Pere Soto & Evan Tate (evantatemusic.com)
BIRD — Tribute to Charlie Parker · A Journey Through Jazz · Duo · Quartet · Pedagogy
A collaboration between guitarist Pere Soto and alto saxophonist Evan Tate: a contemporary reading of Charlie Parker’s language, expanded into concert, educational programmes and international projection.
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The project grows from a shared passion for jazz language and for Charlie Parker, one of the musicians who permanently transformed modern jazz. The collaboration leads to BIRD — Tribute to Charlie Parker, a recording and stage project that honours Parker while offering a personal, contemporary interpretation of bebop.
Evan Tate, a New York–born saxophonist based in Germany, brings a perspective rooted in the American jazz tradition. Pere Soto brings decades of work as guitarist, composer, improviser and educator across Europe, the United States and Mexico.
In action
Scope note
This dossier covers the artistic project Pere Soto & Evan Tate: the album BIRD (Fresh Sound Records), the concert formats, the educational programme A Journey Through Jazz (from the Badalona premiere of De Mozart al Swing), the 45th Terrassa Jazz Festival (2026), and the projection toward Japan. Photos, videos and press can be added as the archive grows.
The two musicians
Pere Soto — guitar
Guitarist, composer, producer and educator with an international career in Europe, the United States and Mexico. New York recording of Particular Vernacular; US festivals including San Francisco DjangoFest and Los Angeles Djangofest; extensive composition catalogue and discography.
BIRD — Tribute to Charlie Parker
The album · Fresh Sound Records
Published by Fresh Sound Records, a leading European label for jazz. The project combines Parker’s compositions with bebop-related material and Soto’s creative personality. It is not a literal reproduction of historical recordings: the aim is to recover Parker’s language, energy and improvisational spirit from a present-day standpoint.
The Soto–Tate dialogue
Guitar and saxophone work as two voices that listen, answer and develop ideas. Soto’s guitar can carry harmonic, rhythmic and melodic roles at once; Tate’s alto brings bebop language from a personal angle. The core duo can expand to quartet.
Documented timeline
| Year | Milestone | Source / scope |
|---|---|---|
| Album | BIRD — Tribute to Charlie Parker released on Fresh Sound Records. International promotion, including Japanese market presence. | Fresh Sound; Japanese specialised platforms. |
| March 2026 | Masterclass by Pere Soto and Evan Tate at the Conservatori Professional de Música de Badalona (12 March 2026). | Conservatori de Badalona documentation. |
| March 2026 | Public presentation and premiere of De Mozart al Swing — direct antecedent of A Journey Through Jazz. | Conservatori de Badalona; BDN Notícies Vespre (13 March 2026) — video from 18:55. |
| March 2026 | Appearance at the 45th Festival de Jazz de Terrassa — Blues Goofy (live) — major milestone for the project in Catalonia. | Festival de Jazz de Terrassa. Blues Goofy (live). |
| 2026 | International promotion of BIRD; preparation of projection toward Japan (duo or quartet with local musicians). | Project materials; Japanese jazz platforms. |
Highlighted milestones
A Journey Through Jazz
Stage and educational programme by Soto and Tate that traces the history of jazz through performance and explanation: blues and early languages, Early Jazz, Swing, Bebop, Cool, Hard Bop, Modal, Fusion, contemporary jazz. Not only a concert — also a pedagogical experience.
De Mozart al Swing · Badalona, March 2026
Direct antecedent of A Journey Through Jazz, presented at the Conservatori Professional de Música de Badalona. Masterclass (12 March) and public premiere. Covered by BDN Notícies Vespre (13 March 2026, from 18:55).
45th Festival de Jazz de Terrassa · 2026
Live: Blues Goofy. Presentation within one of Catalonia’s historic jazz events, before a specialised audience — linking American jazz tradition, the European scene, contemporary creation and musical pedagogy.
BIRD in Japan
The album appears in Japan as a Fresh Sound edition, with references on specialised platforms (Jazz Summit Tokyo, MET JAZZ, Shalestone Music and others). Proposed Japan tour formats: duo (Soto–Tate) or quartet with two Japanese musicians.
Project formats
BIRD — Tribute to Charlie Parker · Duo
Pere Soto — guitar · Evan Tate — alto saxophone. Concert focused on Parker’s repertoire and bebop language.
BIRD — Quartet
Guitar, alto saxophone, double bass, drums. Closer to the classic jazz small-group setting, with wider room for improvisation.
A Journey Through Jazz
Didactic concert / musical show for conservatories, music schools, universities, festivals, cultural centres and educational programmes. Masterclasses in improvisation, jazz history, bebop language, guitar and saxophone workshops, ensemble classes, talks.
Documentation
Materials to incorporate as the archive expands:
- Cover and discographic information — BIRD / Fresh Sound
- Photographs of Pere Soto and Evan Tate
- Concert materials
- Conservatori de Badalona — masterclass 12 March 2026 · De Mozart al Swing (BDN video)
- Premiere materials — De Mozart al Swing (BDN video)
- 45th Festival de Jazz de Terrassa — Blues Goofy (live)
- Videos and interviews — BDN Notícies Vespre, 13 March 2026 (from 18:55)
- Press and international references (Japan)
Closing note
BIRD is a new stage in Pere Soto’s trajectory: recovering modern jazz and bebop roots with Evan Tate, without looking only backward.
From Badalona to Terrassa. From Europe toward Japan.
From a tribute to Charlie Parker to a full view of jazz history.
Interpretation, creation and transmission of jazz language.