Gonzalo Teppa, Origins – Latin American Jazz

Gonzalo Teppa, Origins is the newest project led by Grammy-nominated Venezuelan bassist and composer Gonzalo Teppa. Origins performs original music that draws from the musical wells of Latin American roots (Venezuelan, Brazilian, Argentinian, and Afro-Cuban), ballads, Jazz and more. Each composition and arrangement written by Gonzalo is inspired in the origins of each of his bandmembers, as well as his native country Venezuela. Origins features singer Josefina Mendez (Argentina), guitarist Gabriel Santiago (Brazil), drummer Alejandro Castaño (Colombia-Cuba), and bassist Gonzalo Teppa (Venezuela).

Teppa has performed with Jeff “Tain” Watts, Matt Wilson, Ed Simon, Chris Potter, Tom Harrell, Bobby Shew, Ron Miles, Art Lande, Slide Hampton, Don Byron, Jeremy Pelt, Ben Goldberg, among others. Some of Gonzalo Teppa’s awards include “Pathways to Jazz Grant-2018”, “Best Jazz Soloist Award” (2004, 2005, & 2006) from Downbeat Magazine, two Latin Grammy nominations, and more. Teppa has released six albums: “Designios”, “Travesias”, “Serpentina”, “CONtrabajos de Aldemaro”, “Sinergia”, and “Away from Home”. Currently, Gonzalo Teppa is a faculty member at the University of Northern Colorado at Greeley and the University of Colorado at Denver.

A portion of the proceeds from this concert will benefit Mirror Image Arts, (https://www.mirrorimagearts.org/) a Youth Advocacy organization disrupting the Pipeline to Prison through Restorative Theatre™. Their work is the collective liberation of all. Mirror Image Arts works with youth (ages 7-21) in schools, diversion programs, and juvenile detention centers.

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