JORDI SABATÉS PRESENTS 'SHERLOCK JR'

Programme

Sherlock Jr., film and concert

About this event

In Sherlock Jr., Buster Keaton plays a young cinema projectionist who is wrongly accused of robbery. He dreams of becoming a great detective in order to clear his name. As he dozes off, he becomes an actor in the film he is showing and takes part in a series of extraordinary adventures which mix reality and the world of dreams. The spectacular special effects, sophisticated mise en scène and brilliant production of the film make Sherlock Jr. one of the masterworks of silent cinema. An added value will be the music played live by pianist Jordi Sabatés.

Biography

JORDI SABATÉS, pianist and composer

Jordi Sabatés, pianist and composer, studied physics at the same time he attended the Liceu Conservatoire in Barcelona. In the late sixties he began to play with the groups Pic-Nic and Om, both as performer and arranger in projects such as Pau Riba’s Dioptria and the first discs by Maria del Mar Bonet, Ovidi Montllor and Quico Pi de la Serra. In 1971 he formed his own group, Jarka, and recorded Ortodoxia and Morgue o Berenice.

As a composer, Sabartés has written theatre and cinema music, and as a performer he has taken part in some of the most important jazz festivals in Spain and the rest of Europe. He has played with Tete Montoliu, Chick Corea and other famous artists. In 1975 he took part in the first Canet Rock Festival. His recordings include Vampyria (1975), The Ragtime Dance (1983 – Premio Nacional del Disco), Noche oscura (1984), Keatoniana (1997) and Play piano play (2003).

Sabartés’ work for the cinema includes his collaboration with the magician Hausson on the world of film director Segundo de Chomón. Música para una ilusión: Universo Chomón includes a selection from 15 of Chomón’s films.