JAZZ PAINTING B2

RAMON LOPEZ Artist and Musician www.ramonlopez.net

Born on August 6, 1961 in Alicante, Spain.

He began playing drums as an autodidact in the mid-seventies. Ramón López settled permanently in Paris in January 1985 and joined the French and International jazz and artistic scene, where he has distinguished himself for forty years.

A jazz drummer renowned for his personal and atypical style, which is part of an immense musical culture, Ramón López is currently one of the most respected European artists in the field of contemporary jazz, having recorded more than 100 CDs and participated in concerts and festivals around the world with some of the most influential and innovative representatives of the jazz world. 

In addition to his impressive musical career, Ramón, the son and grandson of photographers, leads an intense activity artistic and participates in numerous exhibitions. His painting, presented by several international galleries, is part of important European and American private collections and is inseparable from his musical practice.

Named "Knight" in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government in 2008, Ramon Lopez was elevated to the rank of "Officer" in 2023.