Every one of the 7.7 billion of us is connected to most every other everywhere within a chain of 6 or fewer steps. The Matrix applies this phenomenon to artists. Oscar Peñas is steps away from every artist encompassed by this matrix, and by logical extension, everybody on earth.
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Oscar Peñas
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- Curations by: The Matrix
Who I Am & Where I Live
- Name: Oscar Peñas
- City: New York City
- Country: United States
My Life & Work
- Bio: A naturalized US citizen, Peñas was born in Barcelona to a family where traditional, folk, and flamenco music was loved and ever-present. His maternal grandfather was a trumpet player who occasionally played with Xavier Cugat’s orchestra when it was in town. Peñas’ first years of study were devoted to classical music, but he later developed a fascination with jazz and decided to dedicate his career to this genre in the US, where he now lives with his wife. This decision led to this moment in his musical career, a road that crosses cultures and creative ideas, the main genre melded by different grooves. His projects speak to this; Peñas has expanded his focus to incorporate diverse rhythms and styles.
Contact Information
- Email: zulema@oscarpenas.com
My Media & Markets
- ▶ Twitter: oscarpenasjazz
- ▶ Instagram: oscarpenasjazz
- ▶ Website: http://oscarpenas.com
- ▶ YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/opc1972
- ▶ YouTube Music: http://music.youtube.com/channel/UCXsUpWMM-80H_Ydpx5J_B_w
- ▶ Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/4ThnmVIR37BgDeXvcYbTNs
- ▶ Spotify 2: http://open.spotify.com/album/0UiCGvqe643zxhiOCGaBFr
- ▶ Spotify 3: http://open.spotify.com/album/0DSQwNfEzCcPg3kUSM0Xwa
- ▶ Spotify 4: http://open.spotify.com/album/5EBHVQRuM4BB1HQA4lx0ob
- ▶ Spotify 5: http://open.spotify.com/album/1tQpPy9O49nSgyCVXoqnfS
More
- Quotes, Notes & Etc. As a performer, Peñas has released four jazz albums with Grammy winners Esperanza Spalding, Gil Goldstein, and Paquito D’Rivera, among many others. He regularly performs with musicians such as harmonist Gregory Maret and trumpeter Jason Palmer in venues across the US, including Cabaret Theater at the Jazz Appreciation Month Series by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the Mansion at Strathmore Performing Art Center, Kennedy Center, Atlas Performing Arts Center, the Decatur House, the National Center for White House History, Jazz at Lincoln Center at Dizzy’s Jazz Coca-Cola, Chicago’s Old Town, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia Museum of Art, BAMcafé, BargeMusic, and Burlington Jazz Festival, VT. In Cuba, he has performed at Teatro Martí and at the International Jazz Plaza Festival. Additionally, he performs in clubs on the east coast, such as The Sidedoor, Blue Note, 55 Bar, Bar Next Door, and while in Europe he performs at the Parisian Duc Des Lombard jazz club and at the Concert Hall Jamboree in Barcelona.