Alfredo Cáceres

Born in Guatemala City in 1977, Alfredo Cáceres has three records under his belt: Incienso (flamenco) 1998, Baracá(Latin-american-guitar)2003, and with his band Siroko (www.sirokojazz.com) the album ¨Mestisaje¨(jazz-flamenco), 2004. He is featured as a composer, arranger and co-producer and has collaborated with well-known international musicians like Ed Calle, Dan Warren or John Beasley. Winner of the 1st. National Jazz Composition Contest in 2004 (http://www.certamendejazz.org), with his composition ¨Colores Urbanos¨. This event was organized the the Mexican Embassy in Guatemala and the annual Antigua Jazz Fest. Among the jury were important musical figures from Mexico, Canada and Central America, like Eugenio Toussaint, director of the Fermatta Musical Academy in Mexico, Germán Giordano who is a recognized jazz guitarist in Guatemala and a Berklee School of Music graduate and Bill Welychka, TV host and music critic from Canadá. He has played in several bands, ranging from Pop to Jazz, Latin American and Flamenco. Alfredo has attended many courses and master classes with internationally acclaimed guitarists like Chuscales, Niño de Pura, Antonio Carmona, Juan Manuel Cañizares and Manolo SanLúcar, thanks to a scholarship received from the Cristina Heeren foundation, in Seville, Spain. He also attended a special course with maestro Rafael Cañizares, in December of 2004. Alfredo latest side-projects are Sosa & Caceres jazz guitar duet, Acustic Latin Jazz Quintet, Lester Godinez Jazz Train (Big Band), Siroko, Gypsy jazz trio. At the moment Alfredo has collaborated in more than 40 recordings in different Guatemalan and international productions with singers, gingles and other musicians.//Alfredo Cáceres & Donald López playing Egberto Gismonti's " Frevo":Piazzolla's "Libertango":