Joan Fort

Joan Fort (1997) is a Spanish guitarist and composer based in Amsterdam (NL). Throughout his career, Joan has had the privilege of touring, recording and collaborating with renowned musicians such as Jeremy Pelt, Vincent Herring, Dick Oatts, Grant Stewart, Sarah Hanahan, Jorge Rossy, Jesse Davis, David Wong, Bill McHenry, 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. The first album earned a nomination for the Edison Jazz Award. In 2024, Joan performed with The Dam Jawn at the North Sea Jazz Festival, joined by the renowned trumpeter Jeremy Pelt as a special guest. Joan has performed at prestigious festivals and venues worldwide, including the North Sea Jazz Festival (NL), Unterfahrt (DE), BIX (DE), Chris’ Jazz Café (USA), Bimhuis (NL), the Voll-Damm International Barcelona Jazz Festival (ES), and Windmills (IN).