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Andrés Laprida is a guitarist/composer from Argentina. His continuous work as a performer/composer/producer has consistently earned him a worldwide following -from audiences to critics- ever since he was introduced to the public at a young age by the great Brazilian music masters Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Toquinho.
With a very personal sound and technique, Andrés has taken his music around the world in a variety of contexts; including concerts, jazz festivals, clubs, theatre, music seminars, ballet, movies, television, radio, and recordings.
In addition to his own CD works Latin Heart, Sortilegio, and Songs of the Moon, Andrés participated in recordings with Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Gato Barbieri, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Eric Calvi, Phillipe Saisse, Don Alias, Victor Lewis, Mark Egan, Anthony Cox, New London Consort Orchestra, Catherine Butt, DJ Spooky, Julie Eigenberg, Jaime Torres, Chango Farias Gomez, Manolo Juarez, Leo Sujatovich, Julia Zenko, Agustin Pereyra Lucena, and Guillermo Reuter, to name a few.
As a composer/producer for TV, Andrés has collaborated with the soundtrack of Highlander (USA, 2000) and Euroland 2002 (RAI/Italy). His film-scoring works include the award-winning documentary In the Absence of Peace (USA, 1995), the award-winning campaign Ilumina una vida (USA, 1990), and the films One Time (Philip Morris-Argentina 1990), Minas de Ouro Preto (Brazil, 1989), and Un sueño realizado (Argentina, 1981).
For the past few years Andrés has worked for the prestigious French music publisher Les Editions du Chant du Monde, which has called him for three commissions: Florinda (pour grand orgue), Confidencias (pour cordes) and Vanidad de las riquezas (pour bandoneon, orgue, et cordes) that have been premiered in Paris and continue to be performed in Europe.
INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS (short list)
U.S.A.
The Blue Note, NYC
B.B. King's
The Village Gate, NYC
La Mama Theater, NYC (with Academy Award Winner Norma Aleandro)
Birdland, NYC
The Rainbow Room, NYC
Tavern on the Green (Flamenco!), NYC
The Limelight, NYC
The Knitting Factory, NYC
Nell’s, NYC
Hot Nights, Cool Jazz, NYC
Sweetwater’s, NYC
The Town Hall, NYC
The Metropolitan Museum, NYC
The Guggenheim Museum, NYC
Lee Strasberg Actor Studio, NYC (with Academy
Award Winner Jamie Sanchez)
La Belle Epoque, NYC (with Jorge Anders Big Band)
FRANCE
La Madeleine Church, Paris
Notre Dame de Val de Grace, Paris
CANADA
The University of Guelph, Toronto
Silver Peso Club, Toronto
NORWAY
New Musikk Concert Hall, Stavanger
Musikkhogskolen, Stavanger (with Leo Sujatovich)
ARGENTINA
Hotel Hermitage, Mar del Plata (with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes)
C. Cultural Jorge Luis Borges, Buenos Aires
Universidad de Belgrano (with Jaime Torres)
Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires
Universidad de La Plata, Buenos Aires
L. R. A. Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires
BRAZIL
Teatro Latinoamericano, Sao Paulo
Teatro Tuca, Sao Paulo
Chiko’s Bar, Rio de Janeiro
ITALY
Etna Jazz Festival Catania Jazz Festival
Adrano Jazz Festival
Club Della Stampa (Catania)
Festa di Lapis 2000 (Catania)
Naxos-Chitarre 2001(Giardini-Naxos)
Villa Lampedusa (Palermo)
La Giara (Taormina)
Pegaso D’Oro (with Alberto Sordi)
Discotheca Septimo (Taormina)
Notti Jazz (Aci Castello)
Cisterna D’Argento, 2001 (Ragalna)
Festival Internazionale di Musica e Danza 2002 (Noto)
Festival Internazionale di Musica e Danza 2003 (Maratea)
Mediterraneo Senza Frontera III (Agrigento)