Biography
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Born
1965 (age 60)
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Born In
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Germán Bringas (born in Mexico City in 1965) is a Mexican free jazz, improvisation and extended techniques multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and performer.
Bringas began studying classical piano at the age of 7. At the age of 16 he met Carlos Castaneda, who influenced him, especially on the subject and study of perception. At the age of 23, motivated by taking distance from classical jazz and bebop, he began to explore free jazz, improvisation, sound experimentation and extended techniques, influenced by authors such as John Zorn and Fred Frith.
In 1991 he founded Jazzorca Récords, a record label to self-produce his recordings; in 1995 the project expanded to the opening of Jazzorca café, a musical venue in the Portales neighborhood pioneering weekly presentations of free jazz, improvisation and sound experimentation.
Bringas composes and produces music both individually and in ensembles of diverse conformation (Zero Point), including orchestral projects (La Orkezta de los 13 Zalbajes). In 2003, in the context of the Radar Mexico festival, Bringas was selected by John Zorn to perform and conduct with a 14-piece orchestra his Cobra.
Bringas has collaborated and performed with musicians such as Scott Forrey, Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, John Zorn, Tatsuya Yoshida, Shelley Hirsch, Hans Tammen, Ursel Schlicht, Morio, Kathrin Lemke, Robert Michler, among others. He is also a musical instrument manufacturer of steel tongue drums.
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