Roberto Fernández (musician)
Roberto "Fats" Fernández (born June 7, 1937 in La Boca ) is an Argentine jazz trumpeter .
Fernández began his professional career at the age of seventeen as a member of The Georgian's Jazz Band . He then played in Gato Barbieri's quintet and in Rodolfo Alchurron's group Sanata y Clarificación . He has performed with the bands of Eddie Palmieri , Ray Barreto and Larry Harlow and the orchestras of Ray Charles , Jorge Anders and Bubby Lavechia and with musicians such as Roy Eldridge , Lionel Hampton , Paquito D'Rivera and Michal Urbaniak and acted as a sideman on more than 300 albums with.
In New York in 1987 he released his debut album Un trompetista de Buenos Aires . 1991–92 he took part in the Festival de Jazz Latin with Paquito D'Rivera, Ray Barretto and Astrud Gilberto . For his album Cuore he received the Premio ACE for the best jazz album of the year in 1992 . In 1994 he recorded the album La Música y la Vida with Wynton Marsalis . At the 24th Annual 1996 Brass Conference he performed with Dave Taylor , Phil Smith , Joe Alessi , Conrad Herwig , Paquito D'Rivera and Don Butterfield . For the 100th birthday of George Gershwin he produced an album in 1998. a. with previously unpublished recordings by Enrique Mono Villegas .
Discography
- Un trompetista de Buenos Aires. 1987
- New York Sessions & Trabajos Porteños. 1989
- Cuore. 1991
- La Música y la Vida. 1992
- Tangos & Standards. 1996
- Fats Birthday. 1997
- 100 años de Gershwin. 1998
- Baladas. 2009
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fernández, Roberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fernández, Fats (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Boca |