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Santy Roque Medina

Santy Roque Medina completed his music studies at the Real conservatorium of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Classical direction) 1976-1985, continuing on to studies at the Las palmas Jazz Academy Main Subject: Guitar and Harmony.During those years he played in different ensembles from Salsa to big bands, and also accompanied famous singers.

In the years 1986-1987 he underwent formal instruction at the Dutch Hilversum Conservatorium by (Wim Overgauw). He moved to Madrid in 1987, to play with other musicians and to undergo new musical infuences as Jorge Pardo Group,Ruben Dantas Group,etc..and formed his own group Santy Roque Cuartet. He performed on TVE Jazz Entre Amigos, a program concentrating on the developments of jazz music in Spain.

He also enrolled in a masterclass of Berklee College of Music in Madrid given by Gary Burton. Besides playing with his own group and others ones as well he was an accompanist on tv-shows with singers such as: Nana Mouskouri, Dyango, Moncho, Julio Iglesias, Nikola di Bari etc...

For the third Festival International de jazz Santy made a new formation called "Roque Brother". They toured around the whole archipielago together with musicians like: Stanley Jordan and others,while playing their own compositions.

In 1990 he moved to the Netherlands and settled down in Boskoop. Here he got the chance to compose his own material and to get impressions and interpretations of the Dutch musicians.

In July 2001,he is contracted by Stage Holding to play in a new production of H.O.I (Holiday On Ice In Concert). He is not only an active member of the band but also has a part of his own as a Lead singer (lyric tenor).

In his own compositions and arrangements Santy Roque has definitely developed an own style, dominated by Spanish but also Latin-American influences. He does not deny his roots. In spite of the fact that he has been influenced by people like John Scofield and others. His style has maintained original and his sound authentic.

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Primary Instrument

Guitar

Willing to teach

Advanced only

Credentials/Background

musica contemporanea: madrid londres paris españa Holanda Via e-mail

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Music

Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Monologo

Self Produced
2006

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