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Gabriel Vicéns
Vicéns performing at the SFJAZZ Center, 2018
Vicéns performing at the SFJAZZ Center, 2018
Background information
Born (1988-03-16) March 16, 1988 (age 36)
OriginGuaynabo, Puerto Rico
GenresJazz, Experimental Music, Contemporary Classical Music
Occupation(s)Musician, Composer, Guitarist
InstrumentGuitar
LabelsSetola di Maiale [1] Inner Circle Music [2] Outside In Music [3] ZOHO Music [4]
Websitewww.gabrielvicens.com

Gabriel Vicéns (born March 16, 1988) is a guitarist and composer from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico currently living in New York City.[5]

He has recorded and/or performed with many renowned artists including bassist Eddie Gómez, David Sánchez, Alex Sipiagin, Miguel Zenón, Paoli Mejias, Will Vinson, and John Benitez. [6]

He was part of the guitar faculty at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico from 2012 to 2015 [7] and has released three albums as a leader: Point In Time (2012),[8][9][10][11] Days (2015) [12][13] and, The Way We Are Created (2021) [14][15][16] In 2020, he released as a co-leader the critically acclaimed debut album of the experimental ensemble from Puerto Rico, No Base Trio [17][18][19] under the radical label Setola di Maiale.

Vicéns received a B.M. degree in Jazz and Caribbean music studies from the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico in 2010. He then attended the Aaron Copland School of Music studying with Paul Bollenback, Luis Perdomo, and Antonio Hart, receiving his M.M. in 2017. Most recently, Vicéns is pursuing a D.M.A. at Stony Brook University, studying with Ray Anderson and Daria Semegen. [15][20][21] He has also studied with post-minimalist composer Lois V. Vierk and Puerto Rican composer Carlos Cabrer. Besides being a musician, Vicéns is also an active painter. He has shown his works in various venues in New York City and studies with Color Field painter Pat Lipsky at the historical Art Students League of New York. [22][23]

Discography

As leader

  • The Way We Are Created (Inner Circle Music, 2021)
  • Days (Inner Circle Music, 2015)
  • Point In Time (2012)

As co-leader

  • No Base Trio (Setola di Maiale, 2020)

As sideman

  • Pablo Campos - Enfoque (2019)
  • Jonathan Suazo - Each Other (2019)
  • Outside in Music, Vol. 3 - Live at Pinch Recording (Outside in Music, 2019)
  • Pasha Karchevsky - Hope (Inner Circle Music, 2018)
  • Fernando García Sextet - Guasábara Puerto Rico (ZOHO Music, 2018)
  • Joan Torres' All Is Fused - Of the Musical (2016)
  • Jonathan Suazo - Vital (2014)
  • Joan Torres' All Is Fused - The Beginning (2014)
  • 5 Esquinas - Tamarindo (2014)
  • Jonathan Suazo - Extracts of a Desire (2012)
  • Joan Torres' All Is Fused - Before (2012)
  • SM Quinteto - Historias, Cuentos y Canciones (2012)

References

  1. ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.setoladimaiale.net/catalogue/view/SM4180
  2. ^ "Gabriel Vicens". innercirclemusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Vicéns | Guitar". Outside in Music. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "ZohoMusic.com - Latin Jazz With A New York Vibe". www.zohomusic.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Gabriel Vicéns". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "www.gabrielvicens.com". www.gabrielvicens.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "Universidad Interamericana - Recinto Metro". www.metro.inter.edu. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  8. ^ Jazz, All About. "Gabriel Vicens: Point in Time". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "Gabriel Vicéns Point in Time Album Review". Guitar International. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  10. ^ "Gabriel Vicéns – Point in Time - Latin Jazz Network". latinjazznet.com. January 12, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  11. ^ "Critical Jazz". www.criticaljazz.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  12. ^ Jazz, All About. "Gabriel Vicéns: Days". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on November 29, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  13. ^ Gama, Raul Da (February 27, 2017). "Gabriel Vicéns Presents: Days".
  14. ^ {{cite web|url=https://ukvibe.org/album_reviews/gabriel-vicens/
  15. ^ a b Peña, Tomas (January 5, 2021). "In Conversation with Guitarist, Composer, Improviser, Painter Gabriel Vicéns". Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  16. ^ "Gabriel Vicéns – 'The Way We Are Created'". December 21, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  17. ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ecfe260b46e7e45193b45fb/t/5efa72604ba50510f1b04356/1593471590297/Screen+Shot+2020-06-20+at+5.29.38+PM.png
  18. ^ Dbarbiero, ~ (July 9, 2020). "AMN Reviews: No Base Trio – s/t [Setola di Maiale]". Retrieved January 28, 2021. {{cite web}}: |first= has numeric name (help)
  19. ^ "No Base Trio - s/t/ (Setola di Maiale, 2020) ****".
  20. ^ Kamins, Richard B. (January 7, 2021). "Step Tempest: The Joys of the Duo + The Rhythms Lead the Guitarist". Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  21. ^ Jazz, All About. "Gabriel Vicéns: A Growing Voice In Jazz article @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  22. ^ http://steptempest.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-joys-of-duo-rhythms-lead-guitarist.html
  23. ^ https://jazzdelapena.com/interviews/in-conversation-with-guitarist-composer-improviser-painter-gabriel-vicens/
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