Curiosity

The cover shows pianist Xavi Torres with at least as many fingers as a grand piano has keys. His style is therefore aptly typified. Torres makes full use of his instrument, loves lush nut clusters and wide echoing sounds. On "Curiosity", his first solo album, his music often tends to be more classical than jazz. And no matter how impressive, a personal voice and vision are not yet emerging. Yet there are but in a different way. Back to the cover. That immense number of fingers is not only meant to emphasize his virtuosity. Each finger symbolizes a possibility. A key that the pianist can play or pass and choose another. Torres writes that curiosity is the antidote to arrogance. That is exactly what he expresses in his music. It is not based on a technical display of power. Torres' great ability is at most a tool that helps him explore the piano. And then sometimes his curiosity jumps over to the listener who intensively hears the music with the maker's ears.

Curiosity is the instinct that prompts us to act, and a book about curiosity should tell us how to live. This is the Lrst to do so, with its twelve rules for life.