Ricardo Regidor is a Spanish Jazz pianist and teacher at the jazz institute of the Lucerne University of Applied Arts and Sciences.
Besides his solo piano program he plays in latin-jazz, salsa, flamenco-jazz, tango, pop, gospel and soul-bands
Born in Valencia (Spain), moved to Switzerland in 1978
Jazz School Lucerne, teacher at the Lucerne University of Applied Arts and Sciences since 1999
„Ricardo Regidor Trio“, tours in Switzerland and Spain
Concerts with Joseph Bowie, Kevin Mahogany, Christy Doran, Peter Schärli, Fredy Studer, Hämi Hämmerli, Harald Haerter, Roberto Bossard, Jan Brönnimann and others
Tour in Croatia with the Erik Steen’s Flamenco Jazz Quartet (SWE), with Björn Meyer and Andi Pupato
Musical director and pianist of the European Tour Bands from Eddie Floyd, Rufus Thomas William Bell and others. Several tours in Europe.
Member of the Fernando Saunders Band, concert with Lou Reed, several tours mostly in Czech Republic and Poland
Different Salsa bands in Cuba, Germany and Switzerland
For 10 years pianist of the chanson duo „Hösli und Ricardo“. Several recordings, among others „Blau“, recorded in New York. Documentary „blau“ in Swiss cinemas (2005, Norbert Wiedmer, Stefan Kälin)
Theater music for the Lucerne theater (Geld und Geist) and for Ecco Rondo. Jingles for Swiss Television and Radio.
Regular solo pianist at Lucerne Piano Festival „Off Stage“
Berlin tour with „Zaratan“ (gipsy jazz and Eastern European music)
Concerts with flamenco guitar player Luis „Calderito“
Montreux Jazz Festival, Antwerpen Diamond Awards, Open Air St Gallen, MIDEM Cannes, New Orleans Festival Bad Hersfeld (Germany), American Black Music Festival Palermo and others
21. August 15:00 – LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr 21: Amin Chachoo – La musica andalusí: Origenes y caracteristicas
23. September 16:00 – LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr 22: Santiago Giordano y Ricardo Regidor: Panorama de la musica latinoamericana
9. Oktober 15:00 LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr. 23: Eva Wolff – Las mujeres en el Tango
November 23: Latin Workshop Ricardo Regidor – Michael de Miranda. – Songo
December 14, 6pm: LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr. 24 – Ricardo Regidor – kubanische Musik (Deutsch)
19.06. Latin Music Talks – Ricardo Regidor
22.06. Gastdozent an UNSAM (Argentinien) zu kubanischer Musik 1950
24.06. Gastdozent an Humboldt Universität zu Berlin – Der Tango
29.06. Gastdozent an UNSAM (Argentinien) zu kubanischer Musik ab 1950
Sept. Latin-Workshops Tallinn & Vilnius – in Estonian and Lithuanian Academies of Music and Theatre
13.7. Duo Julio Azcano / Ricardo Regidor
14.7. Jazztage Lenk – Pocket Jukebox
9.9. 20.9 Latin-Workshops, Tallinn & Vilnius, Estonian and Lithuanian Academies of Music and Theatre
19.10. Hafenfrauenlieder – Alexandra Prusa, Kleinbühne Kultur Neuenkirch
9.11. Workshop für Musikschullehrende: Música Argentina, Musikschule Balsthal
21.1. Psycho Salsa, Jazzkantine Luzern
21.2. Borges 1974 (Buenos Aires, ARG), in Trio with Juan Pablo Navarro & Sergio Beresovsky
23.2. Vicente el Absurdo Fonda Club (Buenos Aires, ARG), in Trio with Juan Pablo Navarro & Sergio Beresovsky
The new Latin Music Talks project consists of talks or presentations with didactic content, sometimes “mini-masterclasses”, usually with guests from the Latin music field. During the Talks participants will have the opportunity to ask questions or interact in some way – just listening and learning is allowed as well. Participation is free of charge.
The Zoom links will not be published. To participate, please request the link sending an email (subject: Zoom Link for Latin Music Talk) to ricardo.regidor@hslu.ch.
all times are CEST (Frankfurt/Zurich time)
November 23: Latin Workshop Ricardo Regidor – Michael de Miranda. – Songo
14. Dezember 18:00 LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr. 25: Ricardo Regidor – kubanische Musik (Deutsch)
18. Januar 18:00 LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr. 26: Michael de Miranda – Blocos Afro
27. April 16:00 LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr. 27: Guillermo Castro: Fundamentos musicales del flamenco y comparativa con músicas indígenas americanas y africanas
May 11th 5pm LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr. 28: Jon Griffin: The fusion of african and spanish musical traditions in Cuba during the 20th century
June 15th 5pm LATIN MUSIC TALK Nr. 29: Lola Fernandez Marin: Los Tangos flamencos – del ternario tonal afrocubano al binario modal andaluz
This project is a collaboration of the following music colleges and universities: Lucerne University of Music, UDK Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, Estonian Academy for Music and Theatre, UNSAM Buenos Aires, Lithuanian Academy for Music and Theatre, Royal Conservatory The Hague and Centre for Jazz Performance Studies at Dublin City.
Past talks:
