PRESS
Selected reviews, profiles and press coverage of Álvaro Severino’s work as a guitarist, composer and collaborative artist.
“Moving through sound worlds reminiscent of Joe Pass or Wes Montgomery — sensitive, intricate and elegant. (Translated from German)”
FEATURED PRESS
“Severino traces the melodic contours with lyricism and restraint. (Translated from German)”
“His airy, free-flowing delivery on acoustic guitar represents this recording at its most captivating.””
“Ngen-Kürüf became a decisive point in his maturity as a composer and guitarist.(translated from Spanish)”
Recent Press & Features
2026 — THERE | WHERE — Kollektiv | Eleven
Interdisciplinary Dance / Project Feature
Coverage of THERE | WHERE, featuring original music and sound design by Álvaro Severino.
Álvaro Severino — Music & Sound Design
2026 — Vaento — ProJazz Festival Dortmund
Festival Feature
ProJazz presents Vaento as an intimate contemporary jazz duo combining improvisation, contemporary arrangements and live looping.
2025 — Ein Sommernachtstraum
Theatre Coverage — Theaterkompass
Coverage of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus production featuring Álvaro Severino as part of the live musical ensemble, with particular attention to the role of live music within the dramatic structure.
2025 — Surensemble — Winterjazz Köln
Festival Feature
Coverage of Surensemble at Winterjazz Köln, with Álvaro Severino on guitar, presenting music at the intersection of contemporary jazz, improvisation and South American influences.
SELECTED PRESS & FEATURES
2026 — MusicaPopular.cl
Pablo Sáez / Surensemble
A profile tracing the development of Pablo Sáez and Surensemble, documenting Álvaro Severino’s participation in the ensemble and its musical dialogue between South American roots, jazz and contemporary musical languages.
2025 — MusicaPopular.cl
Nicole Bunout
A profile documenting Severino’s participation in Nicole Bunout’s early ensembles and placing him within a generation of musicians active in Santiago’s emerging jazz scene.
2025 — MusicaPopular.cl
Matahari
A retrospective on the Chilean soul and funk band Matahari, documenting Álvaro Severino’s years as guitarist with the group between 2007 and 2010.
2009 — Emol
From the University to the Jazz Club
Coverage of a new generation of musicians active in Santiago’s jazz scene, including Álvaro Severino on guitar in Nicole Bunout’s ensemble.
2008 — La Tercera
Matahari — No Pares Tour
Coverage of Matahari’s national No Pares tour, with Álvaro Severino as guitarist in a band described at the time as one of the prominent representatives of Chile’s soul scene.