REMI ALVAREZ
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Related Electronica, Hip-Hop • Mexico

Remi Álvarez was born in Mexico City, Mexico. He studied transversal flute at the Conservatorio Nacional de Música from 1975 to 1979 with Rubén Islas. Self-study formation in saxophone, his professional debut was with Cuarteto Mexicano de Jazz in 1984. Later, he moved to New York City and continued his studies of composition and improvisation at the Creative Music Studio with Anthony Braxton, George Lewis , Roscoe Mitchell and Don Cherry. He studied a bachelor in jazz at the Escuela Superior de Música from 1982 to 1987. In 1988, he traveled to Paris where his musical development was strengthened by taking classes with the composer-sax player Steve Lacy. Since 1991, he has been a professor of saxophone and jazz at the Escuela Nacional de Música from Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). In February 2004, he traveled to Europe, invited by Georg Hoffman, Swiss bass player, and Tobias Delius, British saxophonist, touring several cities read more...