Education

Hugo Fernandez
Hugo Fernandez
	Madrid,2015 Madrid,2015
Background information
Born	September 25, 1971 (age 52); Mexico City, Mexico
Genres	Jazz; Jazz Fusion;
Occupation(s)	Guitarist-Composer
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Origin Records
Website	hugofernandez.net

At the age of 18 he began to work professionally as a guitarist for Mexican pop artists. At the age of 23, he travelled to

Miguel Zenon, Lage Lund

, among others. In 1999 he returned to Mexico City and began teaching at the Academia de Musica Fermatta affiliated with the Berklee College of Music network. In 2003 he moved to New Orleans to study a master's degree in jazz studies under the tutelage of Steve Masakowski and Ed Petersen.

Career

In 2001 the Hugo Fernández Quartet was formed, having its first important concert in 2001 in the cycle "Cinco de Jazz" of the “Sala Ollin Yolitzli” with Pablo Prieto (drums), Luri Molina (double bass) and Sergio Galván (alto sax). The evolution of this project has been constant. In the early years, this group was aesthetically looking for the sound of "Bebop" music, and played a "

Jazz Standard" repertoire with original arrangements by Hugo Fernandez. They were then invited to the International Guitar Festival of the CNA (2002) and opened the concert of the international drummer Antonio Sanchez at the “Teatro de la Ciudad” (2003). During this period Hugo also collaborates with several jazz musicians based in Mexico City like: Magos Herrera

, Omar Aran, Alex Kautz, Iraida Noriega, Joe D'Etienne, Israel Cupich, Miguel Villicaña and Gabriel Puentes among others.

In 2006 he traveled to Madrid where he lived for 12 years. In his time in

Latin American music

and literature converged. In the 7 years together, they performed several concerts and recorded their album "Solitude".

With the singer from Granada, Celia Mur, he recorded "Amerikanda"^[3], a project that mixed Latin American folk music, with jazz and flamenco.

In Madrid, in 2013 Hugo recorded his first album as a leader. "Origenes"^[4] is recorded with: Ariel Bringuez (saxophones), Ander Garcia (double bass) and Mariano Steinberg (drums). Here, they included a selection of 7 original songs. Hugo’s compositions had different atmospheres and textures inspired by the energy of other musical genres, such as: pop, funk or classical music. With this project, Hugo is invited to close the jazz cycle "Por lo tanto Jazz" at the “Palacio de Bellas Artes”^[5] in Mexico City. In this period the quartet made several tours presenting their material in Mexico and Spain. Their next album "Cosmogram"

Downbeat Magazine. With this project Hugo makes several concerts in Spain and Mexico.^[8]

In September 2018 he recorded "Naualli" with a quintet conformed by: Julian Sanchez (trumpet), Ariel Bringuez (saxophones), Tomas Merlo (electric bass) and Marc Miralta (drums). This album was his more "experimental" and "electric", where the mixture of other musical styles were more evident and showed a very personal sonorous universe.

Current Projects

Hugo Fernandez The quartet/quintet focuses its repertoire on original material, where it continues to present the rich legacy of jazz, that is combined with classical music, pop rock,

Mexican composers

in order to review and reinterpret this music in a "jazz" context.

Navegantes[9] This project reunites five authors with very different stylistic perspectives. They share their authorship to propitiate a unity in their sound. Pedro Cortejosa (

Cadiz, Spain

- Saxophones) Joaquin Sanchez (Granada, Spain - Clarinets and Flutes) Javier Delgado (Seville, Spain - Double bass) Jimmy Weinstein (

USA

– Drums)

Jazz Discography

Naualli (Self Produced 2018) Hugo Fernandez Quintet
Cosmogram (Origin Records 2015) Hugo Fernández Quartet
Origenes (Self Produced 2012) Hugo Fernández Quartet
Amerikanda (2012) Celia Mur and Hugo Fernández
Solitude (2011) Cordelia

Relevant Tours and Concerts:

As a jazz player, he has collaborated in several projects playing in important festivals such as:

Circulo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), Madrid Jazz Festival, Granada Jazz Festival, University of Seville Jazz Festival, Jazz en el Centro (Gijón), JazzFermin (Pamplona

), Guatemala International Guitar Festival, among others.

Teaching Experience

He has contributed as an educator, teaching: Guitar, Modern Harmony, Arrangement, Ear-Training and has conducted ensembles or combos of jazz, pop and rock. He has created an original 3 year guitar method with 144 fix lessons.

In addition, he has taught masterclasses^[10] and taught in the following academies: Taller de Músicos (Madrid) - Pioneering jazz teaching school in Spain. He taught guitar and ensembles.

Elite Musical (Madrid) - Network of modern Brazilian music schools. Developed guitar materials for its 15 schools and taught guitar and music theory.

Fermatta Music Academy (CDMX) School within the Berklee College of Music Network. Developed the curriculum and materials for the school's harmony courses. He taught guitar, ensembles, harmony, arrangement, and ear training.

References

^ "Music, Press, Conciertos, Noticias". Hugo Fernandez Jazz Guitarist/ Guitarrista de Jazz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-02.
^ "Prensa". WEB CORDELIA (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ "Celia Mur & Hugo Fernández: 'Amerikanda' | DistritoJazz". www.distritojazz.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ Jazz, All About. "Hugo Fernandez: Origenes". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ Ópera, Coordinación de Música y. "Por lo tanto ... Jazz". www.musicayopera.bellasartes.gob.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ "Hugo Fernandez | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ Jazz, All About. "Hugo Fernandez: Cosmogram". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ Diariocrítico.com. "El guitarrista Hugo Fernández nos regala 'su' jazz más original y cosmopolita". Diariocrítico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.
^ "Hugo Fernandez Quintet "Navegantes" – CiudaDistrito". ciudadistrito.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
^ "Clase magistral con Hugo Fernández "Rudimentos del jazz para todos"". www.fundacionsgae.org (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-05.

External Links

Category:Berklee College of Music alumni Category:Jazz guitarists Category:Mexican guitarists Category:Musicians from Berlin‎ Category:Musicians from Mexico City

[1] "Music, Press, Conciertos, Noticias". Hugo Fernandez Jazz Guitarist/ Guitarrista de Jazz (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-02.

[2] "Prensa". WEB CORDELIA (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[3] "Celia Mur & Hugo Fernández: 'Amerikanda' | DistritoJazz". www.distritojazz.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[4] Jazz, All About. "Hugo Fernandez: Origenes". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[5] Ópera, Coordinación de Música y. "Por lo tanto ... Jazz". www.musicayopera.bellasartes.gob.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[6] "Hugo Fernandez | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[7] Jazz, All About. "Hugo Fernandez: Cosmogram". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[8] Diariocrítico.com. "El guitarrista Hugo Fernández nos regala 'su' jazz más original y cosmopolita". Diariocrítico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-03.

[9] "Hugo Fernandez Quintet "Navegantes" – CiudaDistrito". ciudadistrito.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[10] "Clase magistral con Hugo Fernández "Rudimentos del jazz para todos"". www.fundacionsgae.org (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-05.

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