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Victor Cuica represents one of the most important jazz musicians emerged in Venezuela in the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Caracas in April 1949 and in 1963 began his studies at the School of Military Music (La Victoria, Aragua state) and then enter in the Superior Music School "José Ángel Lamas (Caracas). At the beginning of the decade seventies, he joined the Orquesta de Chucho Sanoja and later part of the group and their stars Oscar Oscar D 'Leon. Alongside his musical career, also developed a career as a film and television actor participating in many successful productions. As a musician develops a work in which merges elements of jazz with Latin rhythms and small doses of blues. Their first album was titled Let Forever Be (1983), which was followed by discs of great importance as Tierra de Gracia (1992), Knight (1993), Victor Cuica and Alberto Lazo (1997), Los Locos de Caracas (2000) and International (2006). He has composed music for some films to win the award as best soundtrack (1997) for the film Santera. Part of his music for films featured in the compilation Soundtracks (2004). His musical career is not only represented by his work record, has also appeared as guest musician on recordings by artists such as Gerry Weil and Gonzalo Mico, has made numerous presentations at home and abroad among which being the first Venezuelan participate in the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland, 1985), besides presenting at events like Memphis in May Festival (USA), Summer Festival of Quebec (Canada), Sea Jazz Festival (Argentina) and the Festival Three Continents (France).
Victor Cuica (1949 -)
born in Caracas on April 19, 1949. Like many people interested in music, he began studying at the Military Music School of La Victoria, Aragua. At sixteen he finishes his training specializing in the tenor saxophone. His first works done in the army, the battalion band Bolivar, where he remained for two years. In 1968 he joined the Marine Band, whose repertoire included issues of Glenn Miller and other directors of the big bands of the Swing Era. They are the first contacts with some topics related to jazz. Intrigued by this genre, buying his first records: two long-term tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves and Sonny Rollins.
Cuica, not according to what was learned in military schools, while continuing as a member of the bands of the Navy, it forms part of the School of Music Jose Angel Lamas. The coincidence of an exam in the academy and a presentation forces you to choose and is retiring from military life to the rank of corporal II, to integrate into civilian life. In High School he studied flute, theory, theory, harmony, choral singing and bel. This preparation helped him get a job as choral director of the Andres Bello Catholic University and simultaneously appeared in nightclubs. His first quartet was composed by himself in tenor sax, Freddy Bossa on piano, Armando "Caraquita" Caceres on drums and Jose Castro on bass. His varied repertoire included music: salsa, charanga, pachanga and some jazz. These were years in which Cuica still knows how to improvise and will only carry the melody.
A contract takes him to the island of Aruba and remained there for six months. Takes a period to do research on improvisation, but in the field of salsa. Upon his return, in the early seventies, he joined the Caracas nightlife, along with pianist Oscar Maggi, form a group to play at L'Insolite, one of the most popular beer seventies. With Maggi is more concerned with jazz and bossa nova, and gradually develops the ability to improvise.
In 1974 leaves the musical to pursue acting in film and television. In the second half of this decade deepened her vocal studies and conducts courses and workshops in drama. In his spare time playing guitar, and sax I had almost forgotten.
In 1981 returned to the field of music and organized a group called Victor Cuica and Latin jazz, dedicated exclusively to jazz. Its members were Cuica on tenor sax, Hector Hernandez on bass, Junior Romero on piano, Oscar Rojas on drums and Eleazar Yánez on saxophones. This group was invited to a festival in Memphis, USA and then had the privilege of being the first Venezuelan to be invited to the prestigious Montreal International Festival. Hereafter have been more concerned about being a performer with a sound that a composer. His studies have focused not only on el.jazz, but also in the fusion of Latin music with classic jazz and also has been interested in improvising in the Caribbean folkloric rhythms, samba, bossa nova and calypso .
Among his most outstanding actor in the film are the films good girl is asked presence and motorized bike itself (1977), Manoa (1980), How Anita wanted to get up to Marino Camacho Méndez (1986) and Tender Is the Night (1992). He has also written film soundtracks Claus and flooded land long back (1986), The sea of \u200b\u200blost time and Macu, wife of Police (1987).
addition to his temperament as a musician and actor, Cuica has also been a good entertainer. In their presentations are often accompanied by jokes and nineties has been experienced as a bolero singer.
writing about jazz, it is also necessary to do so on their natural habitat: the nightlife. In many of these groups were recruited function performs songs were varied and include standards jazz. Centers were short-lived and, given its lack of definition, a term derived something else or disappear. In others, the exceptions, the bands played only jazz tunes. Were preferred by intellectuals, the snobbery, the true fans, professional musicians, finally, for all those eager to escape the mediocrity of other nightclubs. Of these, given the large support given to the musicians, The Hundred Chairs, the Barcelino and Juan Sebastian Bar are the most memorable.