Natanael Ramos

“Natanael submerges us in an ocean of emotions through the many cultures present in his home, the Canary Islands.” Born in La Orotava (Canary Islands, Spain) in 1988. Natanael graduated with a Master in Jazz Music degree at the CvA (Conservatorium van Amsterdam) with Ruud Breuls, Jan Oosthof, Joris Roelofs and many others after having completed the Bachelor in Jazz Trumpet at MUSIKENE (Center for Advanced Musical Studies of the Basque Country) with trumpeter Chris Kase. He has also been taught by Perico Sambeat, Bob Sands, Miguel Blanco, Roger Mas, Joaquin Chacon, and masterclasses with Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Ambrose Akinmusire, Avishai Cohen, Terence Blanchard and many others. At the same time, Natanael is the artistic director of the Atlantic Laboratory for Jazz And New Musics. During his career he has played with Rogier Telderman, Reinier Baas, Ben van Gelder, Joris Roelofs, Pol Belardi, Maciek Kadziela, etc and performed in several countries like Spain, Germany, Denmark, France, Holland, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden and Ukraine; in festivals and venues like North Sea Jazz Festival, BIMHUIS (Amsterdam), LantarenVenster (Rotterdam), Paradox (Tilburg), Krongsberg Jazz Festival (Norway), Like A Jazz Machine (Luxembourg), Heineken Jazzaldia of Donostia – San Sebastian, Ezcaray Jazz Festival, Lugo Jazz Festival, Canarias Jazz&Más Festival, Canarias Jazz Showroom, Jazz Festival Bonn (Germany), etc.