JULIO LOBOS is a keyboardist, singer, composer, performer, arranger and artistic producer. Since 1978 until now he has been part or collaborated with the Carey Bell Blues Band, Manu Chao, Boney M, Afrika Bambaata, P.P. Arnold, Lluis Llach, Los Rebeldes, Sopa de Cabra, or Big Mama & The Blues Messengers, among more than 200 formations and an extensive discography. He has shared the stage in groups or jam sessions with Jimmy Page, Raimundo Amador, Gary Grainger, Gregory K. Grainger, Bruce Dickinson, John McEnroe, Julian Vaughn, Javier Mas, Raynald Colom, Carles Benavent, Fermin Muguruza or Lluís Coloma among others, bringing in more than 4,400 concerts in 39 countries.

Professor of the Taller de Músics de Barcelona (Rock Area), he has developed a musical pedagogy project for schools, in addition to holding the Conference-Clínics of African-American music in Altafulla aimed at theclists. 

In 2015 he recorded a solo album in a live concert from the MEAM noble hall.

An artist who is all strength, dedication and feeling and who at each concert communicates and shares his passion for music with all the attendants. 


MARC FERRER began playing the piano at the age of 5, studying piano and solfège at the Barcelona Municipal Conservatory. From a very young age, he began to be interested in Blues and Jazz.

After going through several formations, in 1996 he joined the group Chevy & the Hot Wheels, today refounded as The Big Jamboree.

He is a member of groups such as The Big 3, Velvet Candles or Big5 and has collaborated with musicians such as Marian Barahona, Big Dani Pérez, Agustí Burriel, Pere Miró, Oriol Romaní, Ricard Gili, Paul Evans, Víctor Puertas, Dale Hawkins, JD McPherson and Tammy Savoy among many others. He has played in renowned stages such as La Boatste, Jamboree, Bel·luna Jazz Club, Milano Cocktail Bar, Casa Fuster or Half Note Jazz Club (Athens). He has participated in prominent festivals such as the Blues Festival in Barcelona, the Cerdanyola Blues Festival, the R&R Festival Paris, Country Rock Toulouse, Rock & Roll Festival Attignat, Jazz Cittaducale in Rome or the Rythm' Riot in the United Kingdom.

Along with his trio, he has released several highly appreciated albums among fans, founding his own recording studio and Ambit Records record label.  

He has appeared in the programs “Sputnik”, “La Cosa Nostra” by Andreu Buenafuente, “Ritmes i Blues a l’estudi” and “Cava de Blues” by Televisió de Catalunya and TV3. He has recently been part of the music band of the RTVE program “Late Show with Marc Giró” and also collaborates with the weekly radio program “Sitjazz by Víctor Ollé.

XI Fridays Blues & Boogie-Woogie Piano Meeting with: JULIO LOBOS & MARC FERRER

• Julio Lobos, piano, voice.
• Marc Ferrer, piano.

FAQS

• All tickets include access to the exhibitions, the concert and a beer, courtesy of Estrella Damm. You must attend between 5:00 p.m. and 5:50 p.m. to take your Damm!
•  Access to the concert hall with drinks is not allowed.
•  If there are no tickets available on the website, they can be purchased at the museum box office depending on capacity availability. In this case, it is preferable to book in advance by calling 933195693 or sending an email to taquillas@meam.es
• The locations have a number assigned according to the order of reservations. It will not be possible to make any change of location once the seats have been assigned.
•  Access to the concert hall will be from 17:50 to 18:00. Once the concert has started, you will not be able to access the room.
•  The exhibition can be visited both before and after the concert, bearing in mind that the museum closes at 20:00.
•  The tour of the exhibitions lasts approximately 45 minutes.
•  It will be enough to have the voucher or reservation on the mobile and not print it.
•  The museum reserves the right to cancel the unpaid reservation 5 minutes before the start of the concert. For this reason, we recommend showing up at the box office 30 minutes in advance. 
• In the case of tickets purchased in advance: After 6:00 p.m. it will not be possible to opt for a refund. If the user of the tickets has not communicated, before the concert, the delay or impossibility of attendance: these may be assigned to another user after 6:05 p.m.