Thursday, October 29th
Cristobal Gomez's Gypsy Jazz Project
"A guitarist of the 21st century more akin to the traditional school of jazz, swing and hot music. Initially defining himself as a revivalist of these styles, Cristóbal Gómez is in a line of other young musicians who also explore the foundations of the genre. He then established his own quintet and in 2006 released Cristóbal Gómez Quinteto, which was his debut album as leader and composer.
During 2007, and after collaborating with the Santiago Hot Club Group in the field of jazz manouche, Gomez traveled to Paris to study more French swing. Upon his return he consolidated that parallel proposal with the band Gypsy Trio (that futured the guitarists Gabriel Montt and Ignacio Díaz). They released the albums Homenaje a Django Reinhardt (2008), Swing Gitane (2011), Sur (2013) and Don Parra (2014), which all interpreted the music of Django Reinhardt and Roberto Parra. A second travel of studies, now New York, enabled Gomez reactivate in Santiago his initial project of contemporary jazz, in the format of a Sextet with saxophones alto, tenor and baritone"
www.cristobalgomez.cl
During 2007, and after collaborating with the Santiago Hot Club Group in the field of jazz manouche, Gomez traveled to Paris to study more French swing. Upon his return he consolidated that parallel proposal with the band Gypsy Trio (that futured the guitarists Gabriel Montt and Ignacio Díaz). They released the albums Homenaje a Django Reinhardt (2008), Swing Gitane (2011), Sur (2013) and Don Parra (2014), which all interpreted the music of Django Reinhardt and Roberto Parra. A second travel of studies, now New York, enabled Gomez reactivate in Santiago his initial project of contemporary jazz, in the format of a Sextet with saxophones alto, tenor and baritone"
www.cristobalgomez.cl
The Andrew Kushnir Group
Andrew Kushnir first came onto the Canadian Music scene when he joined the acclaimed Franco Proietti Morph-Tet at the age of 17 as a DJ/Turntablist. With the Morph-tet ,Andrew went on to record 3 albums (Morphology, Like The Shore is to The Ocean, and Live at St. Ambroise) and play many of the major Canadian music festivals such as the Fringe Festival, The St. Ambroise Funk N’ Jazz Festival, and The Quebec City Jazz Fest. During this time Andrew also produced and worked with Grammy nominated Canadian MC Jonathan Emile.
While playing with the Morph-tet, Andrew began his studying of the drums with celebrated Canadian Jazz Drummers Jim Doxas and Michel Berthiaume. During this time Andrew also got the opportunity play in The Gary Schwartz Concordia Big Band.
Andrew is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, and is currently studying at NYU Steindhart for his Masters in performance.
http://www.andrewkushnir.com/
While playing with the Morph-tet, Andrew began his studying of the drums with celebrated Canadian Jazz Drummers Jim Doxas and Michel Berthiaume. During this time Andrew also got the opportunity play in The Gary Schwartz Concordia Big Band.
Andrew is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, and is currently studying at NYU Steindhart for his Masters in performance.
http://www.andrewkushnir.com/
The Eric Quinn Quartet
Eric Quinn is a Brooklyn based trombonist and composer who is currently in pursuit of a master’s degree in Jazz Performance from NYU Steinhardt. Born and raised in Maine, Eric began performing professionally when he was 18 years old with Portland, Maine based groups such as The Portland Jazz Orchestra, The Larry Williams Band, and his own projects which featured his original music.
Eric received his BA in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern Maine in May of 2015. While in pursuit of his bachelor’s degree, Eric studied privately with Lincoln Center trombonist, Elliot Mason. In addition, Eric attended NYU Steinhardt’s Summer Jazz Improvisation Workshop in 2013 and 2014, where he had the pleasure of being in the ensembles and learning from jazz greats such as Wayne Krantz, Tony Moreno, Andrew Gravish and David Pietro.
https://soundcloud.com/the-eric-quinn-4-1
Eric received his BA in Jazz Studies from the University of Southern Maine in May of 2015. While in pursuit of his bachelor’s degree, Eric studied privately with Lincoln Center trombonist, Elliot Mason. In addition, Eric attended NYU Steinhardt’s Summer Jazz Improvisation Workshop in 2013 and 2014, where he had the pleasure of being in the ensembles and learning from jazz greats such as Wayne Krantz, Tony Moreno, Andrew Gravish and David Pietro.
https://soundcloud.com/the-eric-quinn-4-1