QUINTANS

A native of Spain who landed in Paris via Miami, Quintans has built a career that refuses the expected arc. He's performed with the likes of Riccardo Del Fra, Tony Malaby, Ramon Lopez, and Daniel Humair, and just as comfortably inhabits the acoustic rigor of Steve Reich's music - to which he brings an improviser's instinct and a composer's precision... A native of Vigo, Spain (1975), Santiago holds a Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Guitar and a Master's Degree in Composition from the University of Miami (USA) as well as a Master's Degree in Musicology (focusing on the digital treatment of the electric guitar) from Université Paris 8 (France). In 2004 he moves to Paris and becomes an active member of the new music/improvisation scene. He has written music for contemporary music ensembles, dance companies and as a performer he has worked with some of today's leading figures in Jazz and contemporary music (Kenny Wheeler, Maria Schneider, conductor Mark Foster), performed emblematic pieces such..

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