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Jazzmandu 2005 Artists
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Mariano E. Abello, saxophones, flute, clarinet, oboe
Mariano started playing at