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Matías Formica

Born in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Flute player, saxophonist, composer and arranger. He began his studies of flute at the age of 14 (year 2000) with maestro Martín Saenz. He studied with Pablo Ledesma, Rodrigo Domínguez, Juan Pablo Di leone, Juan Pablo Arredondo, among others. In 2013 he attended the popular music workshops in Curitiba (Brazil), participating in the MPB ensemble (Brazilian popular music) by André Marques and in the improvisation perception workshop by Lea Freire. In 2019 he attended the SIM program in New York, and took classes with Tony Malaby, Tim Berne, Ralph Alessi among others. He participated in various projects, as an instrumentalist, arranger and composer, Matías Formica 4, Mingus Proyect, El Domo, Quinteto Ledesma / Alarcón / Edward / Carracedo / Formica, ZERO (Ledesma, Formica, Lorenzi Mingrino), among others.

New Releases And Exploring Shorter

by Bob Osborne
January 6, 2022

On this week's show we feature new releases from Matías Formica, Nori Tani, Carn Davidson 9, Ayumi Tanaka, GNP and Edward Simon. There are also tracks from Posi-Tone Records new compilation which celebrates the music of Wayne Shorter. Playlist Matías Formica Trios “Inexorable" from Hastio y Paranoia (Numeral) 00:00 Nori Tani “Portrait in Black & White" from Tomodacho (Friends) (Robin/Tani Media Factory) 05:34 Tom Severino & Nori Tani “Not Yet (Featuring Peter Erskine & Jimmy Haslip)" from New ...

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New Sounds From Argentina And More

by Bob Osborne
August 12, 2021

This week jazz from Argentina with Matías Formica & Jonatan Schenone, Ernesto Jodos Barry Altschul & Mark Helias, and, Rodrigo Domínguez. Also the welcome return of UK fusion specialists Optimystik Visionaries, familiar tunes with a fresh perspective from Fifth Element, and the new album from guitarist Will Bernard. There's also two preview tracks from new releases on 577 Records from New York United and Jessica Ackerley and Daniel Carter, and, to finish, some classic Miles Davis from the 1970s.

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