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DESCRIPTION:This week\, the forum welcomes:\n\nLUIS DENIZ\, alto saxophone 
 | A Conversation about saxophone and jazz\n	\n	This masterclass is generousl
 y sponsored by Yamaha and Twigg Music.\n\n\nWinner of the Grand Prix de Ja
 zz General Motors 2006 at the Montreal Jazz Festival (David Virelles Quint
 et) and Galaxie Rising Star 2010 at the Halifax Jazz Festival (Rich Brown 
 & Rinsethealgorithm)\, Grammy Nominated and Juno Award Wining artist (Hila
 rio Duran Latin Jazz Big Band)\, alto saxophonist Luis Gonzalez Deniz was 
 born in Camaguey\, Cuba. \n\nIn 1993\, Luis started his musical studies at
  the Escuela Vocacional de Arte Luis Casas Romero in his hometown of Camag
 uey\, where he subsequently continued at the Escuela Profesional de Musica
  Jose White. Luis later moved to the Cuban capital\, where he gratuated at
  the prestigious Escuela Nacional de Musica (ENA)\, the alma mater of seve
 ral of Cuba's most prominent musicians.after graduating with high honors\,
  he was awarded 1st place on the international jazz competition JOJAZZ\, h
 eld in Havana (2003) and also kept a busy schedule\, both teaching saxopho
 ne at the National School of Music and playing locally and touring interna
 tionally as well\, Luis has performed and given workshops all over Cuba\, 
 Australia\, Japan\, USA\, Mexico\, Canada\, Bermuda\, Spain\, Germany\, Fr
 ance\, Belgium\, England\, Ireland\, Scotland\, Luxembourg and Switzerland
 .\n\nUpon his arrival in Toronto in 2004\, Deniz has performed/recorded wi
 th some of Toronto and International most outstanding musicians\, includin
 g Mark Turner\,Tony Allen (Fela Kuti's Drummer) Hilario Duran\, Luis Mario
  Ochoa\, Paquito D Rivera\, Horacio El Negro Hernandez\, Reg Schwager\, Da
 fnis Prieto\, Francisco Mela\, Barry Romberg\, Darren Sigesmund\, Cubanism
 o\, Rich Brown's Rinsethealgorithm and Rich Brown & The Abeng (currently)\
 , Mark Kelso & the jazz Exiles\, NOJO\, Kirk MacDonald Jazz Orchestra\,Rob
 erto Occhipinti\, Canadian Idol jazz Orchestra\,The Art of Jazz Orchestra\
 , Jane Bunnett\, Canada’s Global Orchestra Kune\, among others. He has als
 o shared the stage with international figures such as Barry Harris\, Howar
 d Johnson\, Ray Vega\, Steve Turre\, Randy Brecker\, Donald Harrison\, Ing
 rid Jensen\, Mark Feldman\, Gary Versace and Hermeto Pascoal. \n\nOne of t
 he highlights of Luis’s career as and educator as well\, has been to be a 
 part of Toronto’s most prestigious Humber College\, where Luis has been a 
 faculty member for over a year\, as a private saxophone teacher and small 
 and large ensemble instructor. With an impressive career as a sideman and 
 saxophonist\,Luis keeps on working on his own development\, in 2010 he was
  awarded a Canada Council for the Arts Grant to study with innovative saxo
 phonist Greg Osby in New York City. With all this achievements\, Luis Deni
 z is definitely a name to look for in the future of jazz.\n
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LOCATION:C-304\, Strathcona Music Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 1E3\,
  555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Schulich Jazz Area Forum: Luis Deniz
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