Pablo Ledesma

Studied saxophone and chamber music with Ruben Flores at the “Gilardo Gilardi” La Plata Provincial Conservatory . Composition, counterpoint, harmony and piano at La Plata National University with maestros Gerardo Gandini and Julio Viera,Virtu Maragno, Sergio Hualpa,Graciela Rassini, Enrique Càmara. During 1983 studied with saxophonist Bernardo Baraj. From 1985 to 1996 played all the editions of "International Mardel Jazz Festival” working with Africans and Europeans musicians. He was member of "Bucky Arcella trio" and ethnic-jazz group “Alfombra Magica” playing in recordings, concerts and festivals. From 1991 is playing regularly, like soloist, with Teatro Argentino Orchestra from La Plata in concerts and ballets works by: Bizet, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Gershwin, Bernstein , Prokofieff , Kodaly, Moussorsky, etc. He was a member of "Conduction 104" a creation directed by "Butch" Morris in Buenos Aires Experimenta ..98. During Experimenta ..99 played "Prima Vista" by Mauricio Kagel. From 1995 he is working with "P. Ledesma Project" a group of musicians with multi-directional concepts ranging free-form to standards and originals. UK Tour 2001 with Anglo-Argentine Quartet (London, Leeds, Cardiff, Newcastle, Lancaster, Norwich, Oxford) Germany 2004 Berlin concerts with Mono Hurtado and Guillermo Gregorio UK 2006- London and Oxford Hollywell Music Room concerts Professor of saxophone at “Gilardo Gilardi” Provincial Conservatory. Professor of Improvisation at Bellas Artes High School of La Plata National University. Played and recorded with: "Butch" Morris, Hilliard Greene, Wadde Mathews and Bhob Rainey (USA), Reto Weber (Switzerland), Nana Twun Nketia (Ghana), Erling Kroner and Per Goldschmidt (Denmark), Enzo Rocco, Carlo Actis Dato, Alberto Mandarini and Gianni Lenoci (Italy) , Josep Mas “Kitflus", Manel Camp and Agustì Fernàndez (Spain), Peter Hollinger (Deutchsland), George Haslam, Elton Dean, Lol Coxhill, Paul Hession, John Edwards, Steve Waterman (England), Don Burrows (Australia), Rodolfo Mederos, Daniel Binelli , Gustavo Bergalli, Quique Sinesi, Matias Gonzalez , Guillermo Gregorio, Edgardo Beilin , Mono Hurtado, Pocho Lapouble ,Walter Malosetti , Litto Nebbia , Ruben Rada , Cesar Franov , Guillermo Vadala ,Horacio Lòpez,Osvaldo Lòpez, Carlos Lastra , Bucky Arcella , Negro Gonzalez , Alejandro Herrera , Ricardo Nole.SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY: “SAXOS” –CIRCE 1016 Bs As –1998- “ALFOMBRA MAGICA VOL 3”- MELOPEA DM 060 BS AS –1991- “GRACIAS”-Enrico Fazio quintet and tentet-CMC 9951 Milán, Italia –1995- “ARGENTINE ADVENTURES Part 2” –SLAM 307 Oxford, Inglaterra –1996- “LA PLATA JAZZ FESTIVAL 1er edition”-Sonosfera 624150001 La Plata –1997- “VIVO EN LA PLATA” –Pablo Ledesma Project- Sonosfera 624150003 – La Plata-1998- “LA SONORA” –La Sonora- Sonosfera 624150005- La Plata- 1999- “ARGENTINE ADVENTURES Part 3” –SLAM 311 Oxford, Inglaterra-1999- “MELTDOWN” –meltdown – SLAM 243 Oxford,Inglaterra-2001- “LIVE AT THE RED ROSE CLUB” –Anglo-Argentine Jazz Quartet-SLAM 313 Oxford,Inglaterra-2001- “BREVE RESUMEN” –Pablo Ledesma Project + Elton Dean y Gustavo Bergalli-LUMENAN La Plata -2002- “LA MUSICA DE STEVE LACY” –NUEVO JAZZCD concierto 01-BsAs - 2002- “NUEVAS LECTURAS SOBRE LOS STANDARDS” – LUMENAM JZ 000201- LaPlata – 2003- “NEW BROADWAY” – LUMENAN JZ000202- La Plata – 2004- “MEMORIAL Steve Lacy (1934-2004)” – LUMENAN JZ000207- La Plata - 2007