Benjamín Brea
Benjamín Brea | |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet |
| Years active | 1956–2014 |
| Website | musicavenezuela |
Benjamín Brea (18 September 1946 – 23 April 2014) was a Spanish-born Venezuelan musician, arranger and teacher, mostly associated with
Career
Born Benjamín Arsenio Brea Constenla in Galicia, Spain, he moved with his parents to Venezuela in the early 1960s. He received formal music training in Caracas and graduated under Vicente Emilio Sojo in the José Ángel Lamas school of music. Brea started his professional career in 1962, playing saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet, and bass clarinet.[2]
After playing with local dance bands, he remained and performed on
Despite working as a sideman in recording sessions, Brea released only three albums. His first solo album, Another Point of View, was released in 1995 and consists of
His second album, Un Viejo Amor, is a more romantic offering and less jazzy, while Christmas Saxes was a production made by him alone, recording the soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophone tracks in counterpoint with the aid of engineer Javier Alquati. This last album is a compilation of traditional Christmas songs from Venezuela and beyond.[3]
He organized a jazz band and was a staff member at the El Hatillo Jazz Festival, which is an annual event celebrated in the small town of
In January 2014, Brea fainted while attending a rehearsal and was moved to a hospital in Caracas, where he was diagnosed with stomach cancer. He died on 23 April 2014, at the age of 67.[5]
Discography
References
- ISBN 978-980-6428-03-4
- ^ Enciclopedia de la Música en Venezuela
- ^ a b c d "Benjamin Brea: Biography and Discography". Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Mipunto.com El Hatillo Jazz Festival Archived 2012-02-13 at the Wayback Machine (2006; in Spanish); accessed 25 April 2014.
- ^ Notice of death of Brea, eluniversal.com, 24 April 2014; accessed 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Siempre Seremos Ninos - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
External links
- Reflexiones del Jazz en Venezuela por Benjamin Brea (Spanish)
- Rock hecho en Venezuela : El Medio Evo (Spanish)
- Rock hecho en Venezuela : Frank Quintero (Spanish)
- Anapapaya : El Pavo Frank article (Spanish)
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