Pocho Lapouble
Pocho Lapouble | |
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 Carlos "Pocho" Lapouble | |
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| Birth name | Carlos Alberto Lapouble |
| Born | 1942 La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina |
| Died | 2009 (aged 66–67) Adrogué, Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, composer, arranger |
| Years active | 1959–2009 |
Pocho Lapouble (1942 — 2009) was an Argentine jazz drummer, composer and arranger.
Carlos Alberto Pocho Lapouble was born in La Plata. He and a group of local teens, including pianists Alberto Favero and Caco Álvarez, bassist Guri Baccaro, and trombonist Vicente Izzi, formed the La Plata Contemporary Jazz Group in 1959, performing together until 1968, and appearing in numerous university concerts and radio shows. He formed a trio with Favero and bassist Adalberto Cevasco, with whom he appeared in the contemporary music program at the Torcuato di Tella Institute in 1971, and in 1972 released his first album, Quinteplus, for EMI.[1]
Lapouble became a prominent arranger and musician in the theatre, notably for
He later joined renowned
Lapouble taught in his discipline from 2002 onwards in the Buenos Aires suburb of Monte Grande, and headed the jazz program at the Argentine Society of Music Education (SADEM) from 2004. On May 15, 2009, Lapouble suffered a stroke and died in an Adrogué clinic at age 67.[3]
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