes after his debut album "Cap al capvespre" (Quadrant records, 2014), of recording together with the pianist Sergi Sirvent the two volumes of "Recreacions tímbriques: De Mompou a Bartók" (Selffish records, 2020), or "Nucli trio "(Errabal jazz, 2021) among others.

In this work we find a majority of his own compositions, written in time and now arranged for classical quintet formation (trumpet, saxophone, piano, double bass and drums) and some standard. A repertoire inspired by tradition and approaching the freshness and warmth of the 60's formations, making the quintet sound like a group, without protagonism, where all the members stand out equally.

Among the pieces that make up this album, we find "MR Smiles", an original song by the versatile Jordi Rossy, to which David Viñolas wants to acknowledge the influence and inspiration that this musician has given him, and two standards, the classic "Days of wine & roses" and "Ruby my dear", which has the special collaboration of Rita Payés on voice and trombone, both also arranged by himself, where he has turned them around, looking for a more personal air. 

Blind from birth, his interest in music was soon awakened, when he began to study classical piano and musical language at the Municipal School of Centelles (Barcelona, Spain). At the same time, he is part of the group of grallers of the giants of the town where the gralla and the box alternate, already showing a special devotion to the latter.

His restless spirit led him to explore other paths and, apart from classical harmony, as a young man he entered fully into modern music studying at the Taller de Músics, at the Pasaje Musical Studies Center, receiving private classes and also self-study: Drums, combo, piano, percussion, harmony and arrangements are some of the disciplines that he has cultivated at the hands of great musicians such as TToni Pagès, Marcelo Valente, Javier Feierstein, Alberto Cabello, Marc Vernis, José Reinoso, Raül Reverter, David Mengual, Marc Miralta, Santi Serratosa, Joào Balào, Tapan Bhattacharya, Marko Djordjevic, Rui López Nussa, Jo Krause, Calixto Oviedo, among others.

Already in full musical and personal maturity, immersed in the different aspects that drums offer him as an instrument, in February 2004 he resides in New York where he trains with Ernesto Simpson, Johny Almendra and Jeff Ballard. His open and eclectic look led him to found projects such as the drum trio "Stick in trio" or the percussion and dance group "Essència", with which he explored the paths of jazz, flamenco, rhythm as a musical concept, etc.

During his career he has collaborated, played and recorded works with musicians and projects such as Sergi Sirvent, Marta Roma, Roberto García, Omar González, Santi Careta, Feliu Ventura, "Funkystep & the Sey Sisters", Adrià Plana, El velda, "Badabadoc", Cobla Lluïsos de Taradell, "Tarasca", Marc Cuevas, Dave Juarez, Acari Bertran, Raynald Colom, Joan Asensio, David Leiva, Joana Serrat, Raül Reverter, "Etna quartet", "Baraka project", "Omelé", "La Cava Big band" dirigida per Marc Vernis, "Kibor", "Dijous paella", "Dúmbala canalla", "La transfrontaliere de l’amor", among others. These projects have led him to tour Catalonia, Spain, France, Andorra, Cuba, Turkey, Portugal, Austria, etc.

Currently he is part of "Nucli trio", Sergi Sirvent & David Viñolas, "Col·lectiu Soroll" and leads his own projects David Viñolas 5ET, David Viñolas trio and David Viñolas solo drums. He is also active in other formations as a sideman.