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Gerardo is getting about these days: apparently he had great success playing in Millenium Park, firstly with the Grant Park Orchestra, then with lute, violin and sitar. Then last week he was in Moscow to form part of the jury of the Concurso de Orquestracion of the Conservatorio Tchaikovsky, where one of the themes for interpretion was his own work, for which he previously sent Jucal, Calima and Andando al Tiempo, so that the concursantes could select a theme for orchestration.
Then he goes into the studio with saxofonist Perico Sambeat for an ambitious project to fuse flamenco themes with a Big Band.
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RE: Gerardo in Chicago y Moscow (in reply to Guest)
Cool info, thanks Sean.
Gerardo already had the "big band" sound on "Flamencos in nueva York", although a big "salsa" band sound. The rumba on his latest would be another candidate, and the tunes already "fused" on JazzPaña II, and Cruce de Caminos have been done to death. And just about anything can be orchestrated, it turns out good or not depending on the arranger and how he interprets the music and knows what the orchestra can play well. I have heard some conciertos by not so famous composers where the orchestra has a tough time vs say good ole mozart arangements which flow nicely and are easier to play.
So whatever they pick, hopefully the arrangers both know their stuff AND appreciate what is going on in Gerardo's stuff.
RE: Gerardo in Chicago y Moscow (in reply to Guest)
My wife and I saw him at Millenium park, nobody knew who he was except about 1 row of devotee's so we got front center seating (free).
He played a lot of "GOOD" music, which was all related to Flamenco in style. The musician's were all first rate, and they got the crowd of non-flamenco fans on their collective feet after every single tune.
I'll go see Gerardo even if he decides to play country western with the Gatlin Brothers...
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