Pere Soto

• In 1989 his first LP "Coincidencias" was nominated for best album of the year by Nacional-Radio 4 en España being probably one of the jazz albums more broadcasted by radio in Catalonia (twice daily for 2 years). 
• In Spring 1992, records with Bill Gerhardt Quartet his first CD “Metanoic” in Hilversum (The Netherlands). This album was selected best record of the month and one of the top 12 of the year by the JAZZ SOUTH ART FEDERATION (USA). It was broadcasted all around the U.S.A. 
• His second CD, "Particular Vernacular", was recorded during February 1994 in New York City with his partner Bill Gerhardt on the piano and invited artists invitados like Jeff Ballard, drums, Ben Allison, Dave Douglas, trumpet and Dave Liebman, sax.
• En el año 2000 viaja a México donde es invitado al estreno mundial de su "Cuarteto nº 2" para cuarteto de cuerdas, por el cuarteto Ciudad de México.
• In 2006 he wasdedicated chapter on John Engel ’Uncommon Sound", the ultimate book about left handed guitarists that change the music, along with standing artists like: Albert King, Jimi Hendrix and Paul McCartney. The book highlights him as one of the most relevant left handed guitarists of all guitar history. http://www.uncommon-­‐sound.com. 
• In 2008 appears in two of the most important Gypsy Jazz festivals in USA: San Francisco DjangoFest and Los Angeles Djangofest.
• In 2009 there is a World premiere of his composition "Triunphant" in the Palacio de Congresos in Jaca, Huesca, Spain, during the International Mathematical Conference "LIBGOBER" (Topology of Algebraic Varieties).
• In 2011 is invited as a soloist with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Puebla, contributing original arrangements and conducting the orchestra along with the Oaxaca Big Band in 2 concerts in Puebla, Mexico.
• In 2012 records the show “Fusió i swing a l ‘estudi” on Catalan Television (TV3) with his Pere Soto Gypy Project. (http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/fusio-i-swing-a-lestudi/pere-soto-gypsy-project/video/4549912/)
• In 2013, important concert in the top European jazz event BIM-HUIS in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
•  In 2014, he has a part in the movie “The Jump! WTF experience” by Carme Puche.
• In 2015, in addition to several concerts in Oaxaca and other Mexican cities, plays at the III Jamboree Jazz Club Festival presenting “Pere Soto amb amics, (homage to master Gabriel Rosales)”.
• In 2016 Concert at Lunario (Auditorio Nacional) of Mexico city and Concerto-movie production Pere @ Soto at the Mogor (Ensenada, México)
• In 2017, 5 songs on the soundtrack of the movie Honduras-USA "Un Lugar en el Caribe"

For a complete list of his works as a composer, go to http://peresoto.com/wp/

For more information on his Gypsy Trio, go to http://peresoto.com/gypsytrio/