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Bernardo Padron

Bernardo Padrón

Bernardo Padrón (leader / composer / saxophone / flute / percussion) …was born in Caracas, Venezuela and raised in Ottawa. After graduating from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music Performance program in 1987, Bernardo moved to Caracas where played with Venezuela's top pop and jazz artists (Frank Quintero, Kara, Luz Marina, Biela DaCosta, and Martes 8:30, among others). There, he recorded and his first CD of original compositions entitled “Seadance", released in 2001. The lyrical "Seadance", now in its second edition, has been very well received and continues to get airplay on National jazz radio stations. Since his return to Toronto in 2003, Bernardo has led several groups, playing his original compositions at jazz clubs in Toronto and Ottawa

Bernardo Padron

Tales of La Juana

By Bernardo Padron

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007
Track listing: Orinoco; Still Unheard; La Juanga; El Araguaney; Waiku; Quirpa; El Jabillo; Polo; Los Llanos.

Tales of la Juana

By Bernardo Padrón

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2007

Bernardo Padron Group: Tales of La Juana

by Jerry D'Souza
February 5, 2007

Bernardo Padron takes the folk music of his native Venezuela and places it in a contemporary jazz setting. His compositions thus have an innate roots feel and are easy on the ear because they're transposed into that genre. Most of the music on Tales falls within this category. Padron, who wrote all the compositions, infuses each ...