Julio A. Santillán is a composer and guitarist from Tucumán in northwestern Argentina. His compositions combine traditional Argentinean musical elements with folk, jazz improvisation, and classical music. He has studied classical guitar at Instituto Superior de Música (Argentina) under the direction of maestro Pablo González Jasey. He graduated summa cum laude with a dual major in Classical Composition and Contemporary Writing and Production from Berklee College of Music in Boston.
As a composer and arranger, he has produced music for documentary films, theater, recordings and live performances for artists around the world. As a sideman, he has recorded and performed with many musicians from Argentina and the U.S. including Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito D'Rivera), Livingston Taylor, Raúl Carnota, Quique Sinesi, Juan Falú and Sandra Mihanovich. He has performed and given workshops in Argentina, Colombia, Finland, Greece, Canada, Spain, Italy, Romania and in more than fifty cities in the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Dallas and Washington D.C.
Julio A. Santillán has recorded forty CDs, including a play-along CD for "The Latin Bass Book" (Sher Music by Oscar Stagnaro), two albums with the Pablo Ablanedo Octet (Freshsound records), four cds with Marta Gómez (BigSur records /Chesky Records)-one of which was chosen among the best 10 records of 2003 by the Boston Globe- and one with tango diva Katie Viqueira (Freshsound records)-Independent Music Award winner, 2005 best World Music Album.
Julio Santillán plays solo and leads several ensembles. He and his groups have been featured in some of the most prestigious venues in the U.S. such as "Blue Note" (New York) and "Regattabar" (Boston). He has released six cds with his compositions: "Desde el Norte", "Anit Negra", "Ñann", "El Bosque de la Memoria" (BigSur Records), "Argentinean Jazz in New York" (BlueMusicGroup) and 'Un Instante" (BigSur Records).
Julio will be performing at El Taller as part of the Julio Santillán Trio featuring Fanco Pinna and Andres Rot. This amazing trio has been called "a striking combination of jazz sensibility applied to Argentinean folk rhythms" by The Boston Herald.
For more information, visit www.juliosantillan.com.Julio A. Santillán es compositor y guitarrista nacido en Tucumán, Argentina, residente en la ciudad de Barcelona. Su composiciones combinan elementos de la música folklórica de su tierra, el jazz y la música clásica. Estudió guitarra clásica en el Instituto Superior de Música (Argentina) bajo la dirección del maestro Pablo González Jasey y luego se graduó con los máximos honores en Classical Composition y Contemporary Writing and Production en Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).
Como arreglista y compositor ha producido música para documentales, teatro, grabaciónes y conciertos de artistas de todo el mundo. El señor Santillán ha tocado y grabado con numerosos músicos de Argentina y USA como Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito D'Rivera), Livingston Taylor, Raúl Carnota, Quique Sinesi, Juan Falú y Sandra Mihanovich. Ha tocado y dictado clínicas en Argentina, Colombia, Finlandia, Grecia, Canadá, España, Italia, Rumanía y en mas de cincuenta ciudades de los EEUU incluyendo Nueva York, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Dallas y Washington D.C.
Julio A. Santillán ha grabado 40 discos, incluyendo un CD para el libro de Oscar Stagnaro "The Latin Bass Book" (Sher Music); dos albumes con el Pablo Ablanedo Octet (Freshsound Records), cuatro CDs con Marta Gómez (BigSur Records / Chesky Records)- uno de los cuales fue elegido dentro de los 10 mejores del 2003 por el diario Boston Globe); y uno con la cantante de tango Katie Viqueira (Freshsound Records)- ganador del Independent Music Award bajo la categoria de Mejor Album de "World Music".
El sr. Santillán toca como solista y también lidera varios grupos. Él y sus ensambles tocaron en algunos de los clubes mas prestigiosos de los EEUU como ser "Blue Note" (Nueva York) y "Regattabar" (Boston). Santillán ha grabado seis discos con su música: "Desde el Norte", "Anit Negra", "Ñann", "El Bosque de la Memoria" (BigSur Records), "Argentinean Jazz in New York" (BlueMusicGroup) y "Un Instante" (BigSur Records).
Este otoño Julio va a tocar en El Taller como parte de su Julio Santillán Trio juntos con Franco Pinna y Andres Rot. Este trio impresionante ha sido llamado "una combinación increíble de la sensibilidad del jazz aplicado a ritmos folklores argentinos" por The Boston Herald.
