Local Artists

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Manuel Fraga

Born in Buenos Aires in 1958, he studied jazz and improvisation with Carlos Balmaceda, and harmony, form, composition and musical analysis with Manolo Juárez. His solid classical background has left an imprint on his playing style. Hence his identification with the richest piano styles in jazz: ragtime, stride, blues, boogie-woogie and even the modern Afro-Cuban “tumbados” from the Latin jazz. In 1994 the Konex Foundation awarded him a prize for his long-standing career alongside Fénix Jazz Band. At present he performs with trios, with double bass players Jorge López Ruiz and Alfredo Remus, and with drummers Oscar Giunta and Germán Boco, as well as in solo piano concerts.

Programme

Thursday 16
7.30pm

Recoleta Cultural Centre

Manuel Fraga (solopiano)
Porteña Jazz Band
  • Omar Oliveros (trumpet, musical arrangements)
  • Ricardo Alem (trumpet)
  • Juanjo Zentilini (trombone)
  • Carlos Caiatti (first alto sax, clarinet)
  • Gabriel Sabella Rosa (second saxo alt, clarinet)
  • Gabriel Herrera (tenor sax, clarinet)
  • Adrián Segers (banjo)
  • Martín Méndez (piano)
  • Adrián Minuchin (tuba)
  • Freddy Méndez (drums, percussion)
Admission free shows until capacity limits have been reached.
No tickets required. Jazzología
Sunday 19
8pm

Recoleta Cultural Centre

Sophie Lüssi Quartet (Switzerland)
  • Sophie Lüssi (violín)
  • Ramiro Penovi (guitar)
  • Roberto Terzano (guitar)
  • Adrián De Felippo (double bass)
Estrellas Argentinas de Jazz
  • Ernesto D’amico (trumpet)
  • Juan Carlos Bazán (clarinet)
  • Miguel Piccolo (trombone)
  • Manuel Fraga (piano)
  • Héctor Basso (double bass)
  • Quique Calabrese (drums)
  • Cecilia Escudero (vocal)
Admission free shows until capacity limits have been reached.
No tickets required. Jazzología