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Iñaki Rodríguez

In 2007 he graduated at the Higher School of Music of the Basque Country (MUSIKENE), specialising in jazz saxophone, where he had lessons with musicians like Mikel Andueza, Bob Sands, Victor de Diego, Andrzej Olejniczak, Chris Kase, Mariano Díaz, Joaquín Chacón, Guillermo Klein. He has participated in different projects in festivals like the International Jazz Festival of Donostia-San Sebastian, the Jazz Festival of Getxo, the International Jazz Festival of Zaragoza, International Jazz Festival of San Javier, the Jazz Festival of Munilla, the Jazz Festival of Iruñea-Pamplona, the ISME Congress, BBK Jazz, among others. He has collaborated in projects like the "Chris Kase Quintet", the "Mikel Andueza Superquintet", the "Bob Sands Big Band", the "Pirineos Jazz Orkestra", the “Nua Trio”, and has shared the stage with musicians like Bob Sands, Chris Kase, Mikel Andueza, Antonio Serrano, Borja Barrueta, Marta Sánchez, Andrés Litwin. He was a runner up in the Debajazz Jazz Competition, organised by the Errabal label in 2007, together with the band "Ultima Hora", and also in the band Competition organised by Jazzargia in 2008 with "Saltas Por Algo". The projects he is currently working on are Broken Brothers Brass Band, Noneto Nonato and his own quintet with whom he has just recorded his first discographic work burbuja for the Errabal Jazz label. He currently combines these projects with teaching at the Pablo Sarasate Professional Conservatoire of Music.

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Navarrese mystery by Pablo Sanz Emotion cannot be concealed and that is why it always ends up imposing itself on the landscape of truth. In today’s jazz, we are often visited by artists with their hearts projected and with many short-cuts in their heartbeats; they do not fall short, but within a short time one ends up noticing the emptiness and falsehood in them. By contrast, and fortunately, there are also creators who greet us with a handshake and look us in the eye without any great fuss or noise to detract from the main aim of the meeting: Music. This album by the tenor saxophone player Iñaki Rodriguez has fallen into our hands, and after a first listening one can feel that naked, complete, essential musical truth

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Primary Instrument

Saxophone

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Credentials/Background

https://youtu.be/DXrSqnlbTIs

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

BROKEN BROTHERS BRASS...

Gaztelupeko Hotsak
2014

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The Big Free Tongue...

Clamshell Records
2014

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The Big Free Tongue...

Self Produced
2014

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The Big Free Tongue...

Self Produced
2014

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The Big Free Tongue...

Self Produced
2014

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burbuja

Gaztelupeko Hotsak
2013

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Burbuja

From: burbuja
By Iñaki Rodríguez

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