Ximo Tebar
Ximo Tebar | |
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Background information | |
Born | Valencia Spain | March 30, 1963
Genres | jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | guitar |
Website | ximotebar |
Ximo Tebar (March 30, 1963 in Valencia) is a Spanish jazz musician (guitar, composition).[1]
Life and works
Tebar started taking guitar lessons at the age of seven. His first music genre was flamenco. At the age of 15, he was attracted to Brazilian music. When he was 17, he decided to take up a career in the professional music and founded his own Jazz Group. He won with his group the international competition of the jazz festival Getxo in 1990. In 1989, he played as the representative of Spain in the big band of EBU.[2]
Since then, Tebar made regularly international tours with his band or as a
With IVAM jazz ensemble, founded on the initiative of the Museum of Modern Art in Valencia, Tebar merged Erik Satie's music with flamenco jazz. He has collaborated also with Joc Fora, Ricardo Belda, Lou Bennett (Now Hear My Meaning), Presuntos Implicados, Roque Martinez and David Pastor.
Awards and honors
Tebar as a soloist and as a member of this group was awarded Muestra Nacional de Jazz by the ministry of Culture in 1989 and 1990. His group won the competition of Getxo in 1990. In 2001 and 2002, his band was awarded Premio Jazz Promusics as the best group. The album Homepage achieved this award again in 2001. In 2007, he was appreciated by the award for extraordinary performance in the field of jazz education of the International Association for Jazz Education.
Discography
- Live in Russia (DM 1991)
- Hello Mr. Bennett (DM, 1993)
- Son Mediterraneo (WEA, 1995)
- So What! (WEA, 1997)
- Homepage (WEA, 1998)
- Goes Blue (Nuevos Medios, 2001)
- Anis Del Gnomo (Omix, 2002)
- Te Kiero Con K (Omix, 2002)
- Embrujado (Omix, 2003)
- The Champs (Sunnyside, 2004)
- Eclipse (Sunnyside, 2006)
- Steps (Omix, 2008)
- Celebrating Erik Satie (Xabia Jazz, 2009)
- A Jazzy World Christmas (Omix, 2010)
References
- ^ Grove Music Online – The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2003 (2. Auflage)
- ^ "Sunnyside Records: Artists: Ximo Tebar". www.sunnysiderecords.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.