In 1999 he was accepted into the Conservatory of Amsterdam andfollowed the "jazz guitarperformance" program, there he had the opportunity to study with Jesse VanRuller. In 2004 he was awarded with the first prizein the Dutch Jazz Competition for his composition "Gym Jam". The followingyear the conservatory gave him a scholarship to join the graduate program at theprestigious "Manhattan School of Music" in New York, where he took classesfrom teachers such as Rodney Jones, Dave Liebman and Phil Markowitz. In 2007 aftercompleting his post graduate studies he decided to return to his hometown, Barcelona.

Oncein Barcelona he decided to lead a newproject : Albert Vila quintet, with this group in 2007 won the national competitionin Donosti ”Debajazz”, and is in the same year that the record label Fresh SoundNew Talent released his debut album "Foreground music" ten original songs written and arranged by Albert. During thenext two years he was busy promotinghis album in Spain and worked with other artists of the Spanish music scene.

In2011 released his second album on Fresh Sound New Talent, entitled "Tactile"with seven new songs, Albert shows his work in Spain and in several European countriesincluding: UK, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Czech Republic and Poland , receiving avery warm welcome by both the public and the critics.

In 2012, Albert presented his latest album in trio formation, where he sorrounded himself by the great drummer Jorge Rossy and bassist Reinier Elizarde, this time his repertoire will consist of well-known American jazz standards.He was also awarded with the firstprize at Jazz Hoeilaart competition for one of his songs