About Me
EducationAssociated degree in the specialty of Double Bass, Electric bass, Harmony, Orchestration and Composition.Teaching courses with Mr. Silvio Vergara, Orestes Urfe, and Carlos del Puerto in the specialty of Contrabass & electric bass.
- Harmony and Orchestration courses with Mr. Armando Romeu.
- Morphology and Fugue courses with Ms. Martha Rosales.ExperienceDouble Bass Symphony orchestra of Camaguey, Cuba.
Participant in the following events:
---II, IV y V Symphony Orchestra Reunion.
---I y II Encuentros de Música de cámara.
---I Contemporary Music Event, presenting for the first time Pedro MartÃnez Acosta's Double Bass master piece.
---Recording of the first music production of the Camaguey Symphony Orchestra.
Acoustic and electric bass teacher for the Center of Professional and Artistic Achievement in Camaguey, Cuba.
Became part of the group of Miguel Escalona, founder of the New Trova movement in Cuba along with Pablo Milanes and Silvio RodrÃguez.?
Acoustic and Electric Bass player for Cuban jazz quartet Fervet Opus
Festivals and Events with this group:
-I y II Camaguey Festival; VII, VIII, IX, XI y XII Jazz Festival Latino Plaza in La Habana, Cuba.
International Festival of Popular Music Varadero ’88
Jazz Jamboree International Festivals, Bratislava y Belgrado, where also performed great artists such as Arturo Sandoval, Irakere, Gonzalo Ruvalcaba, Dizzie Guillespie, Herbie Hancock, Michael Camilo, Miles Davis, Easy Fingers, Steve Coleman, Phil Woods and more.
Lead Double Bass, symphonic orquestra of Aragua, Venezuela.
Activivities:
Seminars where participated as Teacher of Double Bass; production and arrangement of original music performed by the Orchestra on his Jazz Third Event; recording and concerts.
Electric and acoustic bass, Bay Side Band , Tampa Jazz TrÃo and Guisando Caliente. City of Tampa, United States.?Performance in different concerts, TV Programs and recording jobs with several artist of the region.
As composer and arranger, he is responsible for many musical pieces such as “General Tom†for symphonic orquestra and jazz quintet, performed at the Third Event of Jazz music by the Symphonic Orchestra of Aragua, Venezuela; several pieces for clarinet and piano; for Acoustic-Electric Bass and Piano; Brass quintet, Clarinets quartet, String quartets and quintets; and Sax quintets.
Also, original scores for jazz ensembles, and many projects as a producer and arranger.Teaching ExperienceTeacher and National Supervisor for the Center of Professional and Artistical achievement in Camaguey and the eastern region of Cuba.
Member of the National Evaluation Commission for professional musicians in Cuba.
Techical Supervisor for the Cuban Music Institute.
Member of the evaluation jury music college students.
Harmony Teacher of UPEL Institute Maracay, Edo. Aragua. Venezuela.
Harmony and Orchestration Seminars at the Opera Theater, Maracay. Edo. Aragua, Venezuela.
Double bass teacher at the Symphonic Orchestra Conservatory, Aragua, Venezuela.
Composition Teacher at IUDEM, Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales de Venezuela, Caracas.