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Born in New York , Nestor Zurita grew up in Quito Ecuador. He started to play the saxophone at age 15 and studied at “ Miami Dade University ”, “Manhattan School of Music” and “The New School Jazz”. To enrich his knowledge of improvisation and composition he has traveled thru the United States, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and various countries of Central and South America, playing hundreds of concerts in a wide variety of styles, from Jazz to Classical to Contemporary and Modern Music, and exploring and playing the music of Arabia, Cuba, Brazil, India, Morocco, Germany, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, etc. By invitation of Master Saxophonist Steve Lacy, Nestor traveled to Paris to play concerts and record. Some of the Music Festivals that Nestor has played at are “Brussels Jazz Festival” in Belgium, The classical festival “Fetes De La Musique” in Paris-France, “Fetes De La Musique” Quito-Ecuador, “Fetes De La Musique” Miami, “Guayaquill International Jazz Festival” Guayaquil-Ecuador. Etc. Zurita has also performed various classical concerts at the "University of Miami" , next to master pianist Jose Ignacio Dias. Nestor has also performed concerts with the “Ecuadorian National Symphony Orchestra ”, and has been a guest artist to various universities. As a composer Nestor Zurita has written hundreds of works for various instruments and especially on the development of the saxophone. His latest CD Angelico was recorded in Genoa Italy next to Italian Master Pianist Andrea Zanzottera. Most Recently Nestor Zurita has been apointed Director of the Jazz Department at the National Concervatorie of Ecuador, he is also Director of the Saxophone department.

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Member Since: 8/5/2007
Band Website: www.freewebs.com/nestorzuritasax
Band Members: Andrea Zanzottera Piano and keyboard player. Degree in classical piano and jazz music with best marks. Pro activity since 1982 w/: Sekem Academy Symphonic Orchestra, Egyptian Broadcasting Classic Arabic Music Orchestra, Hassan Ramdy, Charlie Mariano, Ian Paice, Bob Mover, Gianni Basso, Tullio De Piscopo, Pino Palladino, Gerardo Nunez, Antonella Ruggiero & Roberto Colombo, Paolo Dughero (Shake Records), Dado Moroni, Piero Leveratto, Riccardo Zegna, Luciano Milanese, Bobby Durham, Andrea Tofanelli, Lucio Terzano, Nestor Zurita, Roberta Alloisio, Edmondo Romano, Johannes Faber, Marts Roberts, Aldo Zunino, Franco Nesti, Dimitri Grechi Espinoza, Danila Satragno, Shawnn Monteiro, Johnny Mars, Linda Wesley, Bossa Nostra, Blindosbarra, Patrizia Conte, Fulvio Chiara, Andrea Melani, Andrea Cozzani, Gigi Pellegrini, Marco Bartalini, Nino Pellegrini, Milko Ambrogini, Dario Carli, Antonello Monni, Luca Cosi, Alessandro Piccioli, Gianni Grondacci, Alberto Malnati, Stefano Calcagno, Fulvio Albano, Alessio Menconi, Max Dall’Omo, Marco Bottini, Enrico Pinna, Claudio Fossati, Stefano Re, Luca Begonia, Claudio Capurro, Bobby Soul, Roberto Tiranti, Gianni Serino, Stefano Riggi, Stefano Guazzo, Felice Reggio, Flavio Scopaz, Roberta Golisciani, Nico Di Batista, Massimo Palermo, Giovanni Sanguineti, Giovanni Gullino, Marco Biggi, Lino Assenza, Fabio Lingua, Stefano Galifi, Giacomo Riggi, Aleo Tosto, Paola Vallarino, Micaela Gregorini, Paolo Bonfanti, Big Fat Mama, Renato Scognamiglio & Hot Bibins. Founder of Ideogramma, jazz quartet w/ Paolo Maffi, alto sax, Michele Marino, bass and Lorenzo Capello, drums. Piano teacher at the Roland School, Genoa & Chiavari.
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