Gabriel Vicéns Explained

Gabriel Vicéns
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Birth Date:16 March 1988
Birth Place:Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Instrument:Guitar
Years Active:2005–present
Genre:Jazz, Experimental, Classical
Occupation:Musician
Label:Inner Circle Music[1] Setola di Maiale[2] Stradivarius[3]

Gabriel Vicéns (born March 16, 1988) is a Puerto Rican guitarist, composer, producer, bandleader, educator, and visual artist currently based in New York City.[4]

Early life and education

Born and raised in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Vicéns began his musical training at the age of 14, and shortly after, he began playing jazz in local clubs. He attended the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico, where he earned a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Caribbean Music studies, graduating summa cum laude as the first guitarist in the program in 2010.[5] Later on, in 2016, he moved to New York City and attended Queens College, receiving a Master of Music in 2017.[6] Between 2019 and 2021, Vicéns studied painting at The Art Students League of New York with color-field painter Pat Lipsky. In 2022, he received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Studies and Performance from Stony Brook University under the direction of Ray Anderson.[7] He studied guitar with Fernando Mattina and Paul Bollenback, and composition with Carlos Cabrer, Daria Semegen, and Lois V Vierk.[7]

Career

Vicéns leads a number of his own groups and has collaborated with many jazz greats, including Eddie Gómez, David Sánchez, Alex Sipiagin, and Miguel Zenón.[8] At the age of 24, Vicéns became an adjunct professor at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico where he taught private guitar lessons until 2015.[9] He has released four studio albums under his name: Point In Time (2012),[10] [11] [12] [13] Days (2015),[14] [15] The Way We Are Created (2021),[16] [17] and Mural (2024).[18] [19] [20] [21] His second and third albums were released on Greg Osby's label, Inner Circle Music. Vicéns' latest album was released on the Milan-based record label Stradivarius and features a collection of contemporary chamber works for different types of ensembles.[22] [23] [24]

In addition, Vicéns is co-leader of the free improvisation/experimental group No Base Trio formed in 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. No Base Trio has released two albums under the label Setola di Maiale. Their debut eponymous album was released in 2020 and their second studio album, NBT II, in 2022.[25] [26] [27] [28] Vicéns is a recipient of the 2023 Chamber Music America "New Jazz Works."[29] His work has been featured and reviewed in publications including DownBeat,[30] JazzTimes,[31] Fanfare,[32] [33] All About Jazz,[34] Jazzwise,[35] Musica Jazz,[36] Jazz Journal,[37] Neue Musikzeitung,[38] Jazz Inside,[39] El Nuevo Día,[40] El Vocero,[41] and Fundación Nacional para la Cultura Popular.[42]

Selected Works

Discography

As leader

Release yearTitleLabelPersonnel
2012Point In TimeSelf-ReleasedGabriel Vicéns (guitar and compositions), Jonathan Suazo (alto saxophone), David Sánchez (tenor saxophone), Eduardo Zayas (piano), Eddie Gomez (bass), Matt Clohesy (bass), and Vladimir Coronel (drums)
2015DaysInner Circle MusicGabriel Vicéns (guitar and compositions), Alex Sipiagin (trumpet and flugelhorn), Jonathan Suazo (alto saxophone), David Sánchez (tenor saxophone), Bienvenido Dinzey (piano), Leonardo Osuna (drums), and Paoli Mejias (percussion)
2021The Way We Are CreatedInner Circle MusicGabriel Vicéns (guitar and compositions), Roman Filiú (alto saxophone), Glenn Zaleski (piano), Rick Rosato (bass), E.J. Strickland (drums), and Victor Pablo (percussion)
2024MuralStradivariusGabriel Vicéns (compositions), Roberta Michel (flute), Raissa Fahlman (clarinet), Joenne Dumitrascu (violin), Adrianne Munden-Dixon (violin), Rocío Díaz de Cossío (cello), Wick Simmons (cello), Julia Henderson (cello), Corinne Penner (piano), Mayumi Tsuchida (piano), Mikael Darmanie (piano), John Ling (vibraphone), David Bloom (conductor), and Nu Quintet

