RAFA MADAGASCAR

BIOGRAPHYBorn in Bucaramanga-Colombia in 1980. From 6 years old began to play piano independently. Two years later enters the conservatory of his hometown where advance studies classical piano and musical language. Receive tutorials harmony and piano with Irina Sachli and Victoria Zivoroba. In its 14 years was convened to play with Kaleidoscope jazz group with which he remains bound for 5 years and achieved great recognition at the country. Throughout his teens acquires a strong experience as a professional pianist and producer with a number of groups playing jazz and salsa orchestras, participating in festivals throughout Colombia and South America. It also receives private lessons in piano jazz with the Colombian teacher Joe Madrid and the Cuban Rodolfo Argudín "Perruchin." He participated in the 7 th International Workshop Jazz made by the Cristancho Musical Center in Bogota. In 2004 travels Barcelona, where he is currently based. Study six months in the classroom L'aula of Modern Music and jazz, and after overcoming the evidence of access and receive scholarship for his senior interpretive conducts career Higher Grade majoring in jazz and modern music at the Liceu Conservatory. Within its jazz piano teachers are Jon Urrutia, Iñaki Sandoval, Stefan Karlsson and Mariano Diaz. She has also participated in master class with pianists recognized as Michel Camilo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Chucho Valdez. He has performed at festivals and events such as the International Forum of Cultures 2004, The Salón Nautic in Barcelona 2005 & 2006, 26 th Terrassa Jazz Festival and the 39 th Barcelona Voll Dam Jazz Festival. He is currently a professor of piano music school Gymel and L'aula Music modern Tarragona. ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________

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