OMAR PERALTA profile picture

OMAR PERALTA

About Me


Experience:
Played the trumpet on over 3 continents in festivals, shows, clubs, and cruise lines Worked for Costa Cruise Lines in Italy Taught trumpet and piano classes in Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Miami Plays a wide range of music including, Latin, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classical and is comfortable with all genres. Recorded with a wide range of Cuban/Latin artists and Latin Jazz artists
Played with a wide range of popular artists including Rey Ruiz, DLG (Dark Latin Groove) Julio Flores, Jose Alberto “El Canario”, Roberto Faz, as well as top of the line Cuban artists Manolin “el Medico de la salsa,” Albita Rodriguez, Bamboleo, Pachito y Su Kini Kini, Carlos Manuel, Danny Lozada, Adalberto Santiago, Br@ily, Paquito Guzman, Las Estrellas de Niche, Johnny Ventura, Marlon and the youth symphony in Cuba.
Plays with the Jazz Ensemble at Miami Dade College, Kendall Campus & newly works with the top renowned Haitian/French Carribean Band Zenglen.
Also newly collaborating with Mexican Pop star Adrianna Foster.
Co-Instructor of the Miami-Dade Latin Jazz ensemble with Rafael Valencia and Mac Bonelli.
Recently participated in Latin Jazz and trumpet classes at the Prestigious University La Salle in Cuernavaca, Mexico under the direction of professor Andrea Fjcarr
Education:
Graduate of the prestigious Amadeo Roldan Conservatory Havana, Cuba as a professor of trumpet and piano and instrumentalist
Elementary studies from the age of 10 in the Municipal Conservatory Guillermo Tomas, Havana, Cuba
Participated in the local school band as well as the Cultural house (casa cultural) of Guanabacoa, Cuba at the early age of 7.
Icons:
Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Jamens, Freddie Hubbard, Felix Chapottin, Luis Escalante, Rafael Mendez, Arturo Sandoval, Wynton Marsalis, James Morrison, Manuel “el guajiro” Mirabal, Luis Perico Ortiz, Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry.
Background from Yahoo search result

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/19/2007
Band Website: myspace.com/omarperalta
Band Members: Dust by Miles Davis-Latin Jazz Interpretation
Yorgis Goiricelaya and Sincopa Jazz Project

Manicero by Arsenio Rodriguez-Latin Jazz Version
Yorgis Goiricelaya and sincopa Jazz Project

Band Members in the above videos:
Omar Peralta-Trumpet
Yorgis Goiricelaya-Bass & musical direction
Reinier Guerra-Drums
Robert Vilera-Congas
Orlando Guanche-Piano
Gabriel Clemente-Saxophone

Influences: Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Jamens, Freddie Hubbard, Felix Chapottin, Luis Escalante, Rafael Mendez, Arturo Sandoval, Wynton Marsalis, James Morrison, Manuel “el guajiro” Mirabal, Luis Perico Ortiz, Maynard Ferguson and Clark Terry.
Sounds Like:

Record Label: Independent-Recorded on various labels
Type of Label: None