Antonio Serrano (musician)

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Antonio Serrano (2016)

Antonio Serrano (* 1974 in Madrid ) is a Spanish harmonica player who works across genres, from classical to jazz , blues and tango to flamenco .

Live and act

Serrano received his first harmonica lessons from his father at the age of 7. Larry Adler , who also became his mentor, later taught him the chromatic harmonica. When he was 13 he gave a duo concert with Larry Adler in Paris. In 1992 he performed the Harmonica Concerto that Malcolm Arnold had composed for Adler; in the Eurovision music competition he took second place.

Beyond the classical context, Serrano appeared with numerous blues, jazz and pop artists from Spain and became one of the well-known instrumental virtuosos in his home country. With Paco de Lucia he played Flamenco nuevo ; he was the first musician to introduce the chromatic harmonica into flamenco music.

Serrano has published his own records since 1991. He also played with Wynton Marsalis , Lou Bennett Perico Sambeat , Chano Domínguez , Carles Benavent , Tino di Geraldo , Paquito D'Rivera , Ivan Lins and Rosa Passos . He has also performed with the symphony orchestras from Venezuela and Belgium, Cologne, Heidelberg and Kiel, as well as the Turkish radio.

As a studio musician , he continued to record film scores for Pedro Almodovar .

Discography

  • 1991 - Antonio Serrano and his Romantic Harmonica
  • 1994 - Más que dos (Tempo Interno) , with Mario Torres
  • 1999 - Antonio Serrano & Joshua Edelman Trio En el Central
  • 2003 - Antonio Serrano & José Reinoso El corazón al Sur
  • 2004 - Sesión Continua , with Federico Lechner
  • 2006 - Antonio Serrano & José Reinoso Zamba Nueva
  • 2007 - Armonitango: Homenaje a Astor Piazzolla , with Toots Thielemans , Jorge Pardo , Jerry Gonzalez , Javier Colina , Horacio "El Negro" Hernández , Niño Josele , Alain Pérez and others
  • 2008 - Rosa , with Leonardo Amuedo and others
  • 2009 - Javier Colina & Antonio Serrano Colina Serrano Project , with Ivan “Melon” Lewis, Guillermo McGill and Mariano Díaz, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Agustín Carbonell “El Bola” and Dani “Melon”
  • 2012 - Serrano & Lechner La Extraña Pareja , with Federico Lechner
  • 2012 - Harmonious
  • 2014 - Mahalo , with Albert Sanz
  • 2018 - Antonio Serrano & Constanza Lechner Antonio & Constanza

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personal data
SURNAME Serrano, Antonio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish harmonica player
DATE OF BIRTH 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Madrid