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Carlitos Medrano

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Carlos Medrano born in Havana, Cuba, began his musical studies by  teaching himself to play Bongos and Congas using traditional  Cuban  music and Rumba  as his guide. After a few years of studying,  experience, and having participated in folkloric musical projects and  timba, also known as Cuban Salsa, he decided to  broaden his musical knowledge by beginning a course of musical studies in the Escuela de Superacion Profesional de Arte “Felix Varela y Morales” where he began to create his foundation for Latin Jazz fusion within other musical projects in Cuba. He remembers with great satisfaction  and happiness having been a student of famous international Cuban percussionists  such as Jose Antonio Oviedo, Ignacio Jarabe Martinez, Eliel Lazo Linares,  Yaroldy Abreu, José Luis Quintana, also known as Changuito. He  has also had the satisfaction of meeting some of the finalists of the International Barreto en Memorian competition in Havana, Cuba also known as  La Fiesta del Tambor in 2005. He had the opportunity to play in several ‘Big Bands’ directed by Jorge Luis Triana for the inauguration and participation of the International Jazz Festival “ Jazz Plaza “ in Havana  Cuba. He worked with Cuban saxophonist, Orlando Sanchez, also known as Cuba Jazz, Danay Bautista, Bobby Carcases. Before arriving to the United  States in March 2008, he  worked with a well- known pianist from Cuba, Alexis Bosch. Since then, he has been working with several bands in Sonoma County  (Batacha and Carlos Herrera Band) and the Bay Area (Pellejo Seco, Delbert Bump & Sazil Band, Yancie Taylor, Jesus Diaz & Latin  Ensemble, Boleros y Mas, Ruben Gonzalo, T-Mambo, Mision Barrio Project, Fito  Reinoso, Tito y su Son de  Cuba). The Canadian folk band The Duhks. Performances include: San Jose Jazz Festival; 2009 Cuba Caribe Festival held in San Francisco celebrating Cuban folklore; the 2010 San Francisco Carnival;  2011 Benecia Jazz Festival and Russian  River Jazz and Blues Festival, and the 2013 Santa Rosa Junior College Cuban Music and Film Festival, Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Yoshi's Jazz Club. 

 

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  • About US
    • Carlitos Biography
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    • SDMC Trio Quartet or Quintet
    • The Viñales Project Afro - Cuban Jazz
    • Press
  • Shows
  • Purchase CD
  • Gallery
    • Video
  • Lessons
  • Contact
  • Traveling To Cuba