JOSE LUIS GAMEZ

- BIOGRAPHY -

SPANISH

 Was born in Barcelona in 1965 and studied jazz from the

age of twelve. From an early age he started participating in

prestigious international jazz seminars (with Bill Dobbins,

Quest, Marc Johson and Walter Bishop Jr., among others)

that took place in Spain around 1980.

 He took up guitar lessons from Luis Murillo, Sean Levitt,

Steve Brown, Joe Pass, and then later with Pat Metheny

and John Abercrombie, taking theory classes from Ze eduardo,

Bill Dobbins, Kenny Weeler, Alvaro Is, Lluis Vidal and Chuck Israels.

His first album as leader came in 1993, with "Dr. Jekyll"

(on the Fresh Sound New Talent series) and presented it

among the XXV Barcelona International Jazz Festival, following

 up the appearance with in 1995 at the XXVII Barcelona

International Jazz Festival de Jazz de Barcelona, in which he showed off, for the first time,

his Homage To Wes Montgomery, a firm favourite of José’s throughout his life.
Performed on different national and international jazz festivals: Barcelona,
Madrid, San Sebastián, Vitoria, Finland, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Den Haag and JVC
Jazz Festival in New York.
As a sideman, José has played with stars such as Tete Montoliu, Bob Moses, Michel Camilo,

Jack Walrath, Marc Johson, Jimmy Owens, Michael Kaupa, Perico Sambeat, Jorge Rossy,

Ze eduardo, Lluis Vidal, Jorge Pardo, Steve Brown, Peter King, Bruce Barth and Michael Mossman,

and has taught, in one of his many teaching roles, at jazz seminars in Cádiz, Zaragoza, Vitoria,

Gratz -Austria-, The New School (New York City), Zarautz, Valencia and Barcelona.
Conducted the Taller de Músics Big Band & TETE MONTOLIU (1992-97).
He teaches jazz guitar at the new Jazz Conservatory in Barcelona - Escuela Superior de

Musica de Catalunya (ESMUC) and at the Centro Superior de Musica del Pais Vasco (MUSIKENE)
 

DiscograPHY

As a lider:

JOAQUIN CHACON - JOSE LUIS GAMEZ                                         "Duets"  2008 (SUMMUM)

JOSE LUIS GÁMEZ-DANI PEREZ                       “StringCaptives” 2004 (Satchmo)

JOSE LUIS GÁMEZ                                 “Quatro” 2000 (Fresh Sound New Talent)

JOSE LUIS GÁMEZ                                                     “Rumbo Norte” 2000 (FSNT)

JOSE LUIS GÁMEZ                                                             “Colores” 1997 (FSNT)

JOSE LUIS GÁMEZ                                                           “Dr. Jekyll” 1993 (FSNT)

As a sideman:

 BEBO VALDES & Eladio Reinón B.B.         "Afrocuban Jazz Suite" - 1998 (FSNT)

S.G.A.E                                                          ''JAZZAUTOR 1993 ''  1994 (SGAE)

AGUSTÍ FERNANDEZ & BIG ENSAMBLE T.M                            “Aura” 1992 (T.M.)

KONIEC & BIG ENSAMBLE T.M.                                “Ad Livingstone” 1991 (T.M.)

ZE EDUARDO UNIT                                       “Begur”1990 (JUSTINE) - 1997(T.M.)

ORQU. DEL T.M.&TETE MONTOLIU                            1989 (JUSTINE)-1997(T.M.)

ZE EDUARDO UNIT                                    "Unities” 1988 (JUSTINE) - 1997(T.M.)

JOAN SANMARTÍ                                      “Concept” 1987 (JUSTINE) - 1997(T.M.)

2x2 QUARTET                                            “Siguiendo los pasos” 1985 (JUSTINE)