Jorge Arévalo Mateus is a Colombian-born musician/composer, ethnomusicologist, and curator/archivist. A Grammy-winning producer (2008), and ASCAP Deems Taylor Award-winning author, with an MA in Ethnomusicology from Hunter College (CUNY), Jorge is completing a PhD at Wesleyan University; his areas of specialization are Latin American, Caribbean, Jazz and Popular Musics. As curator/archivist for the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives since its founding in 1996, he has developed exhibitions for major museums and institutions such as the Experience Music Project, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, and the Smithsonian Institutional Traveling Services (SITES). As a musician, composer, and audio installation artist, his music has been performed and exhibited at the Venice Biennale (2005) and the Whitney Biennial. His company, AREVARC, produces music for recordings, performance, video and film soundtracks.
Awards
2008 Grammy Award, Compilation Producer, Best Historical Recording, The
Live Wire: Woody Guthrie in Performance, 1949, Woody Guthrie Publications
2008 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award, Liner notes for The Live Wire: Woody
Guthrie in Performance, 1949, Woody Guthrie Publications
Gear
Vintage Gibson ES-175; Austin 335; Fender Strats; Polytone, Fender, and
Marshall amps!
Primary Instrument
Guitar
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Private lessons and workshops.
By appointment.
Clinic/Workshop Information
MAC650 Latin Jazz Workshop
Meeting to experiment with the music of Mongo Santamaria, Miles Davis,
Carla Bley, even attempting to play a reworked version of Eddie Harris’s
classic “Freedom (now Latin) Jazz Dance,” Middletown saxman David Davis
and percussionist Trevor Davis joined in to play Latin jazz masterworks such
as “Come Candela,” reworked standards such as “Blue in Green,” “Ojos de
Gato,” and Brazilian Jobim’s bossa nova chestnut “How Insensative.”
Coltrane’s “Naima” in 6/8 meter was a highlight of the session.
The goal of the workshop is to grow Latin Jazz in central Connecticut
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Primary Instrument
Guitar
Willing to teach
Advanced only
Credentials/Background
Private lessons and workshops.
By appointment.
Clinic/Workshop Information
MAC650 Latin Jazz Workshop
Meeting to experiment with the music of Mongo Santamaria, Miles Davis,
Carla Bley, even attempting to play a reworked version of Eddie Harris’s
classic “Freedom (now Latin) Jazz Dance,” Middletown saxman David Davis
and percussionist Trevor Davis joined in to play Latin jazz masterworks such
as “Come Candela,” reworked standards such as “Blue in Green,” “Ojos de
Gato,” and Brazilian Jobim’s bossa nova chestnut “How Insensative.”
Coltrane’s “Naima” in 6/8 meter was a highlight of the session.
The goal of the workshop is to grow Latin Jazz in central Connecticut. With
the participation of musicians interested in creative experimentation with
Latin rhythms from all over, and new improvisational techniques, the aim is to
forge a collaborative ensemble inspired by the work of Latin Jazz artists such
as Ray Barretto, the Fort Apache Band, Eddie Palmieri’s orchestras, Sergio
Mendes, among many others. The musical field is wide open and the MAC650
workshop is an ideal laboratory. So join us!
If you’re interested in participating in our Latin Jazz workshop, call 860-
343-1516; for further information, check back regularly with the
mac650.blogspot.com.
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