Carlos Averhoff, Jr. Bio
Tenor Saxophonist|Bandleader|Composer|Arranger|Educator
Tenor saxophonist, Carlos Averhoff, Jr. is a recognized Jazz and Latin-Jazz performer, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. His inner fire, strength, and relentless energy, combined with an unbreakable discipline and self-awareness, have forged his sound and compositions. His original writings bring together rich harmonics and rhythmic fusions of elements of his native Cuba and the contemporary modern styles of Jazz and Funk.
Averhoff, Jr is on a constant quest for revolutionary patterns to color his compositions, achieving at the same time a complex, yet fresh and delectable sound. Born in Havana, Cuba, Averhoff, Jr. began his musical classical studies at the age of 10 at the Manuel Saumell Music Conservatory, following on the footsteps of his father Carlos Averhoff, also a renowned musician and educator, and ex-member of Irakere. He continued on graduating from Amadeo Roldan School of Music and later taking courses at the Superior Institute of Art (ISA).
His international exposure began early on in his career, going on tour to Canada with a selected group of talented students at the age of 18. That experienced marked the beginning of a lifelong commitment to the Tenor Saxophone within the style of Jazz and Latin Jazz.
While living on the island Averhoff Jr participated with Latin Jazz projects led by Roberto Fonseca “Temperamento,” Alexis Bosh “Paisaje Abierto," Rolando Luna "Nueva Luna," and Jose Miguel Greco “Top Secret." He was a member of the Issac Delgado Orchestra, ” and Augusto Enriquez's Big Band.
Being part of these and other projects gave him the opportunity to assist to national and international music festivals like Beny More's Festival, Coco Jazz Festival, International Cuban Jazz Festival Jazz Plaza, Jo-Jazz, France Summer Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Denmark’s International Jazz Festival, Toronto Latin Jazz Festival, and the Canadian International Jazz Festival.
Throughout his career Averhoff, Jr has shared stage with colleagues and prestigious musicians like trumpet players Claudio Rodditti and Gustavo Bergalli, Dave Valentin, Eliades Ochoa, Willy Chirino, Meme Solis, Carlos Averhoff, Sr., DJ Spam All Stars, Mike and Nick Orta, Eva Ayon, Eugene Uman, Egguie Castrillo, Argelia Fragoso, and Lena Burke. He was the Musical Director and arranger of Malena Burke and her group, giving the classical Cuban boleros a contemporary twist.
Averhoff Jr’s studio experience is vast and varied. Among others, he has recorded in Omara Portuondo’s first album with Buena Vista Social Club, Roberto Fonseca, Elmer Ferrer, Jorge Reyes, Los Papines, as well as several recordings as a sideman, all mentioned in detail on this site’s Discography.
In the summer of 2004, Averhoff Jr settled in A’Coruna, Spain where he started his own Latin Jazz Project "Averhoff Jr. Quartet." He was awarded a year later, the 1st Prize SGAE Awards for Jazz Interpretation and Composition for his tunes Soft Drink, Con Calma, and Raquel. Later on while residing in Miami, FL he joined his father Carlos Averhoff, Sr. forming the project "Hoff's Sound" and playing in some venues including The Arturo Sandoval’s Jazz Club and the Florida International University’s Werthein Performing Arts Center.
Since the summer of 2008 he has been a student at Berklee College in Music in Boston, MA where he is the recipient of the North American Scholarship and others scholarship awards. Recently he received the Charlie Parker Scholarship Award, one of the most important awards in Berklee College of Music.
He is currently launching his music project IRESI while working on his 1st solo album featuring original compositions that draw and fuse musical elements from Straight-Jazz, Funk, and Cuban traditional rhythms like Danzon, Son, Bolero, Cuban Timba, and Afro-Cuban rhythmic patterns.
Thanks so much for the Add–and your friendship. We enjoyed your music very much. Thanks for sharing it with all of us. It's a pleasure having you among our friends!
We've just added two new blogs about Umano, plus four more new compositions, making ten on our space. We hope you and your friends visit us and enjoy our music, too.
We wake up every morning and play the music of the new MySpace friends who have arrived at our site during the night. It occurred to us that these friends (you are among them) are almost universally positive, whether they be novices or legends, and without regard to their station in life or the country they occupy.
Although it's not an original thought, it also occurred to us that we couldn’t hold a verbal conversation with most of these friends, but we have bridged that gap by expressing our art honestly with each other.
We all have been filling the world with our music and art, in the hope that our messages of love and human understanding will have an impact on the world at large.
What a gift and what an opportunity we have received from this technology!
Ama!... Porque el amor es la llave de la vida!... Cree!... Porque la fe es la llave de la esperanza!... Sonríe!... Porque la sonrisa es la llave de la amistad!... Y siempre confía en Dios!... Porque "EL" es la llave de la eternidad!!!
Una puerta que se abre, Una mano extendida, Una sonrisa que te alienta, Una mirada que te comprende, Una lágrima que se une a tu dolor, Una palabra que te anima, Y una crítica que te mejora.
Un abrazo de perdón, Un aplauso que te estimula, Un encuentro que te regocija, Un favor sin recompensa, Un dar sin exigir, Una entrega sin calcular, Y un esperar ... sin cansancio.
EL QUE TIENE UN AMIGO!... TIENE UN TESORO!!! YA TU ERES PARTE DE MI GRAN TESORO DE AMIGOS!!!!
mi hermano, te mando un abrazo, me alegro mucho por tus exitos. yo voy a ver si cuando vuelvas a cuba no em vas a llamar brother... na es una broma, tu sabes que yo te quiero.
Dice una linda leyenda árabe que dos amigos viajaban por el desierto y en un determinado punto del viaje discutieron.
El otro, ofendido, sin nada que decir, escribió en la arena:
HOY, MI MEJOR AMIGO ME PEGO UNA BOFETADA EN EL ROSTRO.
Siguieron adelante y llegaron a un oasis donde resolvieron bañarse.
El que había sido abofeteado y lastimado comenzó a ahogarse, siendo salvado por el amigo.
Al recuperarse tomó un estilete y escribió en una piedra:
HOY, MI MEJOR AMIGO ME SALVO LA VIDA.
Intrigado, el amigo preguntó:
¿Por qué después que te lastimé, escribiste en la arena y ahora escribes en una piedra?
Sonriendo, el otro amigo respondió:
Cuando un gran amigo nos ofende, deberemos escribir en la arena donde el viento del olvido y el perdón se encargarán de borrarlo y apagarlo; por otro lado cuando nos pase algo grandioso, deberemos grabarlo en la piedra de la memoria del corazón donde viento ninguno en todo el mundo podrá borrarlo.
SIEMPRE RECUERDA QUE... "UN VERDADERO AMIGO ES AQUEL QUE CONOCE TUS DEFECTOS Y A PESAR DE ESO TE QUIERE"
"EL QUE BUSCA AMIGOS SIN DEFECTOS... SE QUEDA SIN AMIGOS"
"LA VERDADERA AMISTAD ES COMO LA FOSFORECENCIA... RESPLANDECE MEJOR CUANDO TODO ESTA OSCURO"
"EL VERDADERO AMIGO SE CONOCE EN LOS MOMENTOS DIFICILES"
Estaba oyendo "Grooving", mientras me tomaba un batido de papaya, ya tu sabes! Espero que todo este bien por allá. Espero verlos la proxima vez que esten por aquí. Un abrazo. Richy y Karol
