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Pablo Gil
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Out of 39 votes - Similar Artists: Jan Garbarek, David Sanchez, Miguel Zenon, Edward Simon
Out of 39 votes
- Location: Caracas, Venezuela
- Genre: Jazz » Latin Jazz
Editor's review
The Venezuelan saxist/flautist shows just how seamlessly traditional Latin styles continue to merge with both cool and hard bebop. A typical Gil track will feature an addictive Latin beat, topped by his lush, breezy tone, and accented with pristine post-Evans piano.
Biography
Pablo Gil studied flute and saxophone in Venezuela, France and the USA. He obtained the gold medal in saxophone at the Conservatoire National de Paris, the Premier Prix de Saxophone de la Ville de Paris and an MA in Jazz Performance at the University of New York. Gil has recorded with the Duke Ellington Orchestra, Chico O'Farrill Big Band, John Benitez, Steve Turre, Brian Lynch, Ron Carter, Dan Carrillo, "Patato" Valdes, Hector Martignon, Juan Pablo Torres, "Tata" Guines, "Changuito" Chocolate Armenteros, "Anga" Diaz, Camilo Azuquita, Herve Selling, Fran?ois Jenny Clark, Mario Rivera, Papo Vazquez, Michael Mossman, Soledad Bravo, Andres Briceno, Julio Mendoza, Grupo Cimarron, Leo Blanco, Victor Mestas, Orlando Poleo, among others. Gil has participated in festivals at the French Cultural Centre of Abidjan; Birdland, Knitting Factory, Studio 54 in New York, Barranqui Jazz Festival 1999, Barranquilla; Ronnie Scott's and Jazz Cafe, London; World Exhibition 1998, Lisbon; Marciac and Vaness Jazz Festivals, 1998; Jazz Festival of Boudroum, Turkey; and St. Louis Jazz Festival '97 in Senegal. Lived in New York between January 1998 and September 2001, where he performed in venues such as: Birdland, Knitting Factory, Jazz Gallery, S.O.B s, Kavehaz, Izzy Bar, etc. Discography: Pablo Gil Quartet Shadows, Major Deligths, Simbolos and Empatia.
