Andres Prado
Andres Prado
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About Andres Prado
Andrés Prado, guitarist, composer and educator, was born in Lima, Perú in 1971. He studied classical guitar at the National Conservatoire of Music in Lima, jazz and Latin American guitar at the Avellaneda School of Popular Music in Buenos Aires and post-graduate studies in jazz guitar at Trinity College of Music in London. His music owes much however, to the rich and vibrant cultural mix, which is his homeland. Andean melodies, Creole waltzes, Afro-Peruvian rhythms are never far beneath the surface of his contemporary musical language. In 1996 he was invited to present his work as a composer in series of filmed conferences entitled “The Leading Contemporary Composers of Perú”. In 2002 he received three prestigious awards from Trinity College of Music in London, “The Isabel Bond Gold Medal Award” for best performer of the year, “The Montagu Cleeve guitar Prize” for best guitarist and the “Founders Prize” for excellence. He has performed in International Music Festivals like Cheltenham International Jazz Festival, Windsor Fringe Festival, Teignmouth Jazz Festival (England), First and Second International Jazz Festival of Arequipa, XIII International Jazz Festival of Lima, III Peruvian Jazz Festival and the XV International Guitar Festival in Lima (Perú). He has played and collaborated with musicians like Julian Arguelles, Steve Waterman, Phil Robson, Tony Roberts, Martin Joseph, David Miles (UK), John Butler, Jimmy Hamilton, Ingrid Jensen, Kevin Washington, Pete Whitman, Jeff Bailey, Spyro Gyra, Edward Perez (USA), Enrique Luna, Manongo Mujica, José Luis Madueño, Julio “Chocolate” Algendones (Perú) and many others. As an educator he has taught guitar and conducted Jazz and Latin American music workshops in schools and universities worldwide including The National Conservatoire of Music (Perú), Trinity College of Music, Eastleigh College, Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts and Brunel University (England). He is currently in Minnesota, USA, performing, teaching, recording and producing his music with RPM Records Inc. He is also a lecturer in perfromance and guitar instructor of McNallySmith College of Music
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