Shai Maestro

Israeli pianist Shai Maestro arrives at the Teatro Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa to present his most recent project alongside several musicians.

Shai Maestro is an Israeli jazz pianist and composer born in 1987 and active since 2011, the year he released his self-titled debut album with the Edition of Contemporary Music label, after having been part of Avishai Cohen's quartet. On this occasion, the musician performs on the stage of the Teatro Fernán Gómez. Centro Cultural de la Villa as part of the Madrid International Jazz Festival to perform The GuestHouse, a repertoire released by the ECM Records label.

In this live format, the proposal combines free improvisation with the jazz tradition and elements of classical and oriental music. For this recital, Shai Maestro shares a lineup on piano and electronics alongside Gadi Lehavi on keyboards, piano and electronics, Jorge Roeder on bass and Ofri Nehemya on drums. The event is aimed at contemporary jazz fans who come to the Madrid venue in search of compositions focused on instrumental virtuosity and harmonic expressiveness.