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Ricard Roda was born November 13, 1931 in Barcelona, Spain and he studied at the Barcelonas Conservatorium alongside his close friend Tete Montoliu. He began playing jazz in 1947 having started when he was only seventeen in the Crazy Boys orchestra in 1948. While working at Jamboree Club he played with visiting musicians such as Tony Scott, Art Farmer and Lucky Thompson.

During the Seventies he was a member of Orquestra Mirasol Colores in 1974 and were pioneers of jazz rock fusion in his hometown. He would go on to play popular music in orchestras led by Xavier Cugat, Frank Pourcel and Orquestra Latina Americana. Ricard worked with Catalònia Jazz Quiartet, Frank Miller y Su Hispania Soul, and Latin Combo.

His vast experience in the local jazz scene didn’t limit him to the genre. He also played with musicians outside the jazz scene like Joan Manuel Serrat and Liza Minelli. Alto saxophonist Ricard Roda died on November 18, 2010 in Barcelona, five days after his seventy-ninth birthday.

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