Miguel Cortes Montero
Copyright: Paola Velázquez
Biography
Miguel Cortes is a Chilean born percussionist. At the age of seven, at an amateur level, the interest in music and playing music began until he reached the age of 17, where he then pursued serious studies through private lessons. In 2005 he enrolled in Arcis University, in Santiago de Chile where he entered the Latin Percussion Instrumental Interpreter program, which he completed in 2011 with his thesis “Estudios de solos para percusion latina” (Latin percussion solos studies). That same year he traveled to the United States to further develop techniques and styles with Robert Quintero and Edwin Bonilla. In 2012 he traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico to study with conga master David “La Mole” Ortiz who taught musicians such as Giovanni Hidalgo, Anthony Carrillo, Jimmy Morales and many others talented musicians. Professionally he has worked with the following bands: Santiago All Stars, Natalino, Chancho en Piedra, Maria Jose Quintanilla, Kalipso Orquesta, Rene Arangua, Los Rumberos del 900, Peter Rock, Festival Orquestras (San Bernardo, Talagante, Lonquen, etc.), NegroSon Orquesta, Jazz Festivals of La Serena, Talca, Quilicura, Las Condes, etc. Also Songo Band, Daniel Lavalle y la Tribu del Saoco, Barrio en Clave, Descarga Chilena Latin Jazz All Stars, Metropolitan Salsa Orchestra, Combo Ginebra, Circus latin Groove, Rumbaié, Orquesta Cañandonga, El Negro Delicioso, Maxy Alarcon, Roque Santero, Antoine Alvear quinteto, Metropolis Big Band, Projazz Big Band, Magaly Acevedo, Cristian Muñoz Septeto, The Sharkicanns, and other jazz ensembles. As a session musician he played with Jerry Rivera (Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina 2011), Maelo Ruiz, Los Adolescentes, Tito Rojas, Jose Alberto “El Canario” Tour 2011 (Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay), Caña Brava. Curently he is working in his own projects; a rumba group called “Tambores Agobá”, as well as imparting percussion master classes.
Country: Chile
Band: Santiago All Stars
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