So many great musicians! But OK, let's go track by track. Pablo Jazz Quartet; Pablo Gil: tenor sax, John Benítez: Bass, Phillip Bernhard: Drums. After the Morning was written by late master pianist John Hicks. God bless him.
I was one of the last people to play the beautiful Steinway Grand at RPM Studios. "Solitudine" is me getting inspired by it. Alfredo De la Fe steps in on the electric violin. Pedrito Martínez adds some light and colors.
On the Benny Reid Quintet; beautiful music and some of the best cats in NY right now. Benny Reid: saxophone and compositions, Ricardo Padrón: electric guitar y gritos, Dan Loomis: bass; and last but not least Kenny Grohowski "Sonido Bestial-Grammy Winner!" on drums. More music soon! Thanks your coming. Don't be a stranger and drop me a line...
Influences
My parents Roxana & Pancho, Laurencia Contreras, Blaise Cendrars, Alexander Scriabin, Jorge Teiller, Maurice Ravel, Víctor Jara, Anton Tchekhov, Herbie Hancock, Alfonso Leng, Howard Zinn, Antoine Doinel, ECM Records, Andrei Tarkovsky, Brother St Francis of Assisi, Editorial Quimantú, Fernando Pessoa, Captain Jack Sparrow, Astor Piazzolla.
Pianist, producer and composer Pablo Vergara has made a mark in the New York scene by working with a wide array of artists in the most diverse musical contexts. Classically trained in his native Chile, Pablo moved to the US to study at Harlem's City College with distinguished professor Ron Carter. Since then he has worked with artists like tenor saxophone legend Gato Barbieri, Grammy Award winner Dave Valentin, Bebel Gilberto, Antonio Hart, Jay Rodriguez, Victor Jones, Greg Tardy, Alfredo de la Fe, Valery Ponomarev, Andy Gonzalez, Benny Reid, Santi Debriano and the Chico O’Farill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra.
Vergara's music interests are wide and diverse. He performed extensively across the US with Turkish Sufi Music virtuoso Omar Faruk Tekbilek. He recently completed a European tour with R&B and Funk legends Brass Construction and B.T. Express. He has been a guest artist with the Grammy Nominated band The Groove Collective and he was the musical director of Anath’s Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, which performed at the Super Bowl XXVII in San Diego, California.
Pablo Vergara has traveled the world, playing jazz and world music festivals across Europe, the US, Australia, South America and the Caribbean. His performance credits include Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, Bumbershoot Music Festival in Seattle, New York Central Park Summerstage, Paris' Le Zenith, Marseille's Fiesta des Suds, Spain's Santander Festival and Australia's Sidney Festival, amongst many others.
Mr. Vergara graduated from Universidad Catolica de Chile with a B.A. in Journalism and a M.A. in Art History & Theory. Pablo lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with his wife Anath and Sushi the fish. And he actually feels a little weird about writing in third person.
Miss you Pablo, miss your beautifully masterful and unique music. Where are you playing in NYC? Give my love to Anath and hope you are both doing very well, with lots of gigs. It would be great to catch up with you. Jorge sends his love. Get in touch when you can.
Hi Pablo - Hope you are well up North...Here are some new tunes to try for summertime listening! It's a FREE ALBUM DOWNLOAD...hope you enjoy!! Peace & Best Wishes from South Carolina!
11/13 Bennington, Vt / Bennington College / 9pm
11/14 New York, Ny / Pianos / 1am
11/17 Brooklyn, Ny / Rose Live Music / 9pm
11/18 New York, Ny / Smalls / 730pm
This is our second stop through the NYC area and will gladly welcome any help you can offer. Thanks for being a supporter of whacked progressive instrumental sounds. See you at the show.
Bonjour Pablo, thanks for your friendship ! If you want to cook our first single at your own cuisine, you can download the A Cappella in our myspace player ;) French Kiss !
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