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BIOGRAPHY THE SAGA
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The Group " La Saga " was born at the
end of the year 1999 integrated by Eloy Alquinta in alt saxo , Michael Jiménez
in electrical guitar, Francisco Bascuñán in bass guitar and Juan Antonio
Sepúlveda in drums and percussions.
What in a beginning started as a workshop of jazz, in the surroundings of
the Central Vega, met enriched with the incorporation of Chilean and
Latin-American music to the digest. This communion of energies evolved
towards a concept of instrumental music, which fuses rhythmic elements of
these lands with harmonic modern elements, what met formed on the
disc"Calienta Oreja" ( Warms Ear ), recorded in the winter of
the year 2001 and financed by Fondart.
We must be grateful for the participation of the "Gato"
Alquinta (in the theme Camino Lunar), of Juan Pablo Bosco, Ankatu
Alquinta and Guillermo Pinto.
In the photo, from left side to right, Miguel
Jiménez, Rodrigo Jorquera, Antonio Sepúlveda and Felipe Martínez.
This material appeared in diverse stages
of the country, both in Santiago and in regions.
In year 2003 they join Rodrigo Jorquera in fretless bass and Diego
Sepúlveda in alt sax hig , two new visions of the concept, which have
refreshed the sonority of the quartet.
In year 2004 Diego
moves away and enters Felipe Martinez, in flauta traversa and saxo high.
During this year 2004, we were recording in our study, and try to make an
independent production.
In what it runs of this year 2003, the band has
concentrated its work in everything what implies this change, as well as in
the creation of new themes. To the moment of the draft of these lines,
the material and the longing is of recording a new disc.
Among the elements that this quartet fuses, a
balance exists between topics of the Jazz and Rock, as well as of the
music altiplánica, Mapuche, African, and of the central zone of Chile.
Inside this context, each instrumentalist has the space for the
expressiveness and improvisation, in a search of the different
possibilities of record and sonority of every instrument.
On the offer of The Saga there converge the huayno, the saya, the
sanjuanito, the cueca and the chacarera, the Joropo and the mozambique,
which results in a particular and typical sound, which places inside a
current of musical " Chilean merger ". The energies are put in
walking towards an own language, without not knowing the natural
influences that every human musical being has, and that definitively
tries to be as honest as possible.
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Miguel
Angel Jimenez L., Guitarist.
He, initiates his studies of classic guitar
with the teacher Martin Pino - Ricercare Academy- in 1990, which he,
deals until the year 1992. Later he studies Composition and
Arrangements in Popular Music with the teacher Guillermo Riffo, in the
Modern School of Music (1993). Between the year 1994 and 1995 he
studies Pedagogy in Music in the University Educares (current Andrés
Bello).
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In the School Projazz he completes the
Interpreter's career in Electrical Guitar, Composition and Musical
Arrangements (1996-2000).
Parallel, he is employed as musician at the
theatrical works "Hamlet" and
" The Art o the Escape ", directed by Horacio Videla, "
The Consecration of the Poverty " directed by Andrés Perez, and at
Tours of Itinerant Theatre of the Department of Education.
In his curriculum presentations are included the
Festival of Music of Porto Alegre (Brazil), Room SCD, Room Studio Master,
Concepción's Republic, Jazz Club of Santiago.
With the quartet The Saga, they take to end the recording of the disc
Calienta Oreja, with support of the Fondart.
Nowadays he is teacher of the Interpreter's career in Electrical Guitar
in the Projazz School.
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Juan Antonio
Sepúlveda Canales, drums.
At the beginning of the ' 90, he developes by
studies of drums and percussion of a self-taught way, in a space of 5
years.
Later, he, dealed studies of Drums (teacher Gonzalo Muga ) and Theory
in the School of Music Projazz.
He formed the Binary Trio (group of Contemporary Music), where he
develops as musician and composer.
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At the end of the year 1999 the group integrates The Saga, with whom
he,records the disc Oreja Caliente, financed by Fondart.
His spiritual search leads
him to a beginning with the master Vaisnava Srila Paramadvaiti Suami
Maharaj. He integrates the group of Oriental Music Govinda Shakti
(Krishna's Captivation) as interpreter of flute travers and table.
From middle of the year 1999 up to the date, he works as teacher of drums
at the School Projazz.
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Felipe Andrés Martinez Torres, Flute an Sax. In the Conservatory of
the University of Chile, has studies of Superior Interpreter in Flute,
between years 1985 and 1991; Harmony of jazz and improvisation, with
professor Patricio Ramirez. It attended a year of Composition and Musical
Adjustments in the Escuela Moderna de Música (Chile).
Participated
in La Hebra, next to Antonio Restucci; In the orchestra the Mambos
Latin (with presentations in the Casino of Monaco, years 1994 to 1996);
Next to Emilio Garcia trio; In the Big-Band of the Clássica radio with
direction of Víctor Durán. He composes incidental music for the
assembly Sostiene Pereira, Teatro Ictus, years 1997-1998. In addition,
one at the moment evolves like professor in the Projazz School Music
and Colegio Altamira.
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Rodrigo
Andrés Jorquera Bernales,
Bassist.
At the beginning of the decade ' 90, he
initiates his way in electric bass in a self-taught way, motivated by the
rhythmic capacities of this instrument.
He takes the most formal study of skills and concepts by means of
particular classes with diverse teachers, among whom the teachers Jorge
Campos and Miguel Perez.
With
the band of Latin-American merger La Comarca,he takes part in diverse
presentations, between which there is included a tour along several
cities of the south of Chile.
At the beginning of the year 2002, he forms a trio of jazz - rock with
Miguel Jiménez and Antonio Sepúlveda, old friends, and recaptures his
studies with the teacher Jorge Díaz.
In the year 2003, he joins to The Saga.
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