Jose Vera born & began his musical career in PALMA DE MALLORCA (Balearic Islands), Spain . At the age of 12, he became interested in music and began studying piano at the Conservatory of Mallorca.
At 14, he began to play the guitar, until he discovered the bass. He managed to find time to study while he worked professionally with rock groups and orchestras, gaining recognition as one of the best young musicians on the Island .
Later, when he moved to BARCELONA he stopped playing live, in order to study in the Liceo Conservatory(classic), 'L'Aula de Jazz' and 'Taller de Musics'(Jazz), with the bass player Horacio Fumero for about a year.
After Barcelona, he returned to MALLORCA where he worked with the likes of such well-known musicians as: Joan Bibiloni, Horacio Icasto, Deborah Carter (USA), Americo Belloto (Argentina), Michiel Borstlap (Holland). in the club 'JazzForum' where he played for two years as a permanent member of the house rhythm section.
In 1991 on the advice of Horacio Icasto, he moved to MADRID and began his Madrilenian adventure, where during this period of his life he was only playing jazz with musicians like: Vlady Bas, Pedro Marti, Horacio Icasto ,Jorge Pardo & Antonio Serrano.
1992 he began to enter the world of Pop music, playing with Pop de Block, Ciudad Jardín, and David Santisteban
In 1993 he started his own project called Jimmy & family which ended up publishing a CD. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
At this point (around 1994) Jose started a period of steady work and record with artists & musicians like:
Javier Ruibal, Jorge Pardo, Chano Domínguez, Pedro Guerra, Paxariño y Eduardo Laguillo, Luis E.Aute, Revolver, Ismael Serrano, José el Francés, Víctor Coyote, Pepe Torres, Patricia Kraus, Antonio Vega, Mercedes Ferrer, Vargas Blues band, Marcos Vidal, Manteca (Manglis), Manzanita, Joserra Semperena, Javier Andreu (La frontera), Duncan Dhu, Carmen Paris, Carlos Nuñez, Jose Bulevar, Merche Corisco, Victoria Abril, Fran Perea, Ella Baila Sola & Gary Novak, Inma Serrano, Lolita Flores, Princessa(Germany), Cristina del Valle, Sheilah Cuffy(UK), Tontxu, Antonio Flores, Quique Gonzalez, Edu del Prado, Carita Boronska(Sweden), Spliego, Esmeralda Grao, Nuno Da camara(Portugal), Divine(USA), Cómplices, Orquesta Mondragón, Hernaldo Zuñiga(Chile), Malu, Migueli, Joselin Medina(USA), Nando Gonzalez, Jose de Castro, Belo, Cristina Llorente, Diana Navarro, Concha BuiKa, Pepe de Lucia, Jean Marie-Ecay, Karenka(Mexico), Pasion Vega, Lila Downs(Mexico), Sergio Dalma. --------------------------------------------------------------------
Important TOURS with:
Ciudad Jardin 1992.
David Santisteban 1993.
Luis E. Aute 1994-95. (Spain y Soudamérica)
Ella Baila sola 1996-97-98-99. (Spain y Soudamérica)
Carlos Nuñez 1999-00-01. (The Entire world)
Chenoa 2002-04-06-08.
Ismael Serrano 2002-03-04. (Spain y Soudamérica)
Diana Navarro 2005-06.
Melendi 2006-07-08.
Sergio Dalma 2008-09.
Pasion Vega 2009.
-----Jose is also equally at home in the studio or teaching doing such diverse work as publicity Jingles, V.O.S., Radio and TV Programs, Clinics and Masterclasses, etc. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
In 2006 released your first Cd "Concepts"(schoots) that fuses and mixes all the styles that he knows and loves from Jazz, Latin, Fusion, Pop, Funk and Hip-hop with a hand from some of the most well known musicians on the current Spanish music scene like Jorge Pardo, Antonio Serrano, Pedro Barcelo, Deerrick Burrows, Jacob Sureda, Vicente Climent, Sheilah Cuffy, Esmeralda Grao, Toni Carmona…
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At present he has just finished his second Album “Butterfly”(errabal/nuevos medios) playing your friends Jorge Pardo, Antonio Serrano, Santi Ibarretxe, Israel Sandoval, Pedro Barcelo, Jacob Sureda, Ariel Bringuez, Diego Galaz, Aqeel….
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