Lluis Capdevila

Lluís Capdevila (1981) grew up in Priorat, by the Mediterranean in Catalonia, Spain. From an early age, music became his natural language, with improvisation and composition emerging instinctively. Although he initially pursued a career in law—earning a Law degree at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Master's in Intellectual Property Law at Stockholm University—he ultimately chose to follow his true calling: music. After receiving a Fulbright scholarship, he moved to New York City, where he earned a Master's in Jazz Performance at the Aaron Copland School of Music and later a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University. During his years in New York, he collaborated with acclaimed artists including Tom Harrell, Joe Lovano, Petros Klampanis, and Luca Santaniello. In 2024, he received a Leonardo Grant from the BBVA Foundation, which supported the recording of Mompou Revisited: Intimate Impressions. Capdevila has developed a distinctive musical voice that blends lyricism, cinematic textures, and Mediterranean influences. His discography includes Diaspora (2016), Daybreak Explorations (2018), Cinematic Radio (2019), Ètim (2020), Social (2021), Lament (2023), and Mompou Revisited: Intimate Impressions (2024). He is currently the academic director of the Master's in Jazz and a professor of music at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), combining his academic leadership with an active international career as a pianist, composer, and recording artist.