As co-leader

Release yearArtistTitleLabelPersonnel
2020No Base TrioNo Base TrioSetola di MaialeJonathan Suazo (alto saxophone), Gabriel Vicéns (guitar), and Leonardo Osuna (drums)
2022No Base TrioNBT IISetola di MaialeJonathan Suazo (alto saxophone and flute), Gabriel Vicéns (guitar), and Leonardo Osuna (drums)

As sideman

Release yearArtistTitleLabel
2012Jonathan SuazoExtracts of a DesireSelf-Released
2012SM QuintetoHistorias, Cuentos y CancionesSelf-Released
2012Joan Torres' All Is FusedBefore Self-Released
20145 EsquinasTamarindoSelf-Released
2014Joan Torres' All Is FusedThe BeginningSelf-Released
2014Jonathan SuazoVitalSelf-Released
2016Joan Torres' All Is FusedOf the MusicalSelf-Released
2018Fernando GarcíaGuasábara Puerto RicoZoho Music
2018Pasha KarchevskyHopeInner Circle Music
2019Pablo CamposEnfoqueSelf-Released
2019Joan Torres' All Is FusedRevolutionSelf-Released
2019Andre CarvalhoOutside in Music, Vol. 3 - Live at Pinch RecordingOutside In Music
2022Slavo Rican AssemblyIntercosmicWorld Music Network
2023Joan Torres' All Is FusedEmbrace Form Self-Released
2023Fernando GarcíaBehiqueSunnyside Records
2023Jonathan SuazoRicanoRopeadope Records

