Ximo Tebar | |
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Born |
Valencia Spain |
March 30, 1963
Genres | jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | guitar |
Associated acts | Lou Bennett, Lou Donaldson, Lonnie Smith, Idris Muhammad, Billy Lewis Brooks, Arturo O'Farrill, Chico O'Farrill, Dave Schnitter, Ester Andujar, Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson, Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell, Tete Montoliu, Anthony Jackson, Louie Bellson, Pedro Iturralde, Jan Akkerman, Erik Satie |
Website | ximotebar |
Ximo Tebar (March 30, 1963 in Valencia) is a Spanish jazz musician (guitar, composition).
Tebar started taking guitar lessons at the age of seven. His first music genre was flamenco. At the age of 15, he was attracted to Brazilian music. When he was 17, he decided to take up a career in the professional music and founded his own Jazz Group. He won with his group the international competition of the jazz festival Getxo in 1990. In 1989, he played as the representative of Spain in the big band of EBU.
Since then, Tebar made regularly international tours with his band or as a solo guitarist. Also, he performed with Lou Bennett in Europe in 1992. In 1995, he made a record contract with Warner Brothers. In 1997, he made a tour with Lou Donaldson, Lonnie Smith, Idris Muhammad and Billy Lewis Brooks. His album Goes Blue, which was published with his own label Omix, was praised as an excellent work by critics. In 2002, he appeared for the first time in the New York jazz club, Birdland. At the end of 2003, he moved to New York for working with Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra of Chico O'Farrill. he has produced also albums for Dave Schnitter and Ester Andujar. Besides, he has worked with Johnny Griffin, Benny Golson, Joe Lovano, Tom Harrell, Tete Montoliu, Anthony Jackson, Louie Bellson, Pedro Iturralde or Jan Akkerman.