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Andrés Corredor

Guitarist from Bogotá, Colombia (1990). Started playing guitar at 13, learning by his own with some help from music teachers from his school. Heavily influenced by rock and blues, he studied like this all the way through high school. In 2009 enters District University Arts Faculty (ASAB), where he got to know jazz; his musical imaginary began to fit together.

Later he would fall in love with the folkloric music from Colombia, completing the influences tree that makes for his sound and composing. He studied with masters David Castelblanco, Óscar Portillo, Ronald González, Pablo Beltrán, Patricio Stiglich, Juan Carlos Castillo, and Rafael Vallejo. Big Band ASAB member from 2010 to 2012. Has participated as guitarist in a variety of projects including genres such as jazz, pop, rock, hip-hop, bolero, reggae, funk, folk, both as an active member and sessionist. In 2014 he was selected to be part of the Socar Montreux Jazz Electric Guitar Competition – performed during the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival, in Switzerland – obtaining the second place, surprising and leaving a very positive impression on the jury (presided by the renowned guitarist Lee Ritenour) and the european audience. Thanks to this result he has been invited to the Montreux Jazz Academy, to take place during October-November of this same year.

His devoted work and study of the timbres from the Colombia’s music, like what Andrés calls the Marimbe’a Guitar (based on the “chonta marimba” from the pacific coast), has earned him praise from the public, musician masters and Colombian music performers, both traditional and modern. He shared his music in several places in Bogotá – National Museum, Samuel Bedoya Auditorium, Luis A. Calvo Academy Auditorium, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, La Libélula Dorada Theater Jazz & Blues Festival, ASAB Arts Faculty – and Colombia –Ambalema, Tolima-. Now he’s preparing his first European tour, taking advantage from his forthcoming travel on autumn.

He’s currently finishing the Music Master degree in ASAB Arts Faculty, with emphasis on instrumental performing. It’s about to be released the first record with Corredor 4teto, his main project, containing his own compositions and arrangements; simultaneously playing Solo guitar + percussion concerts, continues to share his music and vision in any kind of stages: jazz with a flavor of ajiaco, mote and chonta (Colombia’s andina zone, atlantic and pacific coast, respectively).

Awards

• 2nd place in Socar Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition. Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland -2014. • Winner of the Choreographic Contest ASAB with Frago Collective. Bogotá, Colombia – 2013. • Subterranica Awards nomination with Treparrocas Jazz Trío. Bogotá, Colombia – 2012. • 2nd place Jazz & Blues Sessions Festival with Treparrocas Jazz Trío.Bogotá, Colombia – 2012. • 1st place UR Festival (Rosario University) with Adamaua (Reggae). Bogotá, Colombia – 2011. • Winner Intercollege Rock Festival Bogotá Rock City (2006) with Adamaua (Reggae). Bogotá, Colombia – 2006.

Gear

Fender Telecaster Road Worn '52 ProCo Rat Reissue Memory Boy Delay/TC Electronic Flashback Mini Ibanez TS9 Maxon chip-era Jim Dunlop Crybaby Kustom/Fender Amp


Tags

Primary Instrument

Guitar, electric

Willing to teach

Intermediate to advanced

Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Reconocer

Self Produced
2014

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Oye vengo

From: Reconocer
By Andrés Corredor

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