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Joan Fort
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Joan Fort (1997) is a Spanish guitarist and composer based in Amsterdam (NL). He holds a Master’s degree in Jazz Guitar from the prestigious Conservatorium van Amsterdam and Temple University in Philadelphia.
Throughout his career, Joan has had the privilege of touring, performing and collaborating with renowned musicians such as Dick Oatts, Jeremy Pelt, Vincent Herring, Grant Stewart, Sarah Hanahan, Jorge Rossy, Bill McHenry, Jesse Davis, Benjamin Herman, Michael Weiss, Jasper Blom, Rita Payés, and Virginia MacDonald.
His latest acclaimed record, Hangin' In (2026), was recorded in New York among a stellar line-up: Grant Stewart on tenor sax, Michael Weiss on piano, David Wong on bass, and Aaron Kimmel on drums.
One of his co-led projects, The Dam Jawn, has released two critically acclaimed albums: Master St (2023) and Forward (2024), both featuring the legendary New York saxophonist Dick Oatts
Hangin' In
By Joan Fort
Label: 45Jazz
Released: 2026
Track listing: Javastraat; A Day At The Kings County; 5 In 1 Flat; Miradouro Da Pederneira; Up, Over & Out; Hangin' In; TJI; She;
Philly Twist
Triphasic
By The Dam Jawn
Label: Dox Records
Released: 2026
Track listing: Sooryaast; Triphasic; Influx; Checkin' In;
Hotel 17; Floatin'; I Got A Boogaloo; Don't
You Know I Care; Tongue Twister.
The Dam Jawn featuring Jeremy Pelt: Triphasic
by Artur Moral
Philadelphians know 'jawn' well--a term embedded in their local slang that is not easily grasped by the uninitiated. So what are Joan Fort and Martin Diaz (two Catalans), Philip Lewin (a German), and Nitin Parree and Frank Groenendijk (two Dutch men) doing forming a band whose name fuses that Philly word with a wink at the ...
Joan Fort: Hangin' In
by Jack Bowers
Hangin' In is the second recording under his name by Spanish-born, Netherlands-based guitarist Joan Fort who shows on every one of the album's nine radiant and alluring themes--six of which he wrote--why his star is rapidly rising in the jazz world at large. Fort, who was not yet thirty years old when the album ...
Sarah Hanahan Meets Joan Fort Quartet at DAI, Heidelberg
by Matty Bannond
Sarah Hanahan, Joan Fort, Philip Lewin and Frederik Villmow Jazzclub at the DAI Heidelberg, Germany February 14, 2026 Two incongruent events busied media outlets in Germany on February 14. In the morning, Secretary of State Marco Rubio grabbed headlines with a speech outlining the US government's plans to upend the geopolitical ...
So Far, So Good
By Joan Fort
Label: Fresh Sound Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: So Far, So Good; Fly with the Wind; So Nice; Bush Baby; Hocus-Pocus; Escapade; Where's the Plunger?; You
Taught My Heart to Sing; Book's Bossa; With a Song in My Heart
The Dam Jawn: Forward!
by Jack Bowers
An addendum to the title of the Amsterdam-based quintet Dam Jawn's latest album, Forward!, reads “featuring Dick Oatts," which is perfectly suitable, as the acclaimed alto saxophonist plays a pivotal role in the tight-knit group's latest discourse, as he did on its earlier recording, Master Street (Challenge Records, 2023). For those who may ...
Forward!
By The Dam Jawn
Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2024
Track listing: Wayne's Mind Eye; Song For Wong; After The Morning; Doors; Blues For Oatts; Fairmount Park;
Forward; Maria's Lament; Shifts.
The Dam Jawn featuring Dick Oatts: Forward!
by Pierre Giroux
The Dam Jawn's Forward! is an exhilarating journey through the sonic spectrum of modern jazz, elevated by the presence of alto saxophonist Dick Oatts. This collaboration captures the creative energy of five talented young musicians presently living in Amsterdam (hence the Dam in the name) alongside a veteran master, weaving a tapestry of grooves, colors and ...
