Agenor Garcia
Agenor Garcia or Age Garcia as his friends call him, is a sound poet. He Usually prefers the absence of formal structure to evoke aesthetic to his music, in addition to, or in place of the prosaic ostensible meaning. Music can express far beyond the verb.
Agenor is fascinated by the idea of transforming the formal structure of music, which serves to stimulate the expressiveness of his performance. He cherishes the wonder and surprise that can occur from a spontaneous idea. He listens as ideas unfold, which inspires him to the next movement, but dislikes the classic concept of improvisation as well the term playing by ear. Everybody plays by ear unless they are deaf. Although he says that it is almost impossible not to be influenced, Garcia tries to be a stylistic individual, only concerned with technics that leads to a better texture. He often uses free tempo as aesthetic language, stretching the time of a single note and using rhythmic patterns as the main subject, while the melody and harmony surround as an embellishment. This method is also noticeable in the duos, were piano and the guest instrument continually exchange roles, providing an ornamental tapestry. Most of Garcia's methods are, above all, to create an atmosphere where you can almost see the mood. He says that music is most effective when you feel something visual, almost tactile
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Garcia has a gift for injecting subtle surprises into his compositions that will delight the attentive listener. The fluidity of his solo passages and a strong commitment to melody sometimes conceal some of the harmonic and rhythmic shifts he uses, but those are precisely the elements that establish Garcia as a jazz talent in the lineage of Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett”. - Shaun Dale (JazzReview.com)
Delicate pianism that makes full use of the internal resonance of the instrument. -All about jazz Editor's Comments
Age Garcia taught, for a couple of years, at my school, Art Med, in Brasilia-Brazil
Primary Instrument
Piano
Location
Sao Paulo
Willing to teach
Intermediate to advanced
Credentials/Background
Agenor Garcia, ph: (347) 841 6744 -
[email protected]
Born in 1967 Agenor Garcia is an energetic, experienced and creative music teacher
with a proven ability to get the very best out of pupils. An expert at identifying the
appropriate resources required for a subject matter and then ensuring that they are
used efficiently.
KEY COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
-Patience.
-Mentoring students.
-Portuguese/English/Spanish languages.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
-Private lessons , Brazil
2012 - 2013
-Private lessons , Florida, USA
2005 - 2008
-First Protestant Cathedral, Paris, France
2003 - 2004
-School Owner: Centro de Musica, Campo Grande, Brazil
1995 - 2001
-Music producer at: Golden Dome Records, Florida, USA
2005 - Present
-Pianist/Composer/Performer at Golden Dome Records, Florida, USA
2001 - Present