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Lasse Mørck

Born: February 10, 1989

Lasse Mørck is a Danish double bassist and composer trained in Copenhagen’s vibrant jazz scene. A key figure in contemporary Scandinavian jazz, he has collaborated with leading European musicians such as Snorre Kirk, Tobias Wiklund and Jakob Dinesen, and has also spent two years in Mexico working with prominent jazz artists.

He has participated in over twenty recording projects and released four albums as a bandleader, earning Best Album of the Year (2017) and Best Young Composer in Denmark (2018). His work has been presented across Europe, Mexico, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States, blending tradition with a contemporary jazz vision.

Troker

Active since: November 20, 2004

Troker is a world-class band with a distinctive groove that mixes jazz, rock, funk, and  Mexican traditional music; their electric and eclectic energy can bring an audience to its feet.

A contemporary expression of the Mexican music scene, with a sound that travels between the sublime and dangerous. That is why if Salvador Dalí ever made a heist movie, they would have been the perfect soundtrack. Sound is surreal.

“Noisy, chaotic, sprawling, messy, and altogether wonderful”:
- All About Jazz.

With the goal of creating mesmerizing rhythms and present unrepeatable live act experiences, Troker have toured in 19 countries, giving more than than 150 concerts abroad.

Juan Alzate Nuñez

Born: August 14, 1965

Juan Alzate is considred one of the most important jazz saxophone players and educator in Mexico and in Latin-America countries, he was teaching at Conservatorio de Las Rosas, Michoacan State University and Escuela DIM at Mexico City, now he is teaching at Queretaro State University at Fine Arts School and Guanajuato University and give masterclasses and concerts around Mexico and other Latin-American countries he studied at Escuela Popular de Bellas Artes, Conservatorio de Las Rosas and Berklee College in Boston where his teachers included Jim Odgren, Bill Pierce, Hal Crook, and studied privately with Jerry Bergonzi

Hugo Fernandez

Born: September 25, 1971

The Hugo Fernandez Quartet mainly perform original "modern jazz" compositions, inspired by the richness of the jazz legacy and the energy of other genres such as pop/rock, classical and folk.

HUGO FERNANDEZComposer and guitarist that lives in Berlin, Germany. Native from Mexico City and Madrid, Spain, where he lived for 12 years.He has a Bachelor in Music from Berklee College of Music (Boston) and a Masters Degree from the University of New Orleans.As a leader has played his music in numerous venues in Europe and America.His last album "Cosmogram" is part of the prestigious American record label Origin Records and was selected by "Downbeat Magazine" as one of the best albums in 2015, with positive reviews by other specialised media as "Jazztimes", "All About Jazz" and "Rollingstone Magazine"