About Me
William Paredes Gonzalez is a trombonist born in Santa Clara, Cuba. He started his musical education when he five with his father, Guillermo Paredes (percussionist of Orquesta de Musica Moderna in Santa Clara). At the age of twelve he studied at the Olga Alonso School of Vocational Arts in Santa Clara and then went to Havana to study at the National School of Arts where he graduated in 1989. In Havana he played with the Banda Nacional de Concierto, Rojitas Band, and Issac Delgado. He also was a member of the “Team Cuba†All Stars, a band formed with select musicians from the best Timba groups in Cuba at the time.After touring many countries with Issac Delgado, William settled in Madrid, Spain in 1998. While there he played and recorded with many notable groups and artists including Celia Cruz, Orishas, Habana Abierta, DLG, El Canario, Paquito D’Riviera, Lucrecia, Alain Perez and Son La Clave, Andy & Lucas, Azucar Moreno and many others.In 2005 William moved to Miami and since his arrival he has been very active in the Miami scene playing with Rey Ruiz, Hansel and the Orchestra Calle Ocho, Medico de la Salsa, and Luis Enrique.DISCOGRAPHY1998: Bobby Carcasses, Jazz Timbero; Various Artists, Gracias Formell; Issac Delgado, Exclusivo Para Cuba; Issac Delgado, La Primera Noche; 2001: Alain Perez, El Desafio; 2002: Rocio Jurado; Nuria Fergo, Brisa de Esperanza; Chichos, Cabibi; Miliki, Como Estan Ustedes; Eduardo Capetillo, Eduardo Capetillo; Manzanita, Gitano Cubano; Azucar Moreno, Unicas; Yamila, Dame Una Esperanza. 2003: Celia Cruz, Regalo del Alma; Bustamante, Bustamante. 2004: Andy & Lucas, Andy & Lucas; Andy & Lucas, Desde Mi Barrio; Celia Cruz, Dios Disfrute a la Reina; Los del Rio, P'Alante. 2005: Orishas, Kilo; 2006: Habana Abierta, Boomerang; Orishas, Kilo: Tour Edition (CD/DVD).
