Rale Micic & Abe Rábade
Biography Rale Micic & Abe Rábade
Rale Micic
is one of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to emerge from Serbia. Audiences throughout the world have been captivated by Micic’s mesmerizing music, exploring interaction between his Serbian musical roots and his extensive knowledge of jazz.
With three albums‘released on CTA Records, Rale Micic created cult-like following among music fans with his mix of jazz and haunting melodies from the Balkans. On his second release entitled Serbia, Micic establishes himself as one of the most inventive voices on the music scene today, featuring renowned Grammy-nominated trumpet player Tom Harrell, and was called “mellow, tight and tasteful” by Downbeat. His trio album, symbolically titled “3”, is an entrancing trio record described as “ a groove heavy record… pure listening pleasure”.
On his new album entitled Night Music (Whaling City Sound) , Rale looks closer to home for his inspiration. It features all new music, a modern day re-imaging of Bela Bartok’s idea of night music and what it would sound like in the city today.
Rale Micic has been featured in numerous publications including Downbeat, JazzTimes, LA Times, San Diego Tribune, Boston Globe, etc. He has performed at prominent jazz clubs and music festivals in US and Europe including Village Vanguard, Catalina Jazz Club, Blues Alley,, Scullers Jazz Club, Dizzy’s, Smalls, San Jose Jazz Festival, Hartford International Jazz Festival, etc.
As a sideman, Micic has worked with the jazz artists such as Tom Harrell, Don Friedman, Eric Alexander, Jason and Delfayo Marsalis, etc. He is a member of Tom Harrell Chamber Ensemble and is featured on critically acclaimed release First Impression (2015 High Note). Rale Micic plays Sadowsky guitars and D’Addario strings.
“Micic is bringing an intriguing new perspective to the jazz guitar.” - L.A. TIMES
Abe Rabade
Pianist and composer born in Compostela (Galiza, Spain) on September 8, 1977. He has fourteen albums as a leader (Botánica, the most recent, released by Nuba Records in 2022), he has premiered two symphonic works (Tránsitos in 2015 and Tempos Velados in 2018), three other poetic-musical works (Rosalía 21 in 2008, Travesía dos Poetas in 2010 and Lorca Namorado in 2019).
He is the author of 200 compositions in styles such as jazz, classical, experimental and world music. He performs with numerous internationally renowned figures at concerts and festivals around the world. He also offers multiple masterclasses in specialized centers.
Graduated Cum Laude in Jazz Composition and Piano Performance from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA) in 1999, he is currently teaching at two superior music conservatories in Galiza (Spain) and Portugal.
Has lead his acoustic jazz trio since 1996, currently featuring Pablo Martín Caminero on double bass and Bruno Pedroso on drums.
Formed the band Nordestin@s in 2006 with Galician singers Guadi Galego and Ugia Pedreira. Their homonimous album was a top 100 best sellers in Christmas of 2006.
Since 2001 he has been artistic co-director (along with Paco Charlín) of the Seminario Permanente de Jazz (Permanent Jazz Seminar), in the Galician city of Pontevedra.
He has been a Faculty member at ESMAE (Porto, Portugal) since 2009, and of the Centro Superior de Música de Galicia (Galician Superior School of Music) since 2019.
