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Raul Romero

Guitarist, composer and producer Raul Romero has shared stage and studio alongside some of the best artists in jazz and latin jazz like Slide Hampton, Paquito D’Rivera, Dave Liebman, William Cepeda and Tito Puente. He has produced and engineered albums for many independent artists, including his concepual jazz project hologramª, as well as produced and scored many commercial music projects.

Raul Romero and His Jazz Stars Orchestra: Moon Trip 2000, 2nd Edition

by Jack Bowers
July 1, 2002

As the late Raul Romero is one of my favorite unsung big–band composer / arrangers, it saddens me to report that the second edition of Moon Trip 2000 by his Jazz Stars Orchestra is notably less pleasing than the first, which was reviewed about a year or so ago. The fault lies not with the music but with the annoying distortions caused by its apparently direct transfer from vinyl album to compact disc. The surface noise, particularly on the first ...

"Showcasing his composing sophistication, Romero conveys Debussy for "Prelude" and "Introspection" with their classical undertones, to set up a meditative intermission of the second suite...and the result is brilliant."

Review of hologramª 'Origen' by James Nadal, AllAboutJazz

"The group uses jazz’s lack of stylistic borders to stretch their creativity and raise their consciousness. In doing so, we’re taken on a fantastic journey with them."

Review of 'hologramª' by Vivian Fields, Midnight Jazz

"...Raul Romero's crystalline guitars on "Momentum" add to, and not distract from, the composition's sense of majesty."