Date: Tuesday February 23rd, 2016
Time: Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm and 10pm
Location: Subrosa, 63 Gansevoort Street, NYC
General Admission: $20.00
For tickets: click here
A description of Leo Blanco would be incomplete if one were to label him as only a pianist. On stages lives the interpreter who breathes improvisation into his compositions. In the world of academia, his experience as an artist influences his teaching as a creative act. In the recording studio or at the moment of the inception of an idea lives the musical producer within.
To say that Leo Blanco subscribes to just one musical role would be insufficient. At his piano, he reveals his profound academic musical training. His Andean origin (he was born in Merida, Venezuela) injects itself into his work as a composer as well as other Venezuelan, South American, African, world music and jazz musical influences.
To refer to Leo Blanco it is also necessary to describe his powerful drive, which eventually led him to emigrate from The Andes to Caracas and later to the United States and to collaborate musically with artists such as Terence Blanchard, Chucho Valdés, João Bosco, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Luciana Souza, Bob Moses y Dave Samuels, among others.
Una descripción de Leo Blanco sería incompleta si uno fuera a etiquetarlo como sólo un pianista. En etapas vive el intérprete que respira la improvisación en sus composiciones. En el mundo de la academia, su experiencia como artista influye en su enseñanza como un acto creativo. En el estudio de grabación o en el momento del inicio de una idea vive el productor musical dentro.
Decir que Leo Blanco suscribe a una sola función musical sería insuficiente. En su piano, él revela su profunda formación musical académica. Su origen andino (nació en Mérida, Venezuela) se inyecta en su trabajo como compositor, así como otros de Venezuela, América del Sur, África, música del mundo y las influencias musicales de jazz.
Para referirse a Leo Blanco también es necesario para describir su potente disparo, que finalmente lo llevó a emigrar de Los Andes a Caracas y más tarde a los Estados Unidos y colaborar musicalmente con artistas como Terence Blanchard, Chucho Valdés, João Bosco, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Luciana Souza, Bob Moses y de Dave Samuels, entre otros.