Jordina Millà

pianist · composer · improviser

Jordina Millà, pianist and improviser based in Austria, has been influenced by music since the early years. She graduated as a classical pianist and obtained the Master in piano performance at CODARTS University of Arts. In Paris she continued her studies in Ecole Normale.

Later on meets Agustí Fernández who guides her into the paths of improvisation. Nowadays free improvised music, contemporary language and multidisciplinar scenarios are her main interest.

In spring 2018 she debuted with her Solo album “Males herbes” that had a beautiful impact on the passionates and critics of that genre of music. “When forests dream” a two pianos album with Agustí Fernández,  has been awarded by Enderrock de les Illes Balears, for the best Jazz album 2020. The duo album “String Fables” with the double bassist Barry Guy, was her last release.

In the last years she has been collaborating with several dance and theater projects: the Doctor Alonso Dance Company, CieLaroque under the direction of the choreographer Helene Weinzierl, with Iris Hetzinger, Dominik Jellen and Natalia Jimenez among others.

In 2023 she launched a new project “Tide Mountains” together with Julyen Hamilton and Robi Legros at the dance and instant poetry.

She is member of different formations and ensembles and plays with musicians like: Vini Cajado, Maurizio Takara, Gonçalo Almeida, Almut Kühne , Wieland Möller , Kenji Herbert, Mats Gustafsson, dieb13 , Lucas Niggli, Axel Dörner, Núria Andorrà and Sònia Sánchez.  She is the funder of PRISMA, an initiative that aims to make the discipline of improvisation visible in the city of Salzburg.

 In July 2024 ECM Records releases “Live in Munich”  the second duo album with Barry Guy.