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Gabriel Vivas

Born in El Paso, Texas in 1969 and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Gabriel Vivas began his career as a bass player at the age of 17. In 1990 he moved to Florida and attended The University of Miami where he received his B.A. in Studio Music and Jazz Performance. Since then he has worked with many artists including legendary Tito Puente, Claudio Roditi, Dave Valentin, Dave Liebman, Pancho Cespedes, Sammy Figueroa, Patato Valdez, Shakira, Chayanne, Othello Molineux, Nestor Torres, Ilan Chester, Antonio Adolfo, and has been touring with Yanni around the world since 2008. In 2007 Gabriel Vivas was grammy nominated in the Latin Jazz category for his collaboration as a writer and producer for Sammy Figueroa's album entitled "The Magician." Based in New York, Gabriel Vivas records and performs both the acoustic and electric basses and has written and produced two solo albums: "Low Registers" (2006) and "Ninth Life" (acoustic project 2012).

CACHAI

By Anibal Rojas

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2020
Track listing: 1. A Day Before Valentine 2. Cachai 3. Fight of the FSM 4. Otis FX 5. Stay I 6. The Midnight Zone 7. Chilingro 8, Beautiful Insanity 9. I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today

Summer Samba Wave

By Benny Brydern

Label: ConSordino Music
Released: 2019

Sammy Figueroa & His Latin Jazz Explosion: Urban Nature

by Edward Blanco
November 6, 2011

Urban Nature blends elements of modern jazz fusion with percussive Latin jazz rhythms in a highly charged session from master percussionist Sammy Figueroa and his Latin Jazz Explosion. The two previous recordings with this very same group, The Magician (Savant, 2007) and And Sammy Walked In (Savant, 2005), both garnished Grammy nominations for the Best Latin ...

Silvano Monasterios: Unconditional

by Dan Bilawsky
June 30, 2011

The word “unconditional" is often associated with love, referencing the feeling that parents have for their children and pets have for their owners, but the word itself isn't limited to use on this topic. In fact, the very meaning of “unconditional" actually addresses a lack of limitations or constraints, as does the music on pianist Silvano ...

Healing Intentions

By Daryll Dobson

Label: String Theory
Released: 1996