KCC
Productions presents Jazz at MOCA, featuring the Pablo Gil Quintet,
with Pablo on sax, Leo Quintero on guitar, Silvano Monasterios,
piano, Gaby Vivas, bass, and Rodolfo Zuniga, drums. Friday, Sept 27, from 8-9:15 PM,
770 NE 125th St, North Miami. Free. Call 305-332-2623 for more info.
Pablo
Gil Rodulfo is a Venezuelan saxophonist, composer, producer and
arranger. He has performed or recorded with artists and groups such
as Mike Stern, Edward Simon, Dave Samuels and the Caribbean jazz
Project, Adam Rogers, Mike Holober, Dave Kikoski, Nicolas Folmer and
the Paris Jazz Big Band, John Benitez, Steve Turre, Ron Carter,
Patato Valdez, Juan Pablo Torres, Mario Rivera, Luis Perdomo, Gerry
Weil, Alfredo Naranjo, Aquiles Báez, Orlando Poleo and Soledad Bravo
among others.
His
performances have taken place in countries such as France, United
States, England, Panama, Côte d'Ivoire, Mexico, Peru, Oman, Russia,
Germany, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Bonaire, Colombia, Portugal, Turkey
and Senegal. He has issued five CDs as a leader: Major Delights
(2002), Simbolos (2004), Empatia (2006), Suka Jazz en directo
(2007), and Baladas (2008).
Pablo
started his musical career in Merida, Venezuela. In the late 80's he
moved to Caracas and in 1991 he was granted a scholarship to continue
his musical studies in Paris (France), receiving various awards such
as the gold
medal in saxophone at
the Conservatoire National De Paris (1995) and the first
prize for saxophone
in Paris (1995). He moved to United States where continued his
studies with musicians such as Ron Carter, Bruce Barth, Steve Slagle
and Rich Perry, and obtained the degree of Master of arts in Jazz
Performance from City College of the City University of New York.
Currently a Fellow in the Frost School of music in the University of
Miami
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