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Remi Álvarez

fl, ts, MX
Musician of Jazz

Mexican saxophonist. Born in Mexico City, he studied concert flute at the National Conservatory of Music and saxophone at the National School of Music of UNAM from 1982 to 1987, under Roberto Benítez, where he got a university degree in jazz. He started his career as a saxophone player in 1984 with Cuarteto Mexicano de Jazz, led by pianist Francisco Téllez. He moved to New York City a few years after and he pursued his studies of composition and improvisation at the Creative Music Studies, with instructors like Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, and Don Cherry. In 1988, he moved to Paris for a semester, where he continued his musical growth taking several lessons with composer and saxophone player Steve Lacy. In 2005, he took an advanced improvisation course at the Vancouver Creative Music Institute with George Lewis and Evan Parker, among others. Since 1991, he has been the saxophone and jazz workshop professor at the National School of Music of UNAM.

     
Instruments
  • Flute
  • Tenor sax
  • Saxophone
  • Alto sax
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Rock
Popular Tracks   
Diles Que No Me Maten on Cráneo de Jade by Remi Álvarez, Aaron Cruz & Toni Gall
Machetero on Cráneo de Jade by Remi Álvarez, Aaron Cruz & Toni Gall
A la Resistencia on Lafahmisi by Remi Álvarez, Gustavo Nandayapa & Arturo Báez
Inaprensible on Tarika - Tao by Marcos Miranda & Remi Álvarez
La Sonaja De San Todo on Cráneo de Jade by Remi Álvarez, Aaron Cruz & Toni Gall
Inconmovible on Tarika - Tao by Marcos Miranda & Remi Álvarez
Terminal 4 on Lafahmisi by Remi Álvarez, Gustavo Nandayapa & Arturo Báez
Sirius on Lafahmisi by Remi Álvarez, Gustavo Nandayapa & Arturo Báez
Viene Y Va on Cráneo de Jade by Remi Álvarez, Aaron Cruz & Toni Gall
Cráneo De Jade on Cráneo de Jade by Remi Álvarez, Aaron Cruz & Toni Gall

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Band Members
Discography

Title Artist Year Type
Intuición Y ResistenciaRemi Álvarez2015Album
First Duet LiveRemi Álvarez & Ingebrigt Håker Flaten2012Album
Trio 3DRemi Álvarez, Joe Fonda, Harvey Sorgen2012Album
RemisotoposRemi Álvarez, Pere Soto2010Album
Soul To SoulRemi Álvarez - Mark Dresser2010Album
Tarika-TaoMarcos Miranda / Remi Álvarez2002Album
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