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns. innercirclemusic.com. November 29, 2017.
  2. Web site: No Base Trio (Gabriel Vicéns, Jonathan Suazo, Leonardo Osuna). www.setoladimaiale.net. September 9, 2021.
  3. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns - Mural. www.stradivarius.it. February 22, 2024.
  4. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns. All About Jazz . 2015-09-08 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150908103642/http://musicians.allaboutjazz.com/gabrielvicens . September 8, 2015 . mdy-all.
  5. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: Puerto Rican Jazz Guitar - All About Jazz. Mark. Sullivan. November 14, 2015. September 9, 2023.
  6. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: A Growing Voice In Jazz. All About Jazz. R.J.. DeLuke. January 26, 2021 . January 28, 2021.
  7. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns. innercirclemusic.com. September 9, 2023 .
  8. Web site: About. gabrielvicens.com. November 29, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171001211205/http://www.gabrielvicens.com/#!about/c1st3. October 1, 2017. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Universidad Interamericana - Recinto Metro. www.metro.inter.edu. November 29, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042602/http://www.metro.inter.edu/facultad/esthumanisticos/esthumanisticos_faculty_musica.asp. March 4, 2016. mdy-all.
  10. Web site: Gabriel Vicens: Point In Time. All About Jazz. Jeff. Dayton-Johnson. April 13, 2012. September 9, 2023.
  11. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns Point in Time Album Review. Guitar International. Matt. Warnock. 2015-09-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150508081100/http://guitarinternational.com/2012/03/18/gabriel-vicens-point-in-time-album-review/ . May 8, 2015 . mdy-all.
  12. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns – Point in Time - Latin Jazz Network. Wilbert. Sostre. January 12, 2013. latinjazznet.com. November 29, 2017.
  13. Web site: Critical Jazz. www.criticaljazz.com. Brent. Black. November 29, 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160307135049/http://www.criticaljazz.com/2014/02/gabriel-vicens-point-in-time-2012.html. March 7, 2016. mdy-all.
  14. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: Days. All About Jazz. Mark F.. Turner. September 14, 2015 . November 29, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171129111828/https://www.allaboutjazz.com/days-gabriel-vicens-inner-circle-music-review-by-mark-f-turner.php. November 29, 2017. mdy-all.
  15. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns Presents: Days. Latin Jazz Network. Raul. Da Gama. February 27, 2017. September 9, 2021.
  16. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns 'The Way We Are Created' CD (Inner Circle Music) 4/5. UK Vibe. Mike. Gates. January 3, 2021. September 9, 2021.
  17. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns – 'The Way We Are Created'. London Jazz News. Julian. Maynard-Smith. December 21, 2020. January 28, 2021.
  18. Web site: AMN Reviews: Gabriel Vicéns – Mural [Stradivarius STR 37292]]. Avant Music News. Daniel. Barbiero. March 12, 2024. April 14, 2024.
  19. Web site: GABRIEL VICÉNS «Mural» STRADIVARIUS, STR 37292. Salt Peanuts. Eyal. Hareuveni. April 3, 2024. April 14, 2024.
  20. Web site: The sound of an image: recent chamber music by New York City-based, Puerto Rican-born composer Gabriel Vicéns. Planet Hugill. Robert. Hugill. April 16, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  21. Web site: Painting With Sound: The Contemplative Music of Gabriel Vicens. Critics At Large. Donald. Brackett. June 28, 2024. July 1, 2024.
  22. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: Mural. Here Comes The Flood. Hans. Werksman. March 28, 2024. April 14, 2024.
  23. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns — Mural. Exposé Online. Peter. Thelen. March 11, 2024. April 14, 2024.
  24. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns (b.1988) Mural. MusicWeb International. Gary. Higginson. September 17, 2024. October 1, 2024.
  25. Web site: No Base Trio - NBT II (Setola di Maiale, 2022. The Free Jazz Collective. Keith. Prosk. November 16, 2022. September 9, 2023.
  26. Web site: AMN Reviews: No Base Trio – s/t [Setola di Maiale]]. Avant Music News. Daniel. Barbiero. July 9, 2020. January 28, 2021.
  27. Web site: No Base Trio - s/t/ (Setola di Maiale, 2020) ****. The Free Jazz Collective. Paul. Acquaro. July 11, 2020. September 9, 2023.
  28. Web site: No Base Trio - NBT II (Setola Di Maiale). The Squid's Ear. Marc. Medwin. May 30, 2023. September 29, 2024.
  29. Web site: Chamber Music America Awards More than $1,371,000 to the Small Ensemble Music Field. chambermusicamerica.org. August 8, 2023. September 9, 2023.
  30. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: Days. Downbeat Magazine. Scott. Yanow. September 9, 2023 . March 1, 2016.
  31. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: Point in Time. JazzTimes Magazine. Bill. Milkowski. July 24, 2012. September 9, 2023.
  32. Web site: Gabriel Vicens: Mural. Fanfare. Colin. Clarke. October 15, 2024 . October 16, 2017.
  33. Web site: Gabriel Vicens: Mural. Fanfare. David. DeBoor Canfield. October 15, 2024 . October 16, 2017.
  34. Web site: Gabriel Vicens: Point in Time. All About Jazz. Dan. Bilawsky. March 30, 2012 . November 29, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160319135300/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/point-in-time-gabriel-vicens-self-produced-review-by-dan-bilawsky.php. March 19, 2016. mdy-all.
  35. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: The Way We Are Created. jazzwise.com. Mike. Hobart. March 1, 2021. September 9, 2023.
  36. Web site: Ayroldi . Alceste . April 19, 2021 . "The Way that we are Created". Intervista a Gabriel Vicéns . September 9, 2023 . Musica Jazz . it.
  37. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: The Way We Are Created. Jazz Journal. Roger. Farbey. May 22, 2021. September 9, 2023.
  38. Web site: Hufner . Martin . July 2, 2024 . Gabriel Vicéns – Mural . September 28, 2024 . Neue Musikzeitung . de.
  39. Web site: Gabriel Vicéns: Point In Time. Jazz Inside Magazine. Mark. Keresman. June 1, 2012. September 9, 2023.
  40. Web site: Vega Curry . Rafael . March 25, 2012 . Gabriel Vicéns: Un Novel Entre Los Grandes . September 9, 2023 . El Nuevo Día . es.
  41. Web site: Toledo Rohena . Vicente . June 20, 2020 . Improvisación vanguardista . September 9, 2023 . El Vocero . es.
  42. Web site: Toledo Rohena . Vicente . March 12, 2021 . Gabriel Vicéns entre jazz, folklor y arte . September 9, 2023 . Fundación Nacional Para La Cultura Popular . es.

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