CHRISTOPHER GARCIA
North Indian tabla, South Indian ghatam, kanjira
Mexican olla, PAISTE suspended metals
Yaqui water drums, marimba
Christopher is a performer/composer/improviser who continues to garner popular and critical acclaim in 28 countries on 5 continents for his performances and original compositions for indigenous breath and percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico and India alongside either classical guitar, marimba, pedal harp, piano, violin, woodwind quintet and/or mixed chamber ensemble.
He attended CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS on a full scholarship to study the drumming of North India with Pandit Taranath Rao, John Bergamo, Leonice Shinneman, and Swapan Chaudhuri as well as 20th western percussion music involving percussion and chamber music including marimba and multiple percussion performances. He continues to be a frequently invited as a guest soloist to perform with chamber and symphonic orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas on instruments not usually associated with “western classical music”,including North Indian tabla, South Indian kanjira and ghatam, and Tlapan huehuetl, teponaztli, huilacapiztli, atecocolli and more.
He continues to compose, perform and record with
ANADIS MUSIC,
CONTINUUM,
MANRING/GARCIA with Michael Manning,
MEXCLA MUSIC, with guitarist Jeronimo Rajchenberg,
MEXICO TEMPORAL with pianist Pablo Lenero,
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS with harpist Tasha Smith Godinez,
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC with Alegria Garcia y Pablo Calogero,
and woodwind quintet QUINTETO LATINO.
GARCIA PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
with
JAZZ ARTISTS
Bobby Bradford's Mo'Tet, Alex Cline Ensemble, Nels Cline/ CG Duo,
Dan Clucas Lost Iguana Ensemble, CONTINUUM, Alex de Grassi, Michael Manring,
Don Preston/CG Duo and quartet, Rade Serbedzija and The New Cinema Band,
Harry Scorzo, G.E. Stinson, Dwight Trible, Michael Pierre Vlatkovich
ROCK ARTISTS
Under the Influences Trio with ex MEGADETH guitarist Mike Albert,
FRANK ZAPPA ALUMNUS - THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
WORLD MUSIC ARTISTS
George Abe, John Bergamo, Souhail Kaspar, Lost Tribes Infinite Expansion of Sound,
Mochizuki Takinojo, MEXCLA MUSIC, Musicantica, Flute Phani, Park Je Chun, Luis Perez IXONEZTLI,
Christopher Garcia’s QUARTETO NUEVO (1998 thru 2015), Ali Jihad Racy, Jxel Rajchenberg, Juan L. Sanchez,
L Shankar, Malik Sow, Miroslav Tadic, UCLA World Jazz Ensemble, Luis Villegas, ViolinVasu Devan
Solomon Maawad
CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES
The Ahn Trio, Artes Vocales, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra,
Bergen Filharmonik Orkester,, Cal Arts Percussion Ensemble, Garcia Godinez Duo,
InFlux Ensemble, Ipalipti Orchestra, Miss Azteca, Moscow Symphony, Oslo Camerata,
David Pritchard Guitar Trio, Quinteto Latino, Trondheim Solistene, UCLA Symphony Orchestra,
Ventura Master Chorale, Vio Vonik
christophergarciamusic.com/
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He attended CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS on a full scholarship to study the drumming of North India with Pandit Taranath Rao, John Bergamo, Leonice Shinneman, and Swapan Chaudhuri as well as 20th western percussion music involving percussion and chamber music including marimba and multiple percussion performances. He continues to be a frequently invited as a guest soloist to perform with chamber and symphonic orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas on instruments not usually associated with “western classical music”,including North Indian tabla, South Indian kanjira and ghatam, and Tlapan huehuetl, teponaztli, huilacapiztli, atecocolli and more.
He continues to compose, perform and record with
ANADIS MUSIC,
CONTINUUM,
MANRING/GARCIA with Michael Manning,
MEXCLA MUSIC, with guitarist Jeronimo Rajchenberg,
MEXICO TEMPORAL with pianist Pablo Lenero,
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS with harpist Tasha Smith Godinez,
FLOWER SONGS MUSIC with Alegria Garcia y Pablo Calogero,
and woodwind quintet QUINTETO LATINO.
GARCIA PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES
with
JAZZ ARTISTS
Bobby Bradford's Mo'Tet, Alex Cline Ensemble, Nels Cline/ CG Duo,
Dan Clucas Lost Iguana Ensemble, CONTINUUM, Alex de Grassi, Michael Manring,
Don Preston/CG Duo and quartet, Rade Serbedzija and The New Cinema Band,
Harry Scorzo, G.E. Stinson, Dwight Trible, Michael Pierre Vlatkovich
ROCK ARTISTS
Under the Influences Trio with ex MEGADETH guitarist Mike Albert,
FRANK ZAPPA ALUMNUS - THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
WORLD MUSIC ARTISTS
George Abe, John Bergamo, Souhail Kaspar, Lost Tribes Infinite Expansion of Sound,
Mochizuki Takinojo, MEXCLA MUSIC, Musicantica, Flute Phani, Park Je Chun, Luis Perez IXONEZTLI,
Christopher Garcia’s QUARTETO NUEVO (1998 thru 2015), Ali Jihad Racy, Jxel Rajchenberg, Juan L. Sanchez,
L Shankar, Malik Sow, Miroslav Tadic, UCLA World Jazz Ensemble, Luis Villegas, ViolinVasu Devan
Solomon Maawad
CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES
The Ahn Trio, Artes Vocales, Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra,
Bergen Filharmonik Orkester,, Cal Arts Percussion Ensemble, Garcia Godinez Duo,
InFlux Ensemble, Ipalipti Orchestra, Miss Azteca, Moscow Symphony, Oslo Camerata,
David Pritchard Guitar Trio, Quinteto Latino, Trondheim Solistene, UCLA Symphony Orchestra,
Ventura Master Chorale, Vio Vonik
christophergarciamusic.com/
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JOHN STEPHENS
Sarode,
sitar,
surbarar,
North Indian stringed instrument
Sarode,
sitar,
surbarar,
North Indian stringed instrument
John Stephens is a sitar, surbahar and sarode player based in Los Angeles. He earned his bachelor’s in music from Berklee College of Music (2006), majoring in Jazz Composition. After living in India for a year, he went on to earn his MFA in North Indian music at CalArts (2011). John continues to learn from maestro Ustad Aashish Khan, eldest son of Ustad Ali Akbar. Aashish Khan learned primarily from his grandfather, Baba Allauddin Khan, who was one of the most influential musicians in the history of Hindustani music, having taught Pandit Ravi Shankar, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, and many others. John began his training with Aashish Khan in 2009, after spending four years learning sitar from Pandit Amarnath Mishra in Banaras.
