Monday, November 6, 2023. Michel Camilo is rehearsing his two-piano concert with Marco Mezquida in the orchestra hall of the Conservatori Liceu. The rehearsal ends and everything is joy and happiness. The two have connected beautifully. They step outside and run into the quartet of saxophonist Donny McCaslin, which features drummer Antonio Sánchez, recently settled in the Maresme. Michel advises Marco: “Now that he lives here, you have to play with him. He’s one of the best.” Antonio nods, smiles, and replies: “And one day I have to play with you too, Michel.”
Well, that day has arrived, a gift to celebrate our status as sixty-year-olds: after nearly two decades without performing in a trio in Barcelona, Michel Camilo returns to one of his landmark venues, the Palau de la Música Catalana, with a new trio that includes Antonio Sánchez on drums, alongside bassist Ricky Rodríguez. Pure dynamite. With a repertoire that will very likely include Camilo originals such as Caribe, From Within, And Sammy Walked In, and On Fire, as well as jazz standards associated with his prolific career such as A Night in Tunisia, Song for My Father, and Perdido.
One of those concerts not to be missed.
