Ernesto Aurignac
Ernesto Aurignac (born 14 July 1982) is a Spanish saxophonist and composer from Málaga, Spain. He is among the most influential saxophonists in the Spanish jazz scene[1]. In addition to his role as an improviser, his musical works and compositions are widely acknowledged as the most prominent of his generation. Aurignac has also committed to online music education and various pedagogical initiatives.
Ernesto Aurignac | |
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| Birth name | Ernesto Aurignac Canca |
| Born | 14 July 1982 Málaga, Spain |
| Genres | Modern jazz |
| Occupation(s) | saxophonist & composer |
| Instruments | Alto sax |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Labels | Fresh Sound | Moskito Records | Blue Asteroid Records |
| Website | https://www.ernestoaurignac.com/?lang=en |
Biography[2]
He began saxophone lessons at the age of eight. Although his first formative years are related to the classical studies of the conservatory, he grew up listening to a great deal of jazz albums, getting him acquainted with this genre. After his graduation from Conservatorio Superior de Málaga, Aurignac moved to Barcelona to study jazz, modern harmony and improvisation. Despite the fact that he enrolled in some lectures at Taller de Músics, he is considered self-taught.
Ernesto Aurignac has played throughout the Spanish geography with high critical acclaim from the press and the general public. He has also appeared with various ensembles and groups in United States, Finland, Poland, Ecuador, France, Chile, Australia, Russia, Germany, Portugal, England, Canada, Mexico, Hungary, Romania, Italy and Denmark.
He has played in many musical ensembles alongside musicians like Chano Domínguez[3][4], Perico Sambeat, Gilad Hekselman, Joe Magnarelli, Eric Alexander, Joachim Kühn, Javier Colina, Marc Miralta, Alain Pérez, Albert Sanz, Anders Christensen, Alexi Tuomarila, Mike Mossman, Massa Kamaguchi, Deejay Foster, Andre Sumelius, David Mengual, Ramón Prats, Marco Mezquida, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Andrea Motis, Michael Olivera, Jordi Bonell, Jaume Llombart, Borja Barrueta, Moisés P. Sánchez, Jesús Santandreu, Pablo Martin among others and flamenco musicians like Gerardo Nuñez, Antonio Rey, el Rubio de Pruna, el Piraña, Jesus Mendez, Sandra Carrasco, Cepillo, La Tremendita, La Genara and Israel Fernández.
Aurignac has been an active cast member of Carlos Saura’s "Flamenco Hoy"[5][6][7][8] , under the artistic direction of Chano Domínguez. He is a founding member of M.A.P, a jazz trio formed by Marco Mezquida (piano), Ramón Prats (drums) and Ernesto himself. M.A.P is considered one of the most relevant groups within the Spanish jazz scene[9][10]. He has played as a leader in a multitude of projects; moreover, he has performed with prominent Spanish orchestras as Orquesta Filarmónica de Extremadura, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Orquesta Sinfónica de Málaga[11], U · Circle Breakers[12], Sedajazz Latin Ensemble, Sedajazz Bigband, Clasijazz Bigband, Pirineos Jazz Orchestra, Perico Sambeat Bigband, Banda Municipal de Vitoria-Gasteiz[13] & Banda Juvenil de Música Miraflores-Gibraljaire.
Ernesto Aurignac has been an alma mater in the founding of Asociación de Jazz de Málaga, being the vice president in charge of this institution. He has also been the general director of AJM Bigband and has taught jazz saxophone, harmony and jazz combo at Centro de Artes y Música Moderna ‘Maestro Puyana’ (CAMM). His musical teachings are often required in many jazz international seminars, playing at these courses with colleagues as George Garzone, Joe Magnarelli, Seamus Blake, Dave Kikoski, Peter Berstein, Bob Gullotti John Lockwood or Steve Grossman.
Discography[14][15][16]
As leader or co-leader
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As sideman
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Musical composition[17]
Following the premiere of his first orchestral work: ‘UNO’ (2014), Ernesto Aurignac has been committed to musical composition for different ensembles and music groups[18]. His style conjoins the particularities of the jazz idiom with the sonority of modern classical music (impressionism, expressionism and neoclassicism). Among his influences are included those of Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk, Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel or Steve Reich.
| Year | Work | Scoring |
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| 2014 | Suite "UNO" | Jazz orchestra |
| 2015 | Suite "Annunakis" | Jazz quintet |
| 2017 | Suite "DOS" | Hybrid orchestra (classical-jazz) |
| 2018 | Obra Maestra | Chamber music |
| 2018 | In Obscurum | Symphonic band |
| 2018 | Dalí | Symphonic band |
| 2018 | Suite "Música para un pez descalzo" | Big ensemble |
| 2019 | Namibia | Chamber music |
| 2019 | Tejeringo | Chamber music |
| 2019 | Suite "KUVA"[19] | Jazz octet |
| 2019 | Poema para una nube rosa y tres elefantes mudos | Chamber music |
| 2019 | Suite "MAP" | Jazz trio + Symphonic Band |
| 2019 | Plutón[20] | Ensemble |
| 2020 | Axis Mundi | Solo saxophone + Orchestra |
| 2021 | ¡Quiero más! | Octet + children's chorus |
References
- ↑ "Conciertos Jamboree Barcelona". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Biography - Ernesto Aurignac". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Chano Domínguez – 40 years on stages | Café Central Madrid". www.cafecentralmadrid.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Ernesto Aurignac record with Chano Domínguez". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Macaulay, Alastair (2011-02-17). "A Loud 'Flamenco Hoy' at City Center - Review". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Flamenco Hoy - Teatro de la Maestranza". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Carlos Saura's hommage to flamenco". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Gladstone, Valerie (2011-02-04). "Carlos Saura's 'Flamenco Hoy' Coming to New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Marco Mezquida, Ernesto Aurignac y Ramón Prats (M.A.P.) ocupan la segunda jornada de Jazz en Noviembre en el Teatro Central | Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales". www.juntadeandalucia.es. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Ernesto Aurignac plays 'Charlie Parker with Strings' - Canary Islands Philharmonic Orchestra". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ NataliaEseverri. ""Ernesto Aurignac. Charlie Parker with strings" – Teatro Cervantes" (in español). Retrieved 2019-12-12.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "U Circle Breakers, Ernesto Aurignac new adventure". Archived from the original on 2019-01-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "M.A.P | Spanish jazz future in Vitoria-Gasteiz". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Proyectos | www.ernestoaurignac.com". ERNESTO AURIGNAC. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Ernesto Aurignac". Discogs (in español). Retrieved 2019-12-12. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ernesto Aurignac Albums". Blue Sounds. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "COMPOSITOR". ERNESTO AURIGNAC. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ Málaga, La Opinión de. "Escribir música es una experiencia enriquecedora, traumática y redentora". www.laopiniondemalaga.es (in español). Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Kuva". Comunidad de Madrid (in español). 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ↑ "Plutón - Festival Arte Sacro Madrid". Unknown parameter
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