About Me
ABOUT PLAYLIST:
INMIGRANTES - Music by Andres Rot and Marcelo Woloski, Lyrics by Andres Rot
DOS MALABARISTAS DESCALZOS - Music by Juan Pollo Raffo
CORAZON DE METAL - Music by Andres Rot and Marcelo Woloski, Lyrics by Andres Rot
Arrangement by Andres Rot
PLACITA DE MI INFANCIA (Big Band) - Composed and Arranged by Andres Rot
* "Outstanding Performer Award" - Berklee College of Music 2007
* "Charles Mingus Award" - Berklee College of Music 2007
Bassist, Composer and Arranger Andres Rot was born in August 21st 1982 and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He started expressing interest in the arts from an early age, learning piano and guitar before discovering his passion for bass. Six months after his first bass lesson, Andres was awarded a scholarship to play with a jazz ensemble directed by famous bandleader from Argentina Hector Lopez Furst.
Equally proficient on electric and upright, Andres enrolled in the Berklee in Argentina where he won the Jazz Performance Competition in 2002 and graduated with honors. In 2004 he traveled to Boston to complete a degree in jazz composition at The Berklee College of Music. In recognition of outstanding musicianship he was awarded in 2007 with the "Charles Mingus Award" and also with the prestigious "Outstanding Performer Award".
At Berklee he studied with John Lockwood, Joe Lovano, Matt Garrison, Greg Hopkins, Terri Lyne Carrington, Alain Mallet, Dave Liebman, Billy Drewes, Oscar Stagnaro and Jamey Haddad.
Andres has performed all over South and North America (Carnegie Hall, Latin Grammys 2007, Regatta Bar, Ryles Jazz Club, Boston Symphony Hall), Scotland, France, Austria, Spain, Madagascar and Israel with various jazz/world and Latin outfits.
In Argentina he played and/or recorded with Leon Gieco, Juan "Pollo" Raffo, Axel, Miguel Cantilo, Victor Heredia, Juan Carlos Baglietto, Roque Narvaja, Juan Cruz de Urquiza. He has also worked with Marta Gomez, Franco Pinna, Leo Blanco, Alex Brown, Terri Lyne Carrington (Herbie Hancock's drummer), Dontae Winslow, Gabriel Guerrero, Fernando Brandao, Thaddeus Hogarth, Jon Hazilla, Oscar Feldman, Antonio Arnedo, Alain Mallet and been involved in groups Maeve Gichrist Trio, Fernando Brandao Quintet, Peru Mestizo, La Timbistica and Bernardo Monk Mass Tango.
His remarkable versatility makes him a high in demand session musician, composer and arranger in New York.
He is currently performing with multicultural fusion groups The Maeve Gilchrist Trio, Juan Andres Ospina, Tantanakuy and with pianist Gabriel Guerrero.
ANDRES PLAYS A HAND-MADE SUKOP BASS GUITAR
(http://myspace.com/sukopbassguitars)
-------------------------ESPAÑOL---------------------------
-----------
Andres Rot nació y se crió en la ciudad porteña de Buenos Aires, interesándose en las artes ya desde pequeño. Aprendió piano y guitarra antes de descubrir su inmensa pasión por el bajo.
A los seis meses de comenzar a sus estudios de bajo con el maestro Roberto Moreno, recibe una beca para tocar en un ensamble de jazz dirigido por Héctor López Furst - hecho que lo inspira profundamente e impulsa a dedicarse por completo a la musica y ya nunca más detenerse.
Andrés estudió en la Escuela de Musica Contemporanea de Buenos Aires donde se destacó tocando bajo y contrabajo. Graduado con un premio de performance con el que viajó a La Habana, Cuba para participar del festival Jazz Plaza.
En el 2004 Andres viaja a Boston, USA para estudiar composición, bajo y contrabajo en el prestigioso Berklee College of Music. Alli, estudia con maestros como Joe Lovano, John Lockwood, Matt Garrison, Greg Hopkins, Terri Lyne Carrington, Alain Mallet, Dave Liebman, Billy Drewes, Oscar Stagnaro y Jamey Haddad.
Andrés pasó por muy diversos escenarios desde America del Sur y Norte (Carnegie Hall, Latin Grammys 2007, Regatta Bar, Ryles Jazz Club, Boston Symphony Hall), Escocia, Francia, España, Austria, Cuba, hasta Madagascar, Israel y Hawaii donde tocó con diferentes grupos de Jazz, Pop o Música Latinoamericana.
En Argentina toco y/o grabo con Leon Gieco, Juan ¨Pollo¨Raffo, Axel, Miguel Cantilo, Victor Heredia, Juan Carlos Baglietto, Roque Narvaja, Juan Cruz de Urquiza. También tocó con Marta Gomez, Franco Pinna, Leo Blanco, Terri Lyne Carrington (baterista de Herbie Hancock), Gabriel Guerrero, Alex Brown, Dontae Winslow, Fernando Brandao, Thaddeus Hogarth, Jon Hazilla, Oscar Feldman, Antonio Arnedo, Alain Mallet.
Su versatilidad como musico sesionista, compositor y arreglador lo mantiene en alta demanda en la escena de Nueva York.
Actualmente Andrés toca entre otros, con el grupo Maeve Gilchrist Trio, con Gabriel Guerrero, Tantanakuy y con el maestro Juan Andres Ospina.
- - - Andres' Videos - - -
THERE ARE PLENTY OF MORE VIDEOS IN MY "ANDRES ROT - VIDEOS" BLOG
CHECK IT OUT!!!
Click Here - More Videos