John is a performing musician, recording artist, music and podcast producer, and music educator. In addition to teaching privately, he is a regular teacher at the California State Summer School for the Arts, and substitute teacher for world music faculty at CalArts. He is also a published author on ancient Indian microtonal theory, and his article, “The Microtones of Bharata’s Natyashastra,” appears in Volume 6 of Analytical Approaches to World Music
He has given many North Indian classical performances for various occasions including concert programs, competitions, lecture/demonstrations, private concerts, holiday programs and film scores.
These include performances at Cornell University, Ithaca College, Pasadena City College, the 24th Annual Indian Music and Dance Competition at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the California Institute of the Arts, the Sangati Center, private recitals in Boston, Ithaca, Baltimore, Seattle, and Varanasi, India, and appearances as tanpura accompanist for Ustad Aashish Khan, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, and Sri Alam Khan at the annual Music Circle concerts,
the Ojai Music Festival and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where he is teaching and performing. He is a member of ASCAP and a teacher of North Indian classical music at the California State Summer School for the Arts as well as being a frequent composer/performer/collaborator with Christopher Garcia in ANADIS MUSIC.
johnloganstephens.com
John is a performing musician, recording artist, music and podcast producer, and music educator. In addition to teaching privately, he is a regular teacher at the California State Summer School for the Arts, and substitute teacher for world music faculty at CalArts. He is also a published author on ancient Indian microtonal theory, and his article, “The Microtones of Bharata’s Natyashastra,” appears in Volume 6 of Analytical Approaches to World Music
He has given many North Indian classical performances for various occasions including concert programs, competitions, lecture/demonstrations, private concerts, holiday programs and film scores.
These include performances at Cornell University, Ithaca College, Pasadena City College, the 24th Annual Indian Music and Dance Competition at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, the California Institute of the Arts, the Sangati Center, private recitals in Boston, Ithaca, Baltimore, Seattle, and Varanasi, India, and appearances as tanpura accompanist for Ustad Aashish Khan, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, and Sri Alam Khan at the annual Music Circle concerts,
the Ojai Music Festival and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
He currently resides in Los Angeles, CA where he is teaching and performing. He is a member of ASCAP and a teacher of North Indian classical music at the California State Summer School for the Arts as well as being a frequent composer/performer/collaborator with Christopher Garcia in ANADIS MUSIC.
johnloganstephens.com
PABLO CALOGERO
bansuri,
bass clarinet,
bass flute
soprano saxophone
tenor saxophone
A native New Yorker, multi-instrumentalist, composer, poet, and traveler
Calogero brings a unique sound, resonance and personality to each of his
breath instruments as well as a wealth of live performances, and recording
experiences, having traveled and performed in 4 continents featuring his playing
as both performer and composer.
Calogero has worked with some of the worlds greatest musical artists,
including
Rashied Ali, AQUI Y AHORA, Count Basie Orchestra, Mario Bauza
Dave Binney, Carla Bley, Anthony Braxton, Kenny Burrell,
Jaki Byard, CONTINUUM, Cosmic Vibrations, Christopher Garcia,
Dizzy Gillespie, Jerry Gonzales, Andy Gonzales, Oscar Hernandez,
Yusef Lateef, John Linberg, Dennis Mackrel, Bobby Matos, Bennie Maupin,
David Murray, Chico O'Farrill, Jazz at Lincoln Center Afro Latin Orchestra,
James Newton,Tito Puente,Adam Randolph,Phil Ranelin, Adam Rogers,
Dwight Trible, Bebo Valdez, Papo Vasquez,Patato Valdez
absorbing a broad range of musical styles and methods
www.pablocalogero.com/
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Calogero brings a unique sound, resonance and personality to each of his
breath instruments as well as a wealth of live performances, and recording
experiences, having traveled and performed in 4 continents featuring his playing
as both performer and composer.
Calogero has worked with some of the worlds greatest musical artists,
including
Rashied Ali, AQUI Y AHORA, Count Basie Orchestra, Mario Bauza
Dave Binney, Carla Bley, Anthony Braxton, Kenny Burrell,
Jaki Byard, CONTINUUM, Cosmic Vibrations, Christopher Garcia,
Dizzy Gillespie, Jerry Gonzales, Andy Gonzales, Oscar Hernandez,
Yusef Lateef, John Linberg, Dennis Mackrel, Bobby Matos, Bennie Maupin,
David Murray, Chico O'Farrill, Jazz at Lincoln Center Afro Latin Orchestra,
James Newton,Tito Puente,Adam Randolph,Phil Ranelin, Adam Rogers,
Dwight Trible, Bebo Valdez, Papo Vasquez,Patato Valdez
absorbing a broad range of musical styles and methods
www.pablocalogero.com/
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