Professor of Trumpet and Didactics of the Trumpet of the Superior Conservatory of Music of the Canary Islands.
Considered one of the most versatile trumpeters of his generation, he works both in the interpretation of ancient music and in the deepest jazz, going through classical interpretation. He began his trumpet studies at the age of eight in his hometown, Firgas, (Gran Canaria, Spain) at the Patronato Escuela “Banda Juvenil de Música de Firgas”. Later he moved to the Superior Conservatory of Music of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where he studied with Professor D. Santiago Luri San Vicente. He finished his trumpet degree with the highest grades.
He extensively studied with Professor Alejandro Castañeda (soloist trumpet of the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra).
With a scholarship from the Cabildo de Gran Canaria, he moved to study in Valencia, where he studied music and university studies at the “José Iturbi” and “Joaquín Rodrigo” conservatories and at the University of Valencia.
He has received classes from the most prestigious trumpet players in both classical, early music and jazz. Some of them are Maurice André, Edward Tarr, Manuel López, Maurice Benterfa, Jouko Harjanne, Hans Gansch, Pierre Dutot, David Hickman, Tim Hagans, Mike Kaupa, Brian Lynch, Laurie Frink….
He is the artistic director of the Gran Canaria Big Band, the Atlantic Art Ensemble and the International Trumpet Festival of “Maspalomas”.
He has toured numerous countries (Japan, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Australia, the United States, Mexico,…) as a soloist and with various ensembles such as the Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra, Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Nations (Berlin), Sedajazz Big Band, Gran Canaria Big Band, Canary Islands Big Band, Atlantic Art Ensemble, CSMC Trumpet Ensemble.
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