Mexican Musicians by Genre - Mexican Classical Musicians, Mexican Electronic Musicians, Mexican Jazz Musicians, Mexican Rock Musicians (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Mexican Classical Musicians, Mexican Electronic Musicians, Mexican Jazz Musicians, Mexican Rock Musicians, Adrin Terrazas-Gonzlez, Magos Herrera, Antonio Sanchez, Sweet Electra, Jorge Reyes, Sussie 4, Baltasar Mena Iniesta, Emc X, Eugenio Toussaint, Itzam Cano, Murcof, Plankton Man, Panoptica, Francisco Barrios, Rabia Sorda, Sabo Romo, Consuelo Villalon Aleman, Jaime Villarreal, Alfonso Pichardo, Eclypso, Mexican Classical Groups. Excerpt: Adrin Terrazas-Gonzlez (born October 17, 1975 in Chihuahua, Mxico) is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who plays the flute, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet and percussion. Adrin Terrazas-Gonzlez (born October 17, 1975), raised in Chihuahua, Chih. Mxico, Adrin Terrazas-Gonzlez grew up surrounded by the traditional music of Central-America, from Danzon, Boleros and Rumba to Son and Mambo. Terrazas-Gonzlez began developing his musical ability starting at the age of 10. He was inclined to play the Tenor Saxophone and the Flute with an understanding of classical music and a peculiar attraction to Jazz music. Five years later he took on the Clarinet. His grandmother, a "Danzon Nut" according to Terrazas-Gonzlez, urged her grandson in that direction, but the young player had already picked out a model for himself - John Coltrane. 2001 was a year that would profoundly impact Terrazas-Gonzlezs music. While pursuing his sociological and musical studies at The University of Texas at El Paso he learned more about the transmission of these ideas and theories through music. In an effort to track the development of certain philosophical and spiritual traditions observed by ancient cultures, Terrazas-Gonzlez arranged to meet, learn and creatively collaborate with musicians involved with traditions origin... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3373916