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Humberto Ramírez
Musician And Composer DATE OF BIRTH January 31 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH San Juan Puerto Rico Recognized As One Of The Most Innovative Musicians Of His Generation Humberto Ramírez Grew Up In A Home Where He Played The Music Of Miles Davis Thelonious Monk John Coltrane Lee Morgan Tito Puente Tito Rodriguez Cal Tjader And Machito. His Father Who Is A Saxophonist And Conductor Was The One Who Inspired Him To Play The Flugelhorn At The Age Of 11. Already At Age 14 Humberto Was Professionally Presented With His Father's Orchestra And At The Same Time He Took Courses Of Orchestration With The Bassist Inocencio "Chencho" Rivera. At Age 18 After Graduating From The San Juan Free Music School His Interest In Composing And Arranging Music Motivated Him To Enroll At Berklee College Of Music In Boston Massachusetts Where He Earned His Bachelor's Degree In Music. He Then Studied Composition And Orchestration For Film And Television At Dick Grove School Of Music In Los Angeles California. In 1985 And For A Period Of Four Years Humberto Worked With The Orchestra Of Willie Rosario One Of The Most Popular Bands In Puerto Rico. In 1989 He Became The Musical Director Of Tony Vega. His Admirable Ability As A Producer And Arranger Led Him To Make Important Collaborations With Great Figures Of Music. In 1999 He Assumed The Musical Direction Of Merengue Star And Tropical Music Olga Tañón. His Work As A Producer Arranger Composer And Director For Tropical Music Artists Such As Willie Colón Gilberto Santa Rosa Marc Anthony India Domingo Quiñones Lourdes Robles Rubén Blades Brenda K. Starr Tito Nieves Víctor Manuelle And Others Has Established Him As One Of The Most Active Arrangers And Producers In The Industry. He Has Also Had The Responsibility Of Directing The Concerts Of Important Reggaeton Exponents Such As Daddy Yankee Tito El Bambino And Zion Which Undeniably Demonstrates His Wide Musical Dominance In Different Genres. His Great Dream Was Always To Develop A Career In Jazz. In 1992 Humberto Ramírez Made His Debut As Group Leader In His First Production For The Tropijazz Label Entitled "Jazz Project". Since Then He Has Shared The Stage With Important Jazz Musicians Such As Freddie Hubbard Justo Almario Alex Acuña Chick Corea McCoy Tyner Gonzalo Rubalcaba Tito Puente Hilton Ruiz Michel Camilo Herbie Hancock Eddie Gómez Michael Brecker Paquito D 'Rivera Chucho Valdés Terence Blanchard And Herb Alpert With Whom He Recorded The Album "Passion Dance". His Music Has Received Excellent Reviews From Prestigious Publications Such As Down Beat Jazz Times Jazziz Latin Beat CD Review Hispanic Magazine New York Daily News The Plain Dealer Miami Herald The Boston Globe And Austin Chronicle. Since The Release Of His First Album Humberto Ramírez Has Established Himself As The Most Important Exponent And Promoter Of Jazz In Puerto Rico. He Has Recorded 20 Albums In Which He Has Experimented With All Kinds Of Formats Duets Trios Quartets Quintets Sextets Octets And "Big Bands". His Collaborations With The Group Rumbantela And With The Queen Of The Filin Lucy Fabery Have Received Great Praise From The Specialized Critics. In 2005 He Founded His Own Record Label Nilpo Music And In 2011 He Began To Present His Own Jazz Festival Puerto Rico Jazz Jam Marking A New Stage In His Musical Career. It Was Precisely In 2011 When He Celebrated His 20 Years Cultivating The Difficult Expression Of Jazz A Career That Began With His Debut As Leader In The First Edition Of The Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Fest In June 1991. Humberto Ramírez Has Received Four Grammy Nominations As A Producer. Her First Nomination Was For The Album "Nueva Cosecha" By Willie Rosario In 1985 Then For "Made In Puerto Rico" By Willie Colón In 1993 "Tony Vega" In 1996 And "Olga Viva Viva Olga" By Olga Tañón That He Won The Grammy Award In 2001. Among The Awards He Has Received Are Six Platinum Albums 12 Gold Albums Four "Visionary Awards" And Six "Tu Música" Awards. He Has Received Tributes From The Representative Of The State Of Ohio Dennis J. Kucinich And The Senate Of Puerto Rico. In 1997 He Had The Honor To Liven Up At The Inauguration Of The President Of The United States Bill Clinton In Washington D.C. In October 2009 He Was Invited To Play In The White House For President Barack Obama. After Receiving Several Awards And Nominations As Well As Having Recorded His Own Record Hits Humberto Ramírez Shows That His Creative Explosion Is Still In Its Infancy. Main Discography
20 Years Of Jazz 2011
December 2010
The Original Recordings 2008
Smooth Latin Jazz 2007
Love Story 2006
Puerto Rico Latin Moods 2005
Duets 2004
Miles Latino 2003
My First Love 2002
Two Souls 2002
Paradise 2000
Jazz From The Heart 2000
Puerto Rico Jazz Jam 1999
Friends 1999
With The Heart 1998
Treasures 1998
Songs Of Love 1996
The Best Of Humberto Ramírez 1995
Portrait Of A Stranger 1994
Aspects 1993
Jazz Project 1992 Alterna Discography
Tropi Jazz All Stars 1996
Tropi Jazz All Stars 1995
Heneiken Jazz Fest 1992
Heneiken Jazz Fest 1991 read less