15. JUEVES, 3 DE JULIO. CONCIERTO 8: JERRY GONZÁLEZ, JAVIER COLLINA Y GUILLERMO MCGILL

Parador de Cuenca, 20:30 h. 

Concierto 8

Jerry González (trompeta), Javier Colina (contrabajo) y Guillermo McGill (batería)

Entrada a los dos conciertos: 10 euros

Concierto AIEnruta (AIE)

JERRY GONZÁLEZ

​Jerry González (b. New York)

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One of the leading figures in the world of Latin Jazz, trumpeter/conguero Jerry González is well known for his years of experience with jazz giants such as Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner and Jaco Pastorius and Latin music greats Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri, as well as founding member of "Conjunto Libre" and "Grupo Folklórico y Experimental Nuevayorquino", but it is as leader of Jerry González and the Fort Apache Band that his status as one of the music’s most innovative voices and the greatness of his artistic vision became widely recognized.

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The legendary "Fort Apache Band", has been active for over three decades, with Jerry González on trumpet and congas, his brother Andy González on bass, Larry Willis on piano, Joe Ford on saxophone and Steve Berrios on drums. Over the years other members have been Carter Jefferson, John Stubblefield, Kenny Kirkland, Steve Turré and Victor Jones. ​

The ensemble's first two albums were recorded live at European jazz festivals: “The River is Deep” (1982) and “Obatalá” (1988). In 1989, the band recorded the groundbreaking “Rumba Para Monk”, named album of the year by the French Academie du Jazz. That year the group was voted the Word Beat Group of the Year in DownBeat's 55th Annual Readers Poll. After that, they recorded “Earthdance” (1991), “Moliendo Cafe” (1992) and the three Grammy nominated albums “Crossroads” (1994), “Pensativo” (1995) and “Firedance” (1996). On the heels of these Grammy nominations, the ensemble was awarded the Beyond Group of the Year by both DownBeat Magazine's Readers and Critics Polls in 1995 and 1996 and won the award for Best Jazz Group in Playboy Magazine's Readers Poll for 1997. In 1998, the ensemble swept the Latin jazz category at the New York Jazz Awards, winning both the Industry and Journalist Polls. In 1999, the group again swept the Critics and Readers Polls for Beyond Group of the Year in DownBeat Magazine. In 2003, they released “Rumba a Buhaina”, a tribute to Art Blakey.



Following his portrayal in the critically acclaimed documentary “Calle 54” from the Oscar awarded filmmaker Fernando Trueba, González’s fame took international proportions. After a trip to Spain in support of the film, finding Spanish people reaction to his music enticing and the European environment  more hospitable than the post 9-11 New York home, he decided to settle there even visiting the U.S regularly.

In Spain he became one of the pioneers of the fusion between Latin Jazz and flamenco. His years there have resulted in numerous productive collaborations with Spanish musicians such as Paco de Lucía, Chano Domínguez, Javier Colina, Diego “El Cigala”, Jorge Pardo and Enrique Morente. With the release of the Grammy and Latin Grammy nominated “Jerry González y Los Piratas del Flamenco” (2004), featuring the guitarist Niño Josele, the percussionist Israel Suárez “El Piraña” and the renowned vocalist Diego “El Cigala”, González introduced a radically new sound, innovatively fusing jazz and flamenco. From duo (A Primera Vista with Federico Lechner) to large ensembles (Music for Big Band with Miguel Blanco) each new recording by the trumpeter/conguero has represented another distinctive trail on the world music map.

In recent years, González's most consistent work has been as the leader of his Madrid based quartet "El Comando de la Clave", as head on the recently released self titled Sunnyside CD, named 2011 Latin Jazz Album of the Year by Downbeat's Ted Panken and nominated to the Latin Grammy Awards 2012. Featuring Cuban émigrés electric bassist/vocalist Alain Pérez, pianist Javier Massó "Caramelo" and drummer Kiki Ferrer, each one an innovative stylist who has contributed to the development of the group's character, which the leader describes as being by the rhythmic roots of Los Muñequitos de Matanzas and the jazz intensity of John Coltrane.



