Charles Flores
Ángel de Jesús "Baby Charles" Flores (born October 15, 1970 in Camagüey , † August 23, 2012 in Hartford , Connecticut , United States ) was a Cuban bassist .
Live and act
Flores studied at the Cuban Escuela Nacional de Arte . First he worked with Bobby Carcassés , later with Emiliano Salvador and his quartet, with whom he toured Europe and Latin America for three years. In 1992/93 he recorded the album Acontecer with Grupo Afrocuba . From 1994 he toured with the group of the salsa musician Issac Delgado and was involved in the three albums Con Ganas, El Chevere de la Salsa y El Caballero del Son and El Ano que Viene .
In 2002 he moved to the United States, since then has been part of Michel Camilo's trio and has participated in jazz festivals around the world. In August 2003 he gave concerts with Camilo and the drummer and percussionist Horacio "El Negro" Hernández for a week at the Blue Note jazz club . This resulted in the double album Live at the Blue Note , which won a Grammy Award for best Latin album in 2004. Then he led his own group with the pianist Tony Pérez and the percussionists Aryam Vázquez and Francisco Mela. He has also performed with Paquito D'Rivera , Brian Lynch , Giovanni Hidalgo , David Sánchez , Steve Turre , Jane Bunnett , Arturo Sandoval , Dave Valentin , Steve Khan , Dafnis Prieto , Dave Samuels , Siedah Garrett and the BBC Big Band .
Flores died of complications from cancer at the age of 41. The album Impressions of Graffiti was released posthumously in 2013 , which he recorded with Elio Villafranca, Richard Padron, Cliff Almond and Wayne Krantz .
Web links
- Website by Charles Flores (English)
- Brief portrait (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ Glenn Astarita: Review of the album Charles Flores: Impressions of Graffiti (2013) in All About Jazz
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flores, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Flores, Angel de Jesús (full name); Baby Charles (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban bassist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Camaguey , Cuba |
| DATE OF DEATH | 23rd August 2012 |
| Place of death | Hartford , Connecticut , United States |