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Juan Garcia-Herreros, also known as "Snow Owl", was born in Bogotá, Colombia.
A self-taught musician until he was 15, Juan was just 16 when he began to teach Music Theory and Jazz Performance at Dunedin High School in Florida. By spending many dedicated hours playing both acoustic and electric bass, he became proficient enough to perform with the Tampa Bay Symphony at just 17 years of age.
Juan received a coveted scholarship to attend the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston. He studied at Berklee with world-renowned bass instructors Bruce Gertz (Joe Lovano, Jerry Bergonzi, and Mike Stern). And Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito de Rivera, Caribbean Jazz Project).
At age 21, Garcia-Herreros returned to New York City to pursue a professional music career. While in New York, Juan developed the ability to meet the demands of multiple styles. Whether the musical genre is Funk, Salsa, straight-ahead Rock, Modern Jazz, Heavy Metal, or Avante Garde, he is capable of participating without any artistic compromise.
During his career, Juan has performed/collaborated with an impressive list of musicians, including: Grammy Award recipients Elton John and the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Drum virtuosos Jo Jo Mayer, Terri Lyne Carrington, Thomas Lang and Antonio Sanchez; Alto saxophonists James Spaulding, Miguel Zenon, Yusveny Terry, Anton Denner, Wolfgang Puschnig and Greg Osby; Singers Sandra Pires, Turkish Pop Star Sertab Erener and Brasilian singer Ana Paula da Silva; ECM recording artist José Maria Saluzzi; Latin Jazz Piano legends Hector Martignon and Oscar Hernandez; Latin Jazz Percussionists Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Jorge Bezerra, Master Timbalero "Chino" Nuñes, "Timbalayes" Roberto Quintero and drummer Bobby Sanabria; Jazz / Funk guitarist Mark Whitfield and modern Jazz Pianists Bill Carrothers and Edward Simon. He has also performed and toured with RMM recording artists Michael Stuart and Johnny Rivera.
As a composer his original compositions have been featured in the off-Broadway production of "Anatomy of a Knucklehead". Since 2005 Juan has performed as a Featured Artist at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California as well as two solo bass concerts at the 2006 Frankfurt Musikmesse. In 2006 Snow Owl received the Best Jazz Artist award by Jazz First, a cooperation between Jazzeit Magazine, Quinton Records and Erste Bank. Jazz First seeks to identify young Jazz talent and then support them in the furtherance of their career.The Award recognizes Snow Owl as an "extraordinary bass player" and says "[h]is characteristic sound and charismatic performances bring new perspectives to the Electric Contrabass Guitar within a musical genre which is more commonly associated with the Acoustic Bass".
Snow Owl's performances have included major festivals and Venues stretching from Moscow to Europe and The U.S.A
Juan García-Herreros, auch bekannt unter 'The Snow Owl', wurde in Bogotá/Columbien geboren. Bis zum Alter von 15 Jahren erlernte er das Musikspiel autodidaktisch, mit 16 unterrichtete er bereits Musiktheorie und Jazz-Perfomance an der 'Dunedin High School' in Florida/USA, und mit nur 17 Jahren spielte er schon im 'Tampa Bay Symphony Orchestra'. Juan erhielt ein Stipendium am renomierten 'Berklee College of Music' in Boston/USA. Dort studierte er mit bekannten Bassgrößen wie Bruce Gert (Joe Lovano, Jerry Bergonzi, and Mike Stern) sowie Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito de Rivera, Caribbean Jazz Project).
Im Alter von 21 Jahren kehrte Juan nach New York zurück, um seine Karriere als Profimusiker zu verfolgen. In diesem Umfeld übertrug er sein Können auf viele Musikstile wie Funk, Salsa, straight-ahead Rock, Modern Jazz und Heavy Metal.
Im Laufe seiner Karriere arbeitete und spielte er mit einer beindruckenden Reihe von einzigartigen Künstlern zusammen, wie zum Beispiel:
- den Schlagzeug-Virtuosen Thomas Lang und Antonio Sanchez
- den Altsaxophonisten James Spaulding, Miduel Zenon, Yusveny Terry, Anton Denner, Wolfgang Puschnig und Greg Osby.
- den Sängerinnen Sandra Pires und Ana Paula da Silva.
- dem Gitarristen José Maria Saluzzi, Latin-Jazz-Piano Legenden Hector Martignon und Oscar Hernandez.
- mit Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Master Timbalero "Chino" Nuñes, "Timbalayes" Roberto Quintero und Bobby Sanabria.
- mit Jazz/Funk Gitarrist Mark Whitfield und Modern Jazz Pianisten Bill Carrothers und Edward Simon.
- mit Michael Stuart und Johnny Rivera.
Weiters erschienen Juan's Eigenkompostitionen in der Broadwayproduktion "Anatomy of a Knucklehead".
Jeweils im Jannuar 2005 und 2006 spielte Juan auf der NAMM-Show in Califorien (größte Musikmesse der USA) sowie 2006 in zwei Bass-Solokonzerten auf der weltgrößten Musikmesse in Frankfurt.
Juan spielte weiters auf den bedeutendsten Festivals in den USA, Europa, bis hin nach Moskau.
Zur Zeit arbeitet Juan an den folgenden Projekten:
The Snow Owl Quartett
The Alegre Cerrêa Group
Sabri Tulug Tirpan Trio
Extravaganza - mit Konrad Schrenk und Thomas Lang
Bass Fragments - Duett mit Akustik-Bassist Peter Herbert
Alejandra Torres - Trio mit Alejandra Torres und Juan Carlos Paniagua |
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