"Xavi Maldonado Quintet" Concert
7 November 2026 · 20:30
Fundació Conservatori del Liceu, el Raval, Ciutat Vella
Xavi Maldonado is the latest winner of the Conservatori del Liceu's Extraordinary Award. The head of the Jazz and Modern Music department, Sergi Vergés, tells us about him in this enthusiastic text. Remember that, if you are an Amics del Jazz member, you can discover Maldonado's quintet, made up almost entirely of musicians who have held Fundació Ferrer scholarships, for just 4.5 euros (fees included). Let's go! Talent to spare Sergi Vergés I remember that in the mid-80s I went to a trendy nightclub around Mitre to see a gig by Sambeat-Rossy Último Modelo, a short-lived duo that Perico and Jordi had put together when they were probably in their early twenties. They played in a corner of the club and none of the posh crowd drinking there paid them the slightest attention. I couldn't believe it. Neither the critics nor the media of the time paid them any attention either. But for those of us who were out on the street, in the day-to-day life of music, it was common knowledge that Perico and Jordi were special, in a class of their own. Forty years later, I think there is the same consensus about Xavi Maldonado among young musicians (and the not-so-young ones who are still in the…
Part of the programme: 58th Barcelona International Jazz Festival. See the 46 activities in this programme in Barcelona, from September 29 to December 23.
Source: Ajuntament de Barcelona · checked on 2 November 2026