The vibraphonist and composer Joel Ross, born in Chicago and residing in Brooklyn, has collaborated as a sideman on deeply innovative albums such as Universal Beings and Deciphering the Message by Makaya McCraven; or In Common by Walter Smith III and Matthew Stevens, as well as on his own albums published by the Blue Note label: KingMaker, Who Are You? and The Parable of the Poet. In all the projects he participates in, Ross presents himself as a vibrant mix of talent and ideas, bringing a renewed vision to the vibraphone.
The Liceu Jazz – Masterclasses & Concerts concert series is part of the close collaboration that the Fundació Conservatori Liceu has maintained for 12 years with the Voll-Damm Barcelona Jazz Festival, with the patronage of the Ferrer-Salat Music Foundation.