Double bass · bandleader
Marcelo Escrich
Double bassist and jazz educator at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra. His career spans his own projects, collaborations and performances in Spain, Argentina and across Europe.
MARCELO ESCRICH
Silent Qt.
Four voices.
An open conversation.
DOUBLE BASS · GUITARS · ALTO, TENOR & SOPRANO SAXOPHONESSELECTED FOR JAZZEÑE 2024 ↗
01 / THE PROJECT
The space
between the notes.
Two saxophones, guitars and double bass. A quartet without drums, exploring jazz through dialogue, detail and instrumental colour.
Silent began as a trio in the corridors of the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra. Marcelo Escrich, Luis Giménez and Alberto Arteta recorded Charlie Haden Songbook (2016), a tribute to the American double bassist’s musical world.
With the arrival of Mikel Andueza, the group becomes a quartet. Written music and improvisation meet in a sound connecting jazz, tango and counterpoint. The project was selected for JazzEñe 2024 at San Sebastián’s Jazzaldia festival.
Full biography · PDF in Spanish ↓Four musicians. A shared language.
SILENT QUARTET
Guitars
Luis Giménez
A Berklee-trained guitarist and jazz educator at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra. His work includes jazz projects and music for feature films.
Tenor & soprano saxophones
Alberto Arteta
A saxophonist trained at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and an educator at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Navarra. He leads his own projects and collaborates widely.
Alto & soprano saxophones
Mikel Andueza
A Berklee-trained saxophonist and jazz educator at Musikene, the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country. His arrival expands the original group’s sonic palette.
02 / MUSIC
Two paths.
A shared way of listening.
Camera
Chronicles
Jazz, tango and counterpoint in a programme exploring the quartet’s timbral and expressive possibilities. A dynamic, varied proposal with a chamber-music spirit.
Watch the quartet at JazzEñe ↘Remembering
Charlie
A tribute to Charlie Haden, with arrangements of his compositions and pieces dedicated to his memory. The double bassist’s legacy, revisited through Silent Qt’s own voice.
Enquire about booking ↘2016Listen on Amazon Music
MARCELO ESCRICH SILENT TRIO
Charlie Haden Songbook
The project’s roots, in a trio setting. Listen to “Nightfall” and explore the album.
03 / LIVE
The group,
in its element.
Listen straight from the stage.
JazzEñe · Jazzaldia 2024
27.07.2024 · Victoria Eugenia Antzokia · Donostia / San Sebastián
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More from the group
04 / ON STAGE
Shared with
an audience.
A selection of the project’s performances.
SELECTED IN 2026
Kultur · Government of Navarre
Selected for the Government of Navarre’s Kultur 2026 programme.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCE · 2027
Medina del Campo Festival
Scheduled to perform in 2027. Date to be announced.
Munijazz
Remembering Charlie · Munilla, La Rioja
JazzEñe · Jazzaldia
Victoria Eugenia Antzokia · Donostia / San Sebastián
Urtarrijazz
Silent Trio with Mikel Andueza · Pamplona
05 / PRESS & DOWNLOADS
Everything at hand.
Ready for the stage.
Artistic and technical resources for festivals, venues and media.
Artistic press kitPDF · Spanish / English / FrenchBiography & line-upPDF · SpanishTechnical riderPDF · Stage, backline & microphones · Spanish
IN THE PRESS / IN & OUT JAZZ
JazzEñe | Jazzaldia 2024
Begoña Villalobos’s report covers the quartet’s JazzEñe appearance and its meeting of jazz, Argentine folk influences and classical music.
Read the review · 14.09.2024PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
A closer look.
Photographs supplied by the group. Photography credits: please contact booking.
06 / CONTACTO & BOOKING
The next
conversation.
Festivals, venues, concert series and press. Tell us the date, the place and your proposal.
marceloescrich@gmail.comMarcelo Escrich
+34 629 891 341