Today we’d like to introduce you to Javier Madrazo
Hi Javier, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
I started playing the guitar when I was 10 years old inspired by the music of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd and Genesis that they were all albums that my father had at our house. By 13 I had a shift from Blues to Jazz and was fully commited to studing the second when I discovered Wes Montgomery. I had private tutoring until when I was 19 I entered to the prestigeous Manuel De Falla conservatory passing the three admission tests at the age of 18 years old. After that I started building a relationship with renowkned figures of the argentine jazz community such as Ernesto Jodos, Pepi Taveira, Mariano Loiacono and Juan Cruz de Urquiza. After graduating my bachelor I recorded two albums, Interior (2021) and Caminos (2022). Both albums were acclaimed by the national press and I was able to tour my music in Argentina in Magna Jazz at La Pampa and play in well renowkned jazz clubs such as Bebop Club, Prez and Virasoro Bar. After that I moved to New York to pursue my Master in Jazz Performance at Queens College and recieved the prestigeous Louis Armstrong ASCAP award for my writing and composing. Nowadays I am an active member on the New York scene playing from 3 to 6 or more times a week with different musicians and different settings and styles.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
I feel that ultimatly the challenge is to know yourself because that is the one thing that is going to be always the same. Mentalhealth is my priority snd I realized through out the years that the more conected that I am with meditating and working on myself as a person the better things turn out and I can face challenges with a positive outlook.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am an guitarrist, composer and arranger. I play Jazz, Brazilian Music such as Bossa Nova and Maracatú, Funk, R&B, Neo Soul and Pop. I also compose and arrange in a wide variety of settings and styles.
The thing that sets me apart is that I had a really introdpective path in music and that lead me to working on not only the information but how I hear it. I developed concepts and hsrmony that are unique to me and my influences in music.
Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
I feel that the development of A.I will be intresting. I feel that at the end of the day the changes in music will be lead by the technological revolution that is happening and their social and economic ramifications. I am not judging if for better or for worse, but it is definitively going to happen.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7zWvCehtXsPW3MoLwvq4sP?si=boOJzscpSVe2xxpdhE7MZQ%0A
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/javiermadrazo96/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/javi.madrazo?mibextid=ZbWKwL
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@mrjavier543?si=54j3asNRu-ujGn_-
- Other: https://linktr.ee/JavierMadrazo?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZiz0nZun49G-lrdstD0CSsOfVi-Zfv0XMxXFsFodbzbjm4zJtWqSQQTWg_aem_Eg_zrHdi67Q8ibs71yypUw
Image Credits
Julieta Iricibar