"...one of the most important creative musicians in Spain..." Zabalik,4/XII/1999

Josetxo Silguero Gorriti is, above all, an artist committed to the creation of contemporary music, presenting in his sonic proposals the interaction of his saxophones with electronics, spatialization of sound and videocreations.

"...an example of the evolutionary process through which jazz-rooted musical beginnings become involved in diffusing the latest musical trends..." El Mundo, 5/XII/1999

A very experienced performer with broad musical interests (symphonic, chamber, opera, electronic, rock, jazz, improvisation), Silguero combines his own solo concert tours with his performances for various musical groups. Amongst these are the Symphonic Orchestra of the Basque Country and the Guerrero Project, the Madrid-based group of soloists who host the series "Conciertos al Límite - Música de Hoy" (Concerts on the Edge - Today's Music) www.musicadhoy.com. He is also the founder and artistic director of the group Ensemble Oiasso Novis www.oiassonovis.com.

Silguero on stage:

Silguero has performed his sonic projects in Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Canada as well as at the most important Spanish festivals and musical events, such us those organised by Ciberart in Bilbao, the Centre for the Diffusion of Contemporary Music at the Queen Sofía Arts Centre of the National Museum in Madrid, the Electroacoustic Music Board in Cuenca as well the  COMA Festival and  the "Punto de Encuentro" International Festival of Electroacoustic Music in Madrid, the Quincena Musical Festival in San Sebastian,  the ENCONTRES in Palma de Mallorca, the SINKRO Festival in Vitoria and the Matinées of the Symphonic Orchestra of the Basque Country. (For full list of festivals and musical events, see the Spanish version of this section).

Silguero's commitment to modern music has inspired renowned Basque composers to write, and dedicate to him, their first works for saxophone. Moreover Silguero has given the premiere of these compositions, written by Maite Aurrekoetxea, Myriam A. de Armiño, Jesús Mari Echeverría, Gabriel Erkoreka, Hilario Extremiana, Alfonso G. De la Torre, Zuriñe Gerenabarrena, Guillermo Lauzurica, Ramon Lazkano, Sofía Martínez, Bingen Mendizábal, Ignacio Monterrubio, Koldo Pastor, Borja Ramos, Israel Ruiz de Infante, Joseba Torre, Enrique Vázquez, Josean Zabalo and Martín Zalba.

He has also performed the world premieres of works by composers not only from Spain but also from other European countries and from across the Atlantic. Amongst these artists are, from Spain: David Alarcón, Emiliano del Cerro, Juan José Eslava, Sergio Gutiérrez, Juan Antonio Lleó, Alberto Posadas, José Antonio San Miguel and Carlos Satué; from France: François Rossé, Pascal Gaigne, Thierry Allá and Jöel Merah; from Italy: Giacinto Scelsi and Diego dell´Osto; from Holland, Christiaan de Jong; from the USA: Alvin Lucier, Etienne Rolin and Mark Engebretson; from Cuba, José Loyola; from Brazil, Jorge Antunes and from Argentina, Mª Eugenia Luc and Juan María Solare.

In February 2004, Silguero presented the world concert premiere of Giacinto Scelsi's "Canti del Capricorno" alongside the exceptional Japanese singer Michiko Hirayama and the Guerrero Project at the Chamber Music Hall of the National Music Auditorium in Madrid.

His special dedication to electroacoustic music has led to the premieres of more than 30 plays in which the saxophone interacts with the latest computerised media (MAX/MSP), sound spatialization systems and videocreation projections.