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Antonio Miguel, acoustic and electric bass player as well as composer, began playing electric bass at the age of sixteen when his father taught him his first music lessons in Zaragoza, his home town in the north of Spain. He soon started playing in local bands, going from rock and pop to funky music, and he made his first recording with a local band called El Alquimista. Three years later he begun playing the acoustic bass attending the Professional Conservatory of Music in his town, where he started studying classical music. Meanwhile, his musical interests were focusing on jazz music as well, by listening to Jaco Pastorius, Chick Corea and Duke Ellington recordings among many others. In
1999, helped by a scholaship from his home town city council, he moved
to Madrid to continue his classical and jazz studies. He obtained a Diploma in Acoustic and Electric Bass from the Escuela de Musica Creativa. Along his musical career, Antonio has played with musicians like Paquito D’Rivera, Jerry González, Jonathan Kriesberg, Mark Ferber, Tommy Crane, Obed Calvaire, Ray Gallon, Christian Howes, Bobby Floyd, Javier Vercher, Bob Sands, Ben Sidran, Kurt Weiss, Chris Kase, Steve Berrios, Perico Sambeat, El Piraña, Marc Miralta, Pedro Iturralde and Horacio Icasto among others. He also has worked with artists like Miguel Ríos, El Negri, Carmen París, Concha Buika, Paloma Berganza y Clara Montes. His recent works include studio recordings for the National Jazz Orchestra of Spain, Carita Boronska, the Chema Saiz Trio, Moises Sanchez Trio, Divas del Flamenco and Pasion Vega. He has recently become a member of the Kristjan Randalu Quartet, touring Europe frequently. |
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