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Born in 1977, in Mexico City.
Ernesto started the musical studies when he was 8 years old, at the Children Symphonic Band in Xochimilco, as a clarinetist.
After a few years he started professional musical studies at the Escuela Superior de México, as a clarinetist for a few years, but later on he switched to the Jazz major, as a saxophonist, where he concluded his studies. Since then he has been taking private lessons, attended clinics (by great Jazz musicians), and he also has studied arranging, composition and conducting with Carlos Tercero and Miguel Villcaña.
Ernesto received the scholarship for the 2005 and 2006 International Jazz Seminars in Xalapa and Puebla, supported by the Berklee College of Music and the Henry Mancini Institute. He was also invited to participate in the Latin American Jazz Band, formed by teachers and alumni from the Berklee College of Music. He has worked with several artists, as part of their band or orchestra, such as: Armando Manzanero, Juan Gabriel, Yuri, Emmanuel, Susana Zabaleta, Alek Syntek, etc and playing with them throughout North and South America, Egypt, Japan, etc.
Now, he is recording the first album for his jazz band "Densidad 6", one of the most important Jazz projects in Mexico, by this time. He organized a Jazz quartet, and play in several places. Ernesto directs and conducts the Big Band Jazz de México, which is the first orchestra to remain for three consecutive months performing at the Lunario, Auditorio Nacional. This Big Band has been invited to perform at the most relevant artistic events in Mexico. They have released the first Live Album "Revival", which is his first recording as a conductor. |
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