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Noel Lorica
Jazz guitarist, Noel Lorica exciting new songs stems from his & Treebo band's diverse cultural backgrounds to blend a subtle but wayward style of jazz which transports you from the jazz clubs of America to the sun drenched beaches of Brazil & South Fl.
About Me
Wayward Latin Jazz artist, Noel Lorica has been critically acclaimed for
his skill & artistry garnering 21 Grammy Ballot entries. In addition, his
songs have charted well and ClearChannel has him on their New Music
Network. Because of his talent he has been chosen to have, not one
but, two 1 hour telecasts of Comcast's PBS New Music Showcase to be
taped in their Springfield, Mass. studios. This includes a coveted
Christmas program. Along with this, Noel and his band Treebo have
performed at Major Festivals & conventions including West Palm
Beach's Sunfest, Latin Heritage festival, Jazzfest, City Place Friday
Nights and many others. Their upcoming schedule will include repeat
requested performances at Sunfest on May 2nd opening for Marcus
Miller and City Place, Sat May 22nd 2010.
Recently on Famecast, Mr. Lorica was the only instrumentalist voted in
the Top 5 on any stage and was first in the Latin stage with his songs
Warm Winds & Midnight Dreams. He then was one of the featured
artists on the back cover of Billboard's Magazine. He has many fans
which he keeps updated through Twitter, Youtube, Myspace, Facebook
& his own website.
His third album Second Glance won his song Tell Me Now with
female vocalist Becky Espulgar, Jazz Song of the Year at IACmusic and
in addition, his album are selling widely on ITunes. He is currently in
preparations for a national tour next year to coincide with the release of
his fourth album.
His songs also have been chosen to appear on several compilation CDs
and was featured in the Italian Jazz Magazine.
Entries in the 2007 Grammy awards including :
Record of the Year (El Viento, Midnight Dreams, Samba in A & Scent of
Cinnamon)
Album of the Year (First Dance)
Best New Artist (Noel Lorica)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen & My
Favorite Things)
Best Jazz Instrumental Album (Christmas Jazz - On the Smooth And
Wayward Path)
Best Instrumental Composition (Scent of Cinnamon & Midnight Dreams)
Best Instrumental Arrangement (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)
2008 Ballot entries:
Record of the Year (American Journey, Novadelic, Second Glance)
Album of the Year (Second Glance)
Song of the Year (Tell Me Now, That's How It Is (Crazy Nights))
Best New Artist (Noel Lorica)
Best Pop Instrumental Album (Second Glance)
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (Amargosa)
Best Instrumental Composition (Passing By)
Best Instrumental Arrangement (Wouldn't it Be Loverly)
Best Engineered Album Non-Classical (Second Glance- Chuck Hemann)
Great American Song Contest - Award Winner -Honorable Mentioned -
Back in Five
John Lennon Song Contest for Latin category -Top 10 - Second Glance
Broadjam - 4 Songs voted #1 for Contemporary Jazz, Latin Jazz, All
Genre (Florida) & Fan Pick (37-50)
Independent Artists Company (KIAC) - #1 (El Viento) & 6 others top 20
in Jazz
ITunes (Japan) #15 Christmas Album (Christmas Jazz - On the Smooth
& Wayward Path)
MP3 tunes - Album (First Dance) #5 in Latin Jazz & #15 in Smooth
Jazz.
Radiowave - 7 songs charted Prime Movers and Hot Sheet in Jazz, Latin
& Urban
In addition, he is also getting great reviews. SmoothJazzandMore has
awarded him in the top 10 albums of the year. And, Karl Stober of
Ejazznews states that his debut album is one of the rare stunning
pieces of Latin jazz to hit the scene today.
Noel Lorica cultural background brings out subtle & sensual diversions to
Jazz, combining, Latin rhythms & Asian precision into melody rich
songs. Born in Manila, Noel played in a rock band as a teenager,
though his mother urged him to take piano lessons. But his love was
always the acoustic guitar. He also loved caring for animals & pursued a
career in veterinary medicine. Musicially at that time he got exposed to
the music of George Benson, Wes Montgomery, Paul Desmond, and the
modern jazz instrumentalists. Leaving the Philippines Noel first migrated
to San Francisco then decided to go East. He worked in New York &
around Philadelphia. Later moving to South Florida where Latin Beats &
Jazz influences were all around. There he found his perfect musical fit
with a little Wayward style.He started to concentrate on perfecting his
craft through tireless practice and soulful dedication. His music today is
an expression of his musical and personal journey.
Each song of Noel has it's own character and touches each person
differently, that's what seems to set them apart and what keeps more
than one song on radio playlists.
Noel Lorica is distributed nationally by Victory Multimedia & Baker &
Taylor. He is also on ITunes, Napster, Rhapsody, MSN Music,
MusicNet, Yahoo, with many more in negotiations.
Instrumentation
Line up varies based on event
3-5 members small venues
5-9 members for large events & festivals
Noel Lorica: Composer
Noel Lorica: Acoustic Guitar- Electric Guitar
Bass/Rhythm Guitar - Steve Constantino
Drums: Arturo Afanador
Percussions: Eric Sabinano
Keyboards: Sylwester Butzik
Accent Percussion- Dee Lorica
Vocals: Becky Espulgar
Additional Vocals: Jane Waldmann
Additional Vocals: Ziarra Washington
Additional Percussion- Georgette Afanador
Flute: John Hollis (special guest can be requested)
Sax: Paul Magersuppe (special guest can be requested)
Discography
Distributed by Victory Multimedia
460 Hindry Avenue, Unit D
Inglewood, CA 90301
Debut CD:
Noel Lorica- First Dance
Back in Five
Samba in A
My Favorite Things
El Viento
First Dance
Midnight Dreams
Forgiveness
Sarong Bangi
Last Dance
Scent of Cinnamon
Warm Winds
Noel Lorica- Second Glance
Second Glance
Passing By
Tell Me Now
All I Want
Echoes of Segada,
American Journey
Amargosa
Crazy Nights
Tears of Green
Your Eyes
Novadelic
Azul
Christmas CD:
Christmas Jazz- On the Smooth & Wayward Path
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Christmas is Here (Pasko Ay Sumapit)
The Christmas Song
We Three Kings
Scent of Cinnamon (reprised)
Angels We Have Heard on High
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
SilverBells
Upcoming Releases:
July 2010 - (Single) Painted Wing
August 2010 - (Single) Senoras al Fuego
Sept 2010 - (Album) Christmas Guitars - No Drums Allowed
Feb. 2011 - (Album) Jazz Along the Way....ward
CD Distribution:
Victory Multimedia
Baker & Taylor
Super D distributors
Amazon
CD Baby
Barnes & Noble
Borders
MP3 Distribution:
Apple I Tunes
Napster
Yahoo
MusicNet
MSN Music
MP3Tunes
Sony Connect
Broadjam
LoudEye
Rhapsody
BuyMusic
Bitmunk
Chonda
MusicNow
Passalong
American Idol Underground
Walmart.com
More in negotiation
Links
http://www.noellorica.com
Noel Lorica - Facebook
Official Website
More of Noel's Video Songs - YouTube
Noel Lorica on Twitter
ABC News Clip (Noel Lorica & Sunfest)