Jerry González has played with musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Jaco Pastorius, McCoy Tyner, Chet Baker, Israel López “Cachao”, Woody Shaw,  Tony Williams, Larry Young, Ray Barretto, Freddie Hubbard, Archie Shepp, George Benson, Bobby Paunetto, Papo Vázquez, "Chocolate" Armenteros, Abbey Lincoln, Hilton Ruíz, Paquito D’Rivera, Chico and Arturo O’Farrill, "Chombo" Silva, Rubén Blades, Steve Turre, Chico Freeman, James Moody, The Beach Boys, Rashied Ali, Famoudou Don Moyé, Paco de Lucía, Enrique Morente, Raimundo Amador, Concha Buika, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Javier Limón, Diego "El Cigala", Javier Colina, Calle 13, Andrés Calamaro, Martirio, Los Papines, Rubén González, Orquesta Aragón de Cuba, Irakere, Orquesta Nacional de Jazz de España and Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra.

He has been part of the Grammy Awarded albums: "On Broadway" (Tito Puente), "Unfinished Masterpiece" (Eddie Palmieri), "Turning Point" (McCoy Tyner) and "Journey" (McCoy Tyner) and the Latin Grammy Awarded albums "Picasso en mis Ojos" (Diego "El Cigala") and Cositas Buenas (Paco de Lucía).

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JAVIER COLINA

Javier Colina está considerado uno de los mejores contrabajistas de la escena actual; se inició en este instrumento de forma autodidacta tras haberse dedicado al estudio del piano, acordeón o guitarra de forma autodidacta también. Su carrera le ha llevado a tocar junto a músicos consagrados en el mundo del jazz como George Cables, Tete Montoliu, Chucho Valdés, Jerry González, Perico Sambeat o Jorge Pardo. Fuera del panorama jazzístico ha colaborado con músicos de flamenco como Tomatito, El Bola, Pepe Habichuela, Diego El Cigala o Enrique Morente, y ha experimentado con el sonido cubano, acompañando al contrabajo a Compay Segundo, Pancho Amat o a Bebo Valdés en su trabajo Lágrimas Negras, o en una semana de actuaciones grabadas en directo en el disco Bebo Valdés y Javier Colina live at the Village Vanguard, en Nueva York. Asimismo ha realizado colaboraciones puntuales con Giovanni Hidalgo, Pat Metheny, Michel Camilo o Toumani Diabaté entre otros. Ha obtenido numerosos premios en reconocimiento a su trabajo. Ha publicado Si te contara, un disco donde mezcla jazz con sonidos cubanos, acompañando a Pancho Amat, maestro del tres, la pequeña guitarra cubana. Con el Colina Miralta Sambeat CMS Trio ya ha publicado dos discos con gran éxito de crítica y público y ha realizado conciertos por todo el mundo. En 2010 presentó el disco Colina-Serrano Project, con el armonicista Antonio Serrano, donde de nuevo estaban presentes la fusión y los ritmos latinoamericanos. Su último trabajo como líder es En la imaginación, con la cantante catalana Sílvia Pérez Cruz, una revisión de clásicos de la música cubana, seleccionados y arreglados por el contrabajista navarro.

GUILLERMO MCGILL

Guillermo McGill (Montevideo, 1965) es un percusionista y baterista uruguayo de jazz, afincado en Barcelona desde los doce años de edad.

Comenzó tocando con la banda del Taller de Musics de Barcelona, cuando aún era un adolescente, época en la que obtuvo tres veces seguidas el primer premio en el Concurso Nacional de Jazz para Jóvenes Intérpretes.¹ Ha tocado con músicos de jazz internacionales, entre los que destacan Kenny Wheeler, Tete Montoliu, Wallace Roney, Wynton Marsalis, Barry Harris, John Abercrombie, David Binney, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Paolo Fresu, Dave Liebman, Perico Sambeat, Joe Pass, Marc Johnson y muchos otros.
Su mayor proyección, sin embargo, la ha conseguido en grupos o con artistas de fusión flamenca, especialmente tras su colaboración como miembro del grupo del pianista gaditano Chano Domínguez, con el que ha grabado varios discos. Ya en 1986, cuando se traslada a Madrid, comienza a tocar con la Compañía de Baile Flamenco de Manuela Vargas,² También ha colaborado como percusionista, con cantaores de flamenco, como Enrique Morente, Esperanza Fernández, o Ana Salazar, a la que produjo un disco en 2003, y con músicos de fusión flamenca como Juan Manuel Cañizares, Carles Benavent o Jorge Pardo.
Como líder, ha publicado cinco álbumes: Los sueños y el tiempo (1999), Cielo(2002), Oración (2005), Tan cerca (2008) y "The Art of Respect" (2013), este último junto a Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie y George Mraz.