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CAMERATA FLAMENCO PROJECT
Camerata is born out of the encounter and fusion of very different musical styles such as flamenco, jazz, tango or
classical music. Its member´s professional experiences and diverse backgrounds helped them to create a very
personal sound, full of the complicity, energy and passion that so defines Flamenco music.
In 2004, Camerata Flamenco Project, formed by Pablo Suárez (piano), José Luis López (cello) y Ramiro Obedman
(flute /saxo) made its debut at the “Singapore Arts Festival”. Since then, Camerata has performed at major
musical festivals as New York´s Taller Latino, Madrid´s La Noche en Blanco, Suma Flamenca and its International
Jazz Festival, Castilla y León´s Festival de las Artes, Palma de Mallorca´s Certámen de Jazz and Dublin´s I
International Flamenco Festival, amongst others.
In 2006 they released their album “Burlador”, a work in collaboration with guitar player Jesús Torres, for a Rafaela
Carrasco´s show performed in New York. In 2011 they recorded their second album “Entre Corrientes” and in
2012, their latest work, “Avant-Garde”, was first released at Madrid´s XXIX jazz festival. The album´s suggestive
title being the ensemble´s declaration of principles on Contemporary Flamenco.
2013 has seen them performed in Avignon, Bolonia and Madrid .
They have also been invited by choreographer Rafaela Carrasco to collaborate in her show “Con la música en otra
parte”, performed at the Jerez XVII Festival and Madrid´s Teatro Compac.
SHOWS:
“IMPRESSIONS”
(TRIO: PIANO, CELLO, FLUTE)
“ENTRE CORRIENTES” (QUINTET +DOUBLE BASS, DRUMS)
“AVANT-GARDE” (SEPTET +SING, DANCE)
“Flamenco de Vanguardia”
PRESS
La Republica Cultural
Camerata´s charming percussions together with Camerata´s other suggestive instruments,
piano, cello, double bass, flute, saxo..., conform a powerful and subtle ensemble that makes
the public get hooked on the its surprising and powerful combinations of jazz, flamenco and
classical music.
Concha González – laRepúblicaCultural.es
AMERICA ECONOMICA INTERNACIONAL
Camerata Flamenco Project: “Gran música sin ataduras”
”Camerata´s work where its jazz and classical roots get transformed into a grand music with
no boundaries and intrinsically intertwined by flamenco”.
Rafael Alba.americaeconomica.com
FLAMENCO WORLD
And so Camerata Flamenco Project was born!. Having flamenco as its main influence, the
ensemble makes the most out of the diverse musical backgrounds of its members, such as
jazz, classical music and flamenco. “The structure is that of flamenco but, luckily, we feed off
many other elements”, they are keen to emphasise.
Silvia Calado Flamenco World
DISTRITO JAZZ
“In its latest work, “Avant-Garde”, Camerata Flamenco Project offers music that understands of o stylistic borders , and where the influences of jazz, classical music and tango combine and fuse around its deep flamenco roots“
José Manuel Pérez Rey .DistritoJazz.Com
HIFILIVE.ES
“An interesting work by Camerata Flamenco Project, where jazz and flamenco flavours are masterly
combined. It,inevitably, evokes previous similar works by artists like Vince Mendoza and his Jazzpaña, and Renaud Garcia-Fons…”
Jaime Silva,HiFi Live.es
Chalaura.com
“Watch out for Camerata! As the concept of flamenco chamber music goes in its direction”…
Pablo San Nicasio Ramos
eldiario.es
Flamenco dancer Rafaela Carrasco presented her “Con la música en otra parte”, a show of “varieté
flamenco” with the special collaboration of Camerata Flamenco Project. It was the perfect finale for
the Original Flamenco Festival at the Teatro Compac Gran Vía in Madrid ….
reporterosjerez.com
A show with an intense musical accent…and a performance that, by the attending public´s reaction, also fulfilled all expectations by large …
elpais.com
‘Camerata Flamenco Project. A flamenco ensemble with five solvent and experienced musicians,
who are joined by two of the most creative guitar players out of the flamenco scene. With such exciting ingredients, quality music seemed guaranteed, and so it was.’
