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In May 2010 they opened Chick Corea at the XII International Puebla Festival in the center of that city, for more than 2,000 people.
5o Elemento will pretty soon surprise us with another CD. The second in their list, with compositions of their own, this new production will surely strengthen the group in the jazz atmosphere of Mexico and the world.
5° Elemento approaches the sound of famous quintets such as Miles Davis’ in the sixties, but sets forth contemporary atmospheres that go from themes recreated with a Spanish influence, to themes that recreate what a contemporary jazz quintet might be playing in any place where jazz is played: New York, Canada or Europe.
The group had its debut in Mexico City’s Club New Orleans; they have remained together since the summer of 1999. The musicians use the resources of each instrument. Combinations such as bugle with soprano sax, trumpet and flute, or tenor sax and fluge horn allow for an interesting auditive fusion as they explore various sound atmospheres.
The rhythmic base of the double bass, the drums and the piano interact supporting each improvisation. Most of the group members participate as composers.
In some of their concerts they have had national and foreign guest musicians such as Canadian trombone player Dave Mc Murdo, or Mexican sax players Juan Ramos, Jako Gonzáles, Alejandro Campos and Giovani Figueroa, among others. The band explores traditional styles from swing, bebop, cool jazz, modal jazz, to Latin jazz.
The show is based on the high musical quality of the players. 5°Elemento is formed by Mexican musicians who create in their concerts a sonorous exposition drawing from the style of jazz, thus creating an endless variety of true moods and atmospheres.
Among other venues, they have performed at Papa Beto Jazz Bistro, La Bodega, Zinco Jazz Bar, Restaurante New Orleans, Soul Bar Jazz, El Convite and D’Polak Forum. They have also given concerts during the Seminario Internacional de Jazz in Xalapa, Veracruz; at the Lunario; Hermilo Novelo Hall of Centro Cultural Ollin Yolliztli; Foro Coyoacanense; Plaza de las Artes at Centro Nacional de las Artes; Tecnológico de Monterrey campus Tepepan; Bacomext Auditorium; and UNITEC. In May 2010 they opened Chick Corea at the XII International Puebla Festival in the center of that city, for more than 2,000 people. They recently presented their album Swing para una nota at the Blas Galindo Hall in Centro Nacional de las Artes.
The Band Members
Luis Felipe Gordillo
Leader of 5° Elemento, he is a pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher born Mexico City. He has played with groups and artists from that city, such as Magos Herrera, Marcela Ro, Paleta-Souza, Pepe Aguilar, Jaime Camil, Cielo y Tierra, Densidad 6, Aranza, La Quinta Estación, Napoleón, Alan, Garibaldi, Mexico City Big Band, and he is the leader of Felipe Gordillo Trio. |
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Gabriel Solares Ramos
Trumpet player, arranger and composer born in Mexico City. He has played with artists such as Emanuel and Aleks Syntek and is a member of one of Mexico City’s most important Funk-Jazz bands, Densidad 6, as well as drummer Alvaro Lopez’s band.
In the commercial scene in Mexico, he has played with artists such as Armando Manzanero, Emmanuel, Ricardo Montaner, Guadalupe Pineda and Susana Zavaleta. He played in the 50th anniversary of Yamaha México and shared the stage with world famous drummers like Dave Weckl, John Robinson, Sony Emory, Ndugu Chanclear, David Garibaldi and Antonio Sánchez, in whose group Nile Stebenhaus was bassist and conductor. He plays one season every year with the Big Band Jazz de México in the Lunario of Mexico City’s National Auditorium and he has recorded two albums with them playing songs by Armando Manzarero. He also plays and composes for 5° Elemento; the quintet will launch their second album in 2010.
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Jose Ángel Ramos
Sax and flute player, José Angel Ramos is an outstanding musician graduated from Centro Cultural Ollin Yolliztli. He has participated in orchestras such as Orquesta Carlos Chávez, Orquesta Pablo Moncayo and Orquesta Vida y Movimiento. He has also played with artists such as Mexican Singer Juan Gabriel, Densidad 6, Res Q Bandy and Xochimilco Big Band. His versatility with the saxophone has earned him the chance to participate as lead player in alto, soprano, tenor and baritone sax, as well as with the C-flute. |
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Mario Garcia Cruz
Drummer and composer; he is a Mexican musician with great professional experience. His versatility and style have lead him to play with different groups and artists such as Wet Paint, Papa Betos Big Band, Joao Enrique, Rodolfo “Popo” Sánchez and Margie Bermejo, among others; as well as singers Armando Manzanero, Rocío Durcal, Tania Libertad, Lucero, Pablo Milanés, Raúl Di Blasio, and he is a member of Felipe Gordillo Trio. |
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Juan Cristobal Perez Grobet
Bass player, composer and producer, he is an outstanding Mexican musician who earned the Diosa de Plata award for the music of the film Sin Remitente. He has participated in the music of various publicity campaigns and short films, as well as with several bands and artists like Real de Catorce, Paleta Souza, the great Fellove, Gerardo Bátiz, Sonoraonoson, and Cecilia Toussaint. He is currently an associate producer of Prado Sur Estudio. |
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SWING PARA UNA NOTA
Alain Derbez, author of the book El jazz en México, comments on the album of El 5°Elemento: “the sum of five… six (…)”
5) Only the gratitude and enjoyment of this first album remains: the elements are the piano and compositions of Felipe; the tied up blending of winds of Gabriel’s trumpets and Jose Angel’s saxophones and flute; the base to build and weave of Juan Cristobal’s bass and Mario’s drums; the easy incorporation as a result of the closeness of guests Jako, Juan and Israel; the compositions of the other members of the band and Pat and Mike’s as if they had worked especially for the band and their arrangements. And the professional work of making it sound truly as it sounds and has sounded. The sixth element remains —the first in importance: your attentive ears, the whole body.
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