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Darwin Noguera

Nicaraguan pianist, band leader and composer Darwin Noguera debuted with the Miami Beach Symphony Orchestra at the young age of 14, and continued his studies under the tutelage of Eteri Andjaparidze and Larry Novack at DePaul University. He has accomplished an unusual and fluid integration between classical, jazz, flamenco and Latin rhythms. Darwin is the co-founder and composer for the Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble (CALJE) and also founded the Evolution Quintet. The quintet will be releasing its debut album in June 2009 under the Chicago Sessions label. He has performed with legends such as Steve Turre, Brian Lynch, Paoli Mejias and Howard Levy and often collaborates and plays with local musicians, including Greg Ward, Jesus Enriquez and Guitars of Spain.

Most recently Darwin toured his native Nicaragua with the second annual Nicaraguan International Jazz Festival and will be participating with his trio in 2009 once again. His groups regularly take part in Chicago-area festivals, the most noted performance being Millennium Park's "Made in Chicago: World Class Jazz Series".

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Darwin Noguera's Evolution Quartet: The Gardener

Read "The Gardener" reviewed by Matthew Warnock


The Gardener is an expressive and experimental take on the Latin jazz vernacular by talented, Chicago-based pianist Darwin Noguera. With his tongue-in-cheek Evolution Quartet, Noguera is not only referencing the famed father of modern evolutionary theory, with whom he shares a name, he is also referring to the evolutionary nature of his music. The music here represents a new branch on the tree of jazz; Noguera's music grows out of a strong understanding of what has come before, while creating ...

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Focusing the Spotlight: A Little Bit More About Darwin Noguera

Focusing the Spotlight: A Little Bit More About Darwin Noguera

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

The Gardener

Chicago Sessions
2009

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