Paco Charlín

**Paco Charlín**, nado en Vilanova de Arousa o 19 de decembro de 1975, é un contrabaixista de jazz.

## Traxectoria 
Con 8 anos comeza os seus estudo de solfexo e baixo eléctrico con diferentes mestres da zona, para máis tarde matricularse no Estudio Escola de Música (Santiago de Compostela), Escola Taller (Pontevedra) e Escuela Baio Ensemble (Vigo).

En 1995 e 1996, Paco recibe unha bolsa do Estudio Escola de Música para participar no “Sixth and Seventh IASJ Jazz Meeting” en Tel-Aviv (Israel) and Copenhagen (Denmark), dirixido pola International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ).

En 1996, Paco recibe dúas bolsas para asistir á prestixiosa Berklee College of Music (Boston, Massachusetts) onde se gradúa no ano 2000, en Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Composition and Bass Performance (Magna Cum Laude) e recibe The Charles Mingus Award of Outstanding Musicianship. Tamén estudou, ao mesmo tempo, no Roxbury Community College.

Despois de graduarse pasa a ser un activo músico, tocando, compoñendo e ensinando, sendo responsable do Seminario Permanente de Jazz de Pontevedra (SPJ) dende o ano 2000 ata hoxe, así como impartindo master class e clinics en varios workshops en Escolas de Jazz en España.

Paco comenzou a desenvolverse compoñendo e explorando proxectos particulares para realizar os seus creativos álbums contemporáneos como líder, emerxendo e crecendo, álbums que publica no seu propio selo discográfico Free Code Records.

## Discografía
### Coma líder
* *Paco Charlín & The Ultimate Jazz Earth-tet (2005) Jaleel Shaw (alto), Jonathan Kreisberg (guitar), Donald Edwards (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín Jazz Frequency Group (2005) Donald Edwards, (drums), Jaleel Shaw (alto)*
* *Paco Charlín & The Ultimate Jazz Earth-tet, Part II (2005) Jonathan Kreisberg (guitar), Jaleel Shaw (alto), Donald Edwards (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín Jazz Frequency Group “Vol. II” (2005) Jaleel Shaw (alto), Donald Edwards (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Nature´s Sound” (2006) Aruán Ortiz (piano), Virxilio da Silva (guitar), Javier Vercher (tenor), Brannen Temple (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín Jazz Frequency Group “Vol. III” (2006) Javier Vercher (tenor), Brannen Temple (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Visions” (2007) Walter Smith III (tenor), Xan Campos (piano), Virxilio da Silva (guitar), Johnathan Blake (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín Jazz Frequency Group “Vol. IV” (2007) Johnathan Blake (drums), Walter Smith III (tenor)*
* *Paco Charlín “The Game” (2008) Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Walter Smith III (tenor), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Marcus Gilmore (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Organic Motion Philosophy” (2008) Marcus Strickland (tenor), Lage Lund (guitar), Juanma Barroso (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Kiuye” (2009) Vicente Macián (tenor), Mike Moreno (guitar), E.J. Strickland (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Traffic Development” (2010) Logan Richardson (alto), Sam Harris (piano), Tommy Crane (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Flood” (2011) Darren Barrett (trumpet), Walter Smith III (tenor), Orrin Evans (piano), Reggie Quinerly (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “The Night Queen” (2012) Philip Dizack (trumpet), Logan Richardson (alto), Taylor Eigsti (piano), Rodney Green (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Statement of Pride” (2013) Eden Ladin (piano), Philip Dizack (trumpet), John Davis (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Alchemist” (2014) Myron Walden (tenor), Darren Barrett (trumpet), Jeffery Davis (vibes), Virxilio da Silva (guitar),&nbsp; Xan Campos (piano), Mark Whitfield Jr. (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Sculptures in Music” (2015) Logan Richardson (alto), Virxilio da Silva (guitar), Sam Harris (piano), Tommy Crane (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “A Trionic Journey” (2016) Joris Roelofs (bass clarinet), Mark Schilders (drums)*
* *Paco Charlín “Nomads” (2017) Dayna Stephens (tenor), Philip Dizack (trumpet), Xan Campos (piano), Kyle Poole (drums), Kevin Weatherill (spoken words)*

### Coma co-líder
* *“Theatres of Memory* (2004; Santi Quintáns/Paco Charlín/Ramón Ángel)
* *“This is new” (2004) Santiago Quintáns, (guitar), Ramón Ángel (drums), German Kucich/Paco Charlín/Juanma Barroso*
* *Jazz in Galiza Series “Vol. I” (2006) John O’Gallagher (alto), Abe Rábade (piano), Jeff Williams (drums)*
* *“Afrikaria” (2011) Frank Lacy/Paco Charlín/Juanma Barroso*
* *Canjazz Unity Band (2013) Juanma Barroso (drums, percussion), Frank Lacy (bone, flugelhorn), Logan Richardson (alto), Nuno Ferreira (guitar), Matt     Vorzimer (drums)*
* *Canjazz Collective (2013) Greg Ruggiero (guitar), Yago Vázquez (piano), Marc Ayza (drums)*

### Acompañando
* *Clave Naif* (1995)
* *Baio Ensemble “Diálogos” (1996)*
* *El KiKi “Mala Suerte” (1996)*
* *The IASJ Baltic Jazz Cruise (1996)*
* *Abe Rábade Trío “Babel de Sons” (2000)*
* *Marcos Teira “Punta de Cabio” (2001)*
* *Abe Rábade Trío “Simetrías” (2002)*
* *Jacinta “A Tribute to Bessie Smith” Vol. 2 (2003)*
* *Abe Rábade Ghu! Project “Vol. 1” (2004)*
* *Rodrigo Gonçalves “Tribology” (2004) Mark Turner (tenor), Perico Sambeat (alto), Mario Delgado (guitar), Alexandre Frazao (drums), Rodrigo Gonçalves (piano)*
* *Perico Sambeat Sextet “Ziribuye” (2004) Raynald Colom (trumpet), Toni Belenguer (bone), José Reinoso (piano), Marc Ayza (drums), Perico Sambeat (alto)*
* *Paulo Perfeito Sextet “Bodhi Suite” (2004)*
* *Bobby Martinez “Latin Elation I” (2004)*
* *Vicente Espí Quartet “Tras Coltrane” (2005) Jesús Santandreu (tenor), Albert Bover (piano), Vicente Espí (drums)*
* *Rui Veloso “A Espuma das Cançoes” (2005)*
* *Miquel Casany “Wes Montgomery Revisited” (2005) Santi Navalón (piano), Abe Rábade (piano), David Pastor (trumpet), Toni Belenguer (bone), Felip Santandreu (drums), Francisco Blanco (bari), Perico Sambeat (alto), Arturo Serra (vibes), Miquel Casany (guitar)*
* *Jesus Santandreu Quartet&nbsp; “Out of the Cage” (2005)*
* *Abe Rábade Trío “Playing on Light” (2005)*
* *Cristina Mora “Bajo la Piel” (2005)*
* *Emilio Rúa “Vida Miña” (2006)*
* *Chris Kase “Ode” (2006) Bob Sands (tenor), Mariano Díaz (piano), Joaquín Chacón (guitar), Daniel García (drums), Chris Kase (trumpet)*
* *Pequejazz (2006)*
* *Xosé Manuel Budiño “Home” (2007)*
* *Pin/Thanos Quartet “Knock Before” (2008) Thanos Athanasopoulus (tenor), Marcos Pin (guitar), L.A.R. Legido (drums)*
* *Thanos/Pin Quartet “Modern Money Mechanics” (2009)*
* *Bill Goodwin Quarter “Live in Santiago” (2011)*
* *Juanma Barroso “Nairi” (2012)*
* *Daniel Cano Quintet “Don´t Touch the Blue” (2014) Pedro Cortejosa (tenor), Wilfried Wilde (guitar), Jesús Pazos (drums), Daniel Cano (trumpet)*
* *Foxy Freire “Mongoose Tree” (2015)*
* *Immaculate Fools* “Keep the Blade Sharp” (2017)

## Notas 
## Véxase tamén 
### Ligazóns externas 
*Paco Charlín
*Jazzrecords 
*Seminario de Jazz de Pontevedra