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 Oscar Peñas's Profile |
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www.oscarpenas.com |
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| Location: | BROOKLYN, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 16, 2008 (517 days back) |
About Me |
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| Oscar Peñas has been playing the guitar for more than 25 years. He began his career at the age of ten. In Barcelona, his native city, he studied both, classical and jazz guitar at the Taller de Músics and performed in various amateur groups. He studied under prestigious professors, Vicenç Solsona, Sean Leavitt, Horacio Fumero, Mario and Jorge Rossy among others. In 1997 he moved to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music where he graduated cum laude in 1999. At Berklee he had the opportunity to study under the leadership of many great masters professors, among those were, Mick Goodrick, Jon Damian, Hal Crook, Luciana Souza and Ed Tomasi. Oscar returned to Spain in 2000, where he spent six years performingas a band leader and freelance musician in various Spanish jazz venues and festivals: Barcelona Jazz Festival, Mas I Mas Jazz Festival, Jamboree, Cova del Drac, Jazz Cava de Terrassa, Sunset, Be-bop, Bilbaina Jazz Club. In addition, he produced two records for the label Fresh Sound New Talent: “Astronautus” (2003), "The Return of Astronautus” (2006) and taught at his former school, Taller de Músics. Back in, Boston, U.S.A. he obtained a Master in Music with honor at the New England Conservatory of Music in 2007. He studied under Danilo Pérez, Charlie Banacos, Brad Shepik and Frank Carlberg, to name a few.Based in Brooklyn NYC, he is now appearing solo, as a part of The BOB Trio and leading the Oscar Peñas Group. | |
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Music:Member Since: 2/17/2007Band Website: oscarpenas.com Band Members: Oscar Penas (electric guitar), Guim G. Balasch (alto and soprano saxes), Jose Alberto Medina (fender rhodes), Paco Weht (bass) and Mariano Steimberg (drums) Influences: Ralph Towner, Pat Metheny, Jarrett from the 70's, Kenny Wheeler, Weather Report, Milton Nascimento, Guinga, Frisell, ECM... good music Sounds Like: ASTRONAUTUS? Record Label: Fresh Sound New Talent Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Jazz / Fusion / Other) |
My Friends |
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Sara Serpa, André Matos, Brian Landrus, Bridget Kearney, Javier Vercher, Mariano Steimberg, Jose Alberto Medina, Danilo Perez, Sean Levitt, Vicenç Solsona, BRAD SHEPIK, Gustavo Agatiello, Leo Genovese & the Chromatic Gauchos, Carrie Rodriguez, Alexis Cuadrado, Martin Taylor MBE, Esther Chamarro, Modern Bossa Band, Zsolt Bende, euclydes mattos, lito epumer, Nico Sánchez, Jaume Vilaseca, Valentín Somoza, Guim Garcia-Balasch, Marc Ayza, Rale Micic, Aruan Ortiz, Hooper Piccalero, Iván Rojas, Mario Rivero Falcón, Celia_Mur, Javier Alcántara, Fernando Vivaldi, Mariana Iranzi, DieGo LoPeZ CoLLiA, NONO
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