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Ramiro Flores

Ramiro Flores, saxophone player and composer.

About Me

Ramiro Flores, saxophone player and composer, is one of the most active and leading jazz musicians in Argentina. In the end of 2007, after having won the 80mundos Fundation award, he recorded, produced and issued “Flores”, his first solo album.

Throughout the last few years he has collaborated with the most prominent jazz musicians in Argentina, including Mariano Otero, Pepi Taveira, Javier Malosetti, Patricio Carpossi, Delfina Oliver, Fer Isella, Nicolas Sorin, Juan Suarez, Esteban Sehinkman and others.

In the United States, where he resided for many years, he attended Berklee College of Music. There, he studied with world-renowned teachers such as Joe Lovano, George Garzone and Bill Pierce. In New York City he collaborated with bands such as Mr. Vivo Big Band and Los Changos, as well as playing with his own band. He was a composer for Music Sales Corp. and American Music Co.

In december 2007 he was elected Jazz Revelation of the Year by the Clarin Awards jury.