Guillermo Celano

Guillermo CelanoGuillermo Celano Guitarist and composer Guillermo Celano was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1977. After finishing his musical education at the E.M.P.A. (in Bs.As.) he traveled to Amsterdam where he got his Master degree in music at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.In 2001 he started his personal project “Celano-Baggiani Group”. In 2002 he recorded this project where he performed own compositions and arrangements, this CD has gotten many satisfactory reactions in the jazz-magazines. “This new CD says very good things about this young musician as a composer and as a improviser” Auvo Laaksonen, Jazz Rytmit. Finland, february 2003 Between 2003 and 2007 he has been performing weekly with his personal project “Celano-Baggiani Group and guests”. During this period he had the chance to perform with different names: Michael Moore, Jasper Bloom,Thomas Winther Andersen, Arnold Dooyeweerd, Flin van Hemmen, Natalio Sued, Ernst Glerum, Sven Schuster, Jesse van Ruller, Michael Vatcher, Andrew Bergmann, Robin Verheyen, Tyler Wood, Lars Dietrich, Joris Rulof and some more.In December 2005 the Celano-Baggiani Group released their first CD, “Figuras” (BAU records).“G. Celano and M. Baggiani... have done a CD where apparently simple ideas create the space for sophisticated developments, colored by the reminiscence of tango and folk rhythms” Jonio González, Cuadernos de Jazz - Madrid, Spain may / June 2006“A statement with a modern structure…A creative edification of atmospheres” "G. Celano as a soloist: Reflexive, he likes to take armonic winding ways. A kind of moderated futurist who likes to take melodies to open them. He uses the rests in a very intelligent way and he likes to develop a sort of orchestral arrangements". Cesar Pradines, La Nación - Buenos Aires 26-12-05“Figuras… introduces through its strong harmonies, rhythms and colors from the Argentinean folk and tango, with a wide space for improvisation” Telam, Edición Nacional - Digital Edition 17-02-2006.In march 2006 he recorded a new CD with the Celano-Baggiani Group “Simple Songs”, with Michael Moore (www.ramboyrecordings.com) on sax and clarinet and Sven Schuster on bass; the CD was released in july 2007 by MDR Records."A few beautiful original tunes and a couple of well known tunes. G. Celano’s and Michael Moore’s ideas have made a refreshing and pleasing oasis of this album" Esteban Sehinkman, El intruso. Buenos Aires March 2007.In 2008 will come out his third CD with the Celano-Baggiani Group "Nothing changes", Featuring Michael Moore on alt sax and clarinet (www.ramboyrecordings.com) and Gorka Benitez on Tenor sax and flute (www.gorkabenitez.com).In 2003 he took part on another project,“Intuit Quintet”, together with Natalio Sued (ts); David Fettmann (as); Arnold Dooyeweerd (db) and Flin van Hemmen (dr). In 2004 the CD recorded with Intuit Quintet was released “Istmo”(BAU records). Between 2003 and 2005 he performed with Intuit Quintet throughout Europe.In 2005 he started playing with “Big Grin Trio” with Rodrigo Reijers and Flin van Hemmen; In 2007 they recorded their first CD together which will come out in 2008. .During the last years he has been colaborating as a side men in different projects: "Jargon ensemble" playing the music of Maurice Horsthuis, Paul van der feen quartet, Flin van hemmen quintet, Andreas Metzler’s new solutions quartet, Thelonius 4, Intuit Quintet, Babak maddah group. He has been playing with: Clemens van der veen, Michael Moore, Gorka Benitez, Jasper Blom, Stefan Lievestro, Tomas Merlo, Thomas W. Andersen, Natalio Sued, Frans von Chossy, Gerard Kleijn, Michael Vatcher, Beni von Gutzeit, Jeffery Bruinsma and many others.Contact: [email protected] / 0031-6-2472 1663Check: www.celanobaggianigroup.com www.myspace.com/guillermocelano www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3I3UbkLAgo http://youtube.com/watch?v=YR0GIo8ZuxA