{"id":14979,"date":"2018-08-14T23:52:46","date_gmt":"2018-08-15T03:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.capcana.com\/?p=6496"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:28:49","slug":"xxii-dr-jazz-festival-know-the-artists-sandy-gabriel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capcana.com\/es\/xxii-dr-jazz-festival-know-the-artists-sandy-gabriel\/","title":{"rendered":"XXII DR JAZZ FESTIVAL \u2013 KNOW THE ARTISTS:  SANDY GABRIEL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Dominican Jazz Sandy Gabriel Jazz Quartet\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSPkQZds04E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Saxophonist, Music Producer, Composer and Arranger, Sandy Gabriel is the winner of numerous awards in his native Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n<p>He began his musical studies at age 14 with his father, Dominican Socrates Gabriel, himself a saxophonist and director of the famous merengue band The Combo Candela. He attended numerous jazz workshops with leading players including Michael Brecker, Dave Liebman, Paquito D\u2019Rivera and many more.<\/p>\n<p>Sandy Gabriel plays Alto, Tenor &amp; Soprano Saxes, the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI), Flute and synthesizer. He is considered today among the most talented saxophonists of his generation in the fields of Jazz, Pop and World Music.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel started his own group in the early 90s, the \u201cPuerto Plata Jazz Ensemble\u201d. As musical director of the group Gabriel composes most of the music and over the time the group has developed its own unique style including elements of Fusion, Funk and Latin jazz. The current line-up of the band includes Jairo Milanes-Keyboards, Daniel Alvarez-Bass, Alvarez Hisdras -Drums and Joel Guzman-Percussions<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel has performed with many major international Jazz artists including Arturo Sandoval, Giovanni Hidalgo, Paquito D\u2019Rivera, Michel Camilo, Horacio \u201cEl Negro\u201d Hernandez, Nestor Torres, Dave Valentine, Ivan Lins, Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin. He has also represented the Dominican Republic and participated in numerous International Jazz Festivals.<\/p>\n<p>Sandy Gabriel\u2019s latest recordings include the new album by Juan Luis Guerra \u201cA Son De Guerra\u201d on which he recorded all saxophones.<\/p>\n<p>He just released his first musical production entitled \u201cJAZZEANDO\u201d which has already been nominated for several awards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/users\/12486433&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saxophonist, Music Producer, Composer and Arranger, Sandy Gabriel is the winner of numerous awards in his native Dominican Republic. He began his musical studies at age 14 with his father, Dominican Socrates Gabriel, himself a saxophonist and director of the famous merengue band The Combo Candela. 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