Alberto Burguez was born in Uruguay in 1992 and lived in Argentina. From a very young age, Alberto was part of the Blues scene in Buenos Aires for approximately ten years. At the age of 30 he moved to Barcelona, where he currently lives.

He has worked and shared the stage together with leading international artists such as James “Bogaloo” Bolden (BB King trumpeter), Kirk Fletcher, Lurrie Bell, Slam Allen, Sax Gordon or Jimmy Burns.

During his time in Argentina, for eight years he was part of the project “Martin Burguez & El Club del Jump”, with which he recorded three albums, touring Latin America and Europe. In her later years in Buenos Aires, he released his album "Stay Awake", beginning his career as a soloist, singer and composer. 

He is currently participating in several projects in Barcelona, among which he stands out for his versatility in developing different formats, either as a soloist, in trio or in large-scale projects.  

His musical style spans from traditional blues to boogie-woogie, swing and piano style of New Orleans, with influences ranging from Otis Spann to Albert Ammons, James Booker, Professor Longhair or Ray Charles.

August Tharrats is without a doubt the pioneer of Blues and Boogie Woogie piano in Catalonia. At 4 years old he discovered the Blues listening to Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton...

He is a totally self-taught piano virtuoso and that has meant that he has approached this music with humility, creating a very personal language. Perhaps for this reason musicians like Teddy Edwards, Gene "Mighty Flea" Connors or B.B. King has been complimented on his way of playing the blues.

An admirer of pianists from the Kansas City school such as Jay McShann, he is currently a prestigious bluesman on the national scene due to his interpretive quality and honesty on stage.

With his unbeatable technique and his undeniable feeling, he is a musician capable of captivating audiences with a personal style full of blues, boogie-woogie and swing with an enormous capacity for communication.

XI Fridays Blues & Boogie-Woogie Piano Meeting with: ALBERTO BURGUEZ & AUGUST THARRATS

• Alberto Burguez, piano, vocals.
• August Tharrats, piano.

FAQS

• All tickets include access to the exhibitions, the concert and a beer, courtesy of Estrella Damm. You must attend between 5:00 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. to take your Damm!
•  Access to the concert hall with drinks is not allowed.
•  If there are no tickets available on the website, they can be purchased at the museum box office depending on capacity availability. In this case, it is preferable to book in advance by calling 933195693 or sending an email to taquillas@meam.es
• The locations have a number assigned according to the order of reservations. It will not be possible to make any change of location once the seats have been assigned.
•  Access to the concert hall will be from 17:50 to 18:00. Once the concert has started, you will not be able to access the room.
•  The exhibition can be visited both before and after the concert, bearing in mind that the museum closes at 20:00.
•  The tour of the exhibitions lasts approximately 45 minutes.
•  It will be enough to have the voucher or reservation on the mobile and not print it.
•  The museum reserves the right to cancel the unpaid reservation 5 minutes before the start of the concert. For this reason, we recommend showing up at the box office 30 minutes in advance. 
• In the case of tickets purchased in advance: After 6:00 p.m. it will not be possible to opt for a refund. If the user of the tickets has not communicated, before the concert, the delay or impossibility of attendance: these may be assigned to another user after 6:05 p.m.