Fermín Lobatón Jerez. elpais.com
Pablo Suarez,piano
Pablo began his musical studies in Barcelona with Rosario Vilanova, later studying at the Taller de Músics in
Barcelona.
In 1995, he moved to Madrid, where he has, since, focused professionally on flamenco.
He is in much demand as interpreter, composer and musical director for a number of important flamenco
performers and companies, including:
Adrián Galia, Eva Yerbabuena, Yoko Komatsubara, Rafael Amargo, Cristina Hoyos, Rafaela Carrasco, Andrés
Marín and Carmen Linares.
More recently, he has worked in collaboration with other artists such as Rafael Jiménez ‘Falo’, Paco del Pozo,
Cano, Antonio Rey, Los Macarines, Nacho Arimany, Jesús Torres, José Luis López, Jesús Corbacho and Carmen Linares, amongst others.
He has contributed in many great artists CD albums: Rafael Jiménez ”Falo“,- El Cante en Movimiento, Paco
del Pozo - Vestido de Luces, Juan Antonio Suarez “Cano” – Son de Ayer, Antonio Rey - A Través de Ti, Los
Macarines (flamenco pop), Nacho Arimany (percussion) – Silence, Light, Jesús Torres - Viento del Norte,
Jose Luis Lopez - Soleando Suite, Jesús Corbacho -Debajo del Romero, Carmen Linares - Remembranzas
Jose Luis Lopez Fernandez,cello
Born in Madrid, José Luis studied cello and chamber music and in 1990 won First Prize for Interpretation in
the Certamen de Música Madrid Joven 90 and Nomination for awards MAX as best Musical composition for
stage show for “A PIE” 2014.
He continued his training with Mikhail Khomitser, professor of music at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in
Moscow, and became a professor at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Salamanca.
Deeply interested in the complexity and richness of flamenco, he has collaborated in recordings and taken
part in such festivals as Seville´s Bienal of Flamenco, Festival de Jerez, Grec de Barcelona, International Festival of Dance of Kuopio, Winterturer Music Festwochen, Printemps de Bourges, Festival de la Guitarra de
Córdoba and Singapore Arts Festival.
He has also worked with a number of extraordinary flamenco artists, such as José Monje ‘Viejín’, Lole Montoya, Jose Antonio Galicia, Paco del Pozo, Niña Pastori, Juan Ramirez, Merche Esmeralda, Lola Greco, Adrián
Galia, Rafael Amargo, Compañía Andaluza de Danza, Lola Greco and Manuel Reyes.
In 2002, he received the award for best original dance music, at the eleventh Certamen Internacional de Coreografía de Flamenco y Danza Española, in Madrid. José Luis has also worked as an artistic director and has
contributed to several films, including Salomé by Carlos Saura.
2010 / 2013 performances
- As solo artist in Rafaela Carrasco tour, “Gira Flamenco Festival” E.E.U.U. 2012.
- Rafael Riqueni´s “Parque de María Luisa” album launch at the Lope de Vega Theatre, Sevilla.
- José Sacristán´s National Tour with the play “Yo soy Don Quijote” 2012/2013.
- Daniel Doña´s Show “A pie”. Premiered in February 2013.
Ramiro Obedman, saxophone/flute
Born in Argentina in 1971, Ramiro moved to Madrid where he studied saxophone and flute, piano, harmony
and composition.
He travelled extensively throughout Spain, Argentina and Cuba, studying at various institutions (La Escuela
de Música Creativa, La Facultad de Musica de La Plata, El Instituto Superior de Arte ISA) under a number of
distinguished Masters (M. Escribano, B. Lopardo, H. Samela, Andres Alen and Javier Salva to name a few).
Professionally, he has worked across a variety of musical styles including:
- Jazz, (EMC Latin Big Band, Aberhai, J. Camacho Quintet, Walkin Sax Quartet, Hispasax Quartet, La Nueva
Orleans Jazz Band, Missing Stompers, Swing Band, Swing Big Band, AIE All Stars Blues Band, Pepe Sanchez
Big Band, Santiago de la Muela Big Band, Swingtet, and bands of their own such as the Juan Cuacci-Ramiro
Obedman Duo and the Ramiro Obedman Quartet)
- Latin Music, (La Unica, Tipico Caribe, Centro Havana Band with Octavio Cotan, Montuno, Havana Conection, Wawa Banda)
- Soul, Reggae and Ska, (Cool Jerks, Patricia Kraus, Laurel Aitken, Malarians, Desacato Dada)
-World Music (Rasha, Afrobrass, etc…)
-Tango (Juan Cuacci Quinteto, Susana Rinaldi, etc…)
-Musicals (Broadway For Children, Cia. Musikanz, Off Broadway and Victor or Victoria alongside Paloma
San Basilio, for the Stage Music, Quisiera Ser by the Dúo Dinámico, Grease-Butaca Stage)
From 1996, he began working with a number of distinguished flamenco companies, this style of music becoming his main focus, both professionally and artistically. He has, then worked with Adrian Galia, Rafaela
Carrasco, Nuevo Ballet Español, Antonio Marquez, Manolete and numerous other dancers. In addition, he
has collaborated with flamenco singers of the caliber of Montse Cortes, Paco del Pozo and others. He performed in the show Nuevas Generaciones by Cristina Hoyos.
Additionally, Ramiro produces and composes music for documentaries, advertising, dance and theatre. He is
also featured on albums by Antonio Rey Grupo, Makarines, Lila Horowitz and the Juan Cuacci Quintet.
Karo Sampela, percussion
Karo is a Finnish percussionist and drummer currently based in Madrid. His training included piano, drums
and percussion in the Länsi-Pirkanmaa and Pirkanmaa schools of music, and the Pop & Jazz Conservatory of
Helsinki.
Karo has been working as a drummer and percussionist since 1992, participating in various recordings and
tours with diverse artists around Europe and Africa.
On the flamenco scene, Karo has worked with José Torres Trío, Camerata Flamenco Project, Nuevo Ballet
Español and Compañía Kaari Martin to name a few.
José Miguel Garzón, double bass, electric bass
José Miguel (‘Josemi’) studied double bass at the Conservatorio Padre Antonio Soler in El Escorial (Madrid). After graduating, José Miguel became a double-bass teacher at the Conservatorio de Ferraz, in Madrid.
He also studied aural training with Hebe Onesti and double bass and improvisation at the Taller de Músicos
and the Escuela de Música Creativa de Madrid.
He has been a member of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Estudiantes de la Comunidad de Madrid (OECM).
In 1986, Josemi joined La Barbería del Sur and later worked and toured with such flamenco greats as Carmen Linares, Enrique Morente, Diego ‘el Cigala’, Montse Cortés, Antonio Canales, Joaquín Cortés and Israel
Fernández.
He has also performed and toured with Sergio Dalma, Donna Hightower, Mónica Naranjo and Enrique
Heredia, also participating in many jazz festivals and club sessions with Abdu Salim, Ron Jackson, Norman
Hogue, Jorge Pardo, Román Filiú, Santiago de la Muela, Israel Sandoval and Jocelin Medina.
Josemi has worked in the television industry and participated on several film soundtracks.
He has recently worked on the show tours of Estrella Morente and Dulce Pontes.
Jóse Miguel has investigated and promoting the inclusion of the double bass in the flamenco music, for
more than twenty years.
He has also composed and produced a music collection for chlidren, “Músicas del Mundo”.
He regularly tours alongside La Barbería del Sur, Antonio Canales, Joaquín Cortés, Carmen Linares, Estrella
Morente y Dulce Pontes, Enrique Morente, Pasión Vega, Guadiana, Sergio Dalma, María Toledo, Mónica
Naranjo, Moncho, Bobby Martínez, Alí Kathabb, Flamenco Jazz Company, Donna Hightower…