Fabian Almazan was born on April 16,1984 and is a jazz pianist and composer born in Havana, Cuba, and raised in Miami, Florida.
10 Facts About Fabian Almazan
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Fabian Almazan began studying classical piano at an early age in his homeland, Havana.
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In 2002, Fabian Almazan was selected for the piano chair in the National Grammy High School Jazz Combo.
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Fabian Almazan later went on to win the piano chair for the Brubeck Institute fellowship program based in northern California where he studied with Mark Levine and performed with Dave Brubeck and Christian McBride.
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In 2003, Fabian Almazan moved to New York City, where he studied with Kenny Barron at the Manhattan School of Music.
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Under Bracali, Fabian Almazan composed pieces for orchestra and chamber ensembles.
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In 2009, Almazan received his master's degree from Manhattan School of Music, as a recipient of the Michael W Greene Scholarship, studying privately with Jason Moran.
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In 2011, Almazan was selected as one of six composers to participate in the Sundance Institute Composers' Lab, where he studied with such acclaimed film composers as George S Clinton, Peter Golub, Harry Gregson-Williams, Ed Shearmur, Alan Silvestri, and Christopher Young.
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Since 2007, Fabian Almazan has toured extensively with the Terence Blanchard Quintet, of which he is a current member.
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Fabian Almazan has performed alongside esteemed artists such as Gretchen Parlato, Paquito D'Rivera, Christian Scott, Chris Dingman, David Sanchez, Stefon Harris, Kendrick Scott, and Ambrose Akinmusire, among others.