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Josafat "Negro" Garcia
Member of the Orchestra Mexico State Monument. Member of the band October 2. Participation in recitals at the University of Music. Participation in several recordings as a guest musician. Studio musician for the company Quazar Recording Studios Inc. Participation in recordings as a musician holder for some singers of popular music. Realization of different advertising jingles for various companies Session musician, accompanying different interpreters. Contract for the installation and testing of audio equipment in different types of establishments engaged in the live and recorded music. I work as Artistic Director of Stageticket Records and then as Director General Stageticket Seal Records. Founder of TFTS (Stageticket Television). Won the support of record companies to supply us with music videos, pop material, dissemination and promotion (EMI, Warner Music, SonyBMG). Participation in organization and logistics of various festivals and concerts. He has participated in composing and arranging music for independent projects. Musical Comedy Show Creator Musicools. Music Director of the company S & G Entertainment. Active musician collaborating with groups such as Bravo Group Materina Rock Band, Monkey Jam Jazz Quartet.
Work done as a teacher:
- Creator of Artistic and Training Institute in Guaymas Sonora Musical. - Master of Music at the Technological Institute of Sonora, with responsibility ITSON Musical Ensemble. - Master of Music in Elementary School Ma Jesus Maytorena Fourcade. - Master of Arts Education Center for Bilingual Education (Primary and Secondary). - Master on the subject of music theory at the High School Progress
Awards
Has received several awards as well as teacher professional musician at different levels of education.
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'El Maestro' Irving Flores Readies Thrilling Afro-cuban Jazz Sextet Project With Giovanni Hidalgo & Horacio “El Negro” Hernández; 'Armando Mi Conga' Arrives August 26
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1888 Media
Acclaimed pianist, composer, and arranger Irving Flores is set to release his most ambitious project to date, ;Armando Mi Conga (Amor de Flores Productions), available on CD and all streaming platforms beginning August 26, 2025. A vibrant celebration of Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban Jazz, the 9-song album blends virtuosity with soul — and features an all-star lineup of Grammy-winning legends. “This is a love letter to Latin America,” says Flores. “It’s my journey and a tribute to the rhythms that ...
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'El Trio - Live In Italy' with John Beasley, José Armando Gola, Horacio El Negro Hernández available on January 19, 2024 on Challenge Records
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Vivo Musique Internationale
El Trio Live in Italy featuring John Beasley on piano, José Armando Gola on double bass and Horacio El Negro Hernández on drums. “El Trio touring in Italy in the summer of 2022 is about ‘eat, music, love’.” Three friends on stage letting the music play them. “To our godfather Chucho Valdés who has inspired each of us, given us a helping hand along the way, and put us up on stage alongside him. We are eternally grateful.” Street Date: ...
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Backgrounder: Russ Garcia - 4 Horns and a Lush Life
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
There are great jazz albums and then there are tasty great jazz albums. This is the latter—Russ Garcia's Four Horns and a Lush Life (Bethlehem). Recorded in Hollywood in November 1955, the band featured four gorgeous trombonists: Frank Rosolino, Herb Harper, Maynard Ferguson and Tommy Pederson (tb) joined by Dick Houlgate (bs), Marty Paich (p), Red Mitchell (b), Stan Levey (d) and Russ Garcia (arr,conductor). In 2008, I asked Russ about the album during a JazzWax interview: JW: Four Horns ...
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Pianist Marcio Garcia Is At His Graceful Best On 'Nocturnal'
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Marcio Garcia
Featuring 2x Grammy award-winning conga player Giovanni Hidalgo, Marcio Garcia is at his majestic best with an ear-calming melody to play all night as the rain flows cheekily from gutters on Nocturnal. Marcio Garcia is a multi-talented Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic-born jazz pianist, composer and educator who was classically trained at various prestigious institutions. Marcio has performed at the Festival de Jazz Restauración Santo Domingo, White Plains Jazz Festival, Monterey Next Generation Jazz Festival, Five Points Jazz Festival, Dazzle Jazz ...
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Marcus Shelby Places Suite Exploring Negro League Baseball At The Heart Of "Transitions," Set For June 7 Release By MSO Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Bassist, composer, and bandleader Marcus Shelby brings together three of his greatest passions—African-American history, baseball, and big-band jazz—on Transitions, the latest work by his 15-piece Marcus Shelby Orchestra, set for a June 7 release on his own MSO Records. While the album offers Shelby’s lush arrangements of classic tunes by Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, and Cole Porter, its centerpiece “Black Ball: The Negro Leagues and the Blues” is an original four-part suite inspired by the history of Negro League Baseball. ...
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Jerry Garcia Music Arts Launches Indie Record Label, Celebrates His Birthday
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HypeBot
Jerry Garcia Music Arts LLC, a new mission-based music and arts entertainment services company, is commemorating the August 1st birthday of the late great Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia. To celebrate, the company is releasing a remastered live recording of “Ripple” from the acclaimed guitarist’s 1982 solo acoustic performance at the Capitol Theater in Passaic, New Jersey. The free single will be made available to fans via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Deezer, iHeartRadio, Napster, MediaNet, VerveLife, Tidal, Gracenote, Shazam, and 7Digital. ...
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Rob Garcia Presents: Finding Love In An Oligarchy On A Dying Planet On Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records - April 29, 2016
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
ROB GARCIA PRESENTS: FINDING LOVE IN AN OLIGARCHY ON A DYING PLANET ON BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS APRIL 29, 2016 Featuring the Rob Garcia 4: Rob Garcia (drums & compositions), Noah Preminger (tenor saxophone), Gary Versace (piano), Masa Kamaguchi (bass), with special guests Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone), Kate McGarry (vocals) & Brendan Burke (spoken word) CD Release Concerts/Celebrations: Wed, 4/6- Taller de Músicos, Gijon, Spain Thurs, 4/7- Bilbaina, Bilboa, Spain Sat, 4/9- Sunset, Girona, Spain
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Fahir Atakoglu's "Live At Umbria Jazz" Featuring Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez & Alain Caron
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Fahir Atakoğlu's Live at Umbria Jazz Featuring Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez and Alain Caron Release Date: January 19, 2016 New 2016 Release Integrates Cuban Rhythms & Middle Eastern Melodies—World Tour Planned Fahir Atakoğlu releases his latest CD Live at Umbria Jazz (Far & Here label) on January 19, which is the 17th album in Fahir's vast catalogue of music with plans for a 2016 world tour underway. Atakoğlu has worked to blend his own native music ...
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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records Releases New Recordings From: Rob Garcia, John Chin & Gianni Gagliardi
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS Releases New Recordings From: ROB GARCIA, JOHN CHIN & GIANNI GAGLIARDI Available TODAY, May 27, 2014 BJURecords CD Release Celebrations: ROB GARCIA: May 31, Toronto, Canada @The Rex June 1 - Rochester, NY @Lovin' Cup June 4 - Boston, MA @The Bee Hive June 5 - Cambridge, MA @Beat Hotel June 19 - NYC @The Cornelia Street Cafe July 10 - Old Lyme, CT @The Side ...
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Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records To Release New Recordings From: Rob Garcia, John Chin & Gianni Gagliardi
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
"Brooklyn jazz is happening and those who venture across the bridge will be delighted by the hard-edged ethnically-flavored jazz that they find on the other side." —All About Jazz “...The spirit of the organization is firmly rooted in Brooklyn. All of the members reside there, and they wanted to give a nod to the vitality of its scene." —The Wall Street Journal BROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release New Recordings From: ROB GARCIA, JOHN CHIN & ...
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Josafat "Negro" Garcia
Instrument: Guitar, electric
Born: July 21, 1975
