Oriol Marès

ORIOL MARÈS & TALAL FAYAD

QUARTET

Oriol Marès & Talal Fayad Quartet’s debut album Estuarium blends Arabic, Latin, and Jazz across nine originals. Joined by percussionist Lucas Zegrí and bassist Thodoris Ziarkas, the quartet deepens its fusion of styles into a cohesive musical language. Their music reflects personal expression and cross-cultural connection, shaped by each musician’s roots. Constantly evolving, it intertwines Arabic modal traditions, jazz improvisation, and Latin polyrhythms in an organic conversation. While each member maintains their identity, they seek common ground, creating a sound that bridges traditions while celebrating individuality.


Oriol Marès - clarinet, bass clarinet

Talal Fayad  - oud, electric oud

Lucas Zegrí - percussion, drums

Thodoris Ziarkas - double bass

AGENDA / 2025

Concerts 2025

BIOGRAPHY /


Oriol Marès is a clarinet player born in Barcelona and currently based in Rotterdam. His work is centred in the sound of the clarinet, aiming to showcase the richness of the instrument. Improvisation, enthusiasm and authenticity are the main forces which are embodied in every step he takes in his musical career. Through Latin music, he searches for uncharted territories of his artistic scope.


He graduated with a cum laude in Latin Clarinet at Codarts – University for the Arts under the guidance of Alex Simu. He is doing now his Master's degree.


He collaborated with the artist Antoni Miralda, in Santa Eulalia 175 and co-composed the sound installation for El Bulli 1846, in the project Sant Stomak. He was a member of Ricciotti Orchestra during the RadioTour Holland 2019, and he has toured with Amsterdam Klezmer Band, performing in Czech Republic, Germany, France and The Netherlands.

He is a founder of Cinco en Clave, a Latin-Jazz quintet that recorded for Dutch National Television and performed in GrachtenFestival, that now will release their debut album.


In 2023, he was part of Yara's Wedding, a project with Asko|Schönberg, Club Guy & Roni, Slagwerk Den Haag (NITE) and Schauspiel Hannover. He also collaborated with Mr Pauer, in Viento y marea. In early 2024, he explores the vibrant music scene in Cuba, courtesy of the esteemed Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds scholarship.


In autumn 2024, he toured Catalonia with Oriol Marès & Talal Fayad Quartet, performing among others in Auditori Viader, Festival Terrer, Fira Mediterrània.


                                                             Bb Clarinet

A Clarinet

Bass Clarinet*

Pedal effects

EWI


*Sponsored by Stichting Eigenmuziekinstrumenten Fonds and Het Cultuurfonds



ERUGA PROJECT

(NEO)CLASSICAL - ORIGINAL MUSIC

Where classical and latin music combine forces through classical music and own compositions. Repertoire: Through The Ebony, Samuel Coleridge Taylor Clarinet Quintet, Opus 2 (Oriol Marès), 5 miniatures (Lluïsa Paredes). Concert Highlights: De Doelen Rotterdam, Heerenhuyskammerconcerten, Ludens Theater.


Oriol Marès - clarinet

Anne Maria Marttila - violin

Manuel Merino Alamzán - violin

Darío Rodríguez Ventura - viola

Lluïsa Paredes - cello


CINCO EN CLAVE

LATIN-JAZZ

A program of own compositions and arrangements, fusing the rhythms of Cuban and Antillean music with traces of classical music melodies and the characteristic improvisation of jazz. Performance highlights: NPO, Grachten Festival Amsterdam. Debut Album Coming Up in 2025


Oriol Marès - clarinet

Evelyn Vera Gallardo - piano

Stefan Brunner - electric bass

Lidrick Solognier - congas

Lucas Zegrí - drums

Archive:

YARA'S WEDDING

An interdisciplinary (almost) musical directed by Guy Weizman, that reflects about the complex relationship between the ‘East’ and the ‘West’, about framing the other based on origin, colour, orientation, social status and cultural conflicts.


Yara’s Wedding is a co-production of NITE (NNT, Club Guy & Roni, Slagwerk Den Haag and Asko|Schönberg) and Schauspiel Hannover.

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