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Javier Perez Sandoval
Studied his masters degree in Jazz composition and arranging at University Of Louisville Jamey Aebersold Jazz studies program studying with the great John La Barbera. Javier Pérez´s compositions have been played by Jazz ensemble I at University of Louisville, in Colombia by Carrera Quinta ensemble and Orquesta sinfonica de Loja in Ecuador. In 2013 received a commission from the Bogota Jazz festival Big band “Jazz al parque 2013”, the biggest jazz festival in Colombia. Rencently his Big band suite “Take a deep Breath” was awarded in a national composition competition in Colombia.
His articles and books about Colombian traditional music have been published by the Colombian Cultural department. Some of his original works and Colombian music arrangements have been requested by Berklee´s college of music professor Oscar stagnaro for education purposes. In november 2011 was invited to give a workshop about Colombian Music in Berklee College of music.
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Take Five with Javier Perez Sandoval of Carrera Quinta
by Javier Perez Sandoval
Meet Javier Perez Sandoval: Javier Perez Sandoval's Carrera Quinta is a Colombian sextet established in 2006 by composers Javier and Francy Montalvo. The band blends contemporary jazz with traditional Colombian music from the Andean region, creating an unique, intense and powerful sound. After recording their debut album En Esencia in 2009, the group expanded to an eighteen-piece orchestra delivering their second album Carrera Quinta Big Band. The album features compositions awarded in 2013 by Bogotá´s department of Arts, ...
read moreCarrera Quinta Big Band: Untitled
by Jack Bowers
The future of big bands, it seems, may be trending southward. Exhibit A, submitted in 2014, was the superb SpokFrevo Orquestra from Brazil, and now comes the similarly impressive Carrera Quinta Big Band from Bogota, Colombia, of all places. Yes, amigos, it's clear that big-band jazz is alive and well south of the Equator. More than that, it encompasses a unique new perspective that interweaves the best of two worlds: contemporary American jazz and traditional harmonies and rhythms from South ...
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson
