Ximo Tebar (March 30, 1963 in

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) is a Spanish jazz musician (

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Life and works

Tebar started taking guitar lessons at the age of seven. His first music genre was

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. 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

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in 1990. In 1989, he played as the representative of Spain in the

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. Since then, Tebar made regularly international tours with his band or as a

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guitarist. Also, he performed with

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in Europe in 1992. In 1995, he made a record contract with

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. In 1997, he made a tour with

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, Lonnie Smith,

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and

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. 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

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and the ''Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra'' of

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. he has produced also albums for

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and

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. Besides, he has worked with

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, Anthony Jackson,

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. With IVAM jazz ensemble, founded on the initiative of the ''Museum of Modern Art'' in Valencia, Tebar merged

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's music with

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. He has collaborated also with Joc Fora, Ricardo Belda, Lou Bennett (''Now Hear My Meaning''),

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, Roque Martinez and David Pastor.

Awards and honors

Tebar as a soloist and as a member of this group was awarded Muestra Nacional de Jazz by the ministry of Culture in 1989 and 1990. His group won the competition of Getxo in 1990. In 2001 and 2002, his band was awarded ''Premio Jazz Promusics'' as the best group. The album Homepage achieved this award again in 2001. In 2007, he was appreciated by the award for extraordinary performance in the field of jazz education of the

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Discography

* ''Live in Russia'' (DM 1991) * ''Hello Mr. Bennett'' (DM, 1993) * ''Son Mediterraneo'' (WEA, 1995) * ''So What!'' (WEA, 1997) * ''Homepage'' (WEA, 1998) * ''Goes Blue'' (Nuevos Medios, 2001) * ''Anis Del Gnomo'' (Omix, 2002) * ''Te Kiero Con K'' (Omix, 2002) * ''Embrujado'' (Omix, 2003) * ''The Champs'' (Sunnyside, 2004) * ''Eclipse'' (Sunnyside, 2006) * ''Steps'' (Omix, 2008) * ''Celebrating Erik Satie'' (Xabia Jazz, 2009) * ''A Jazzy World Christmas'' (Omix, 2010)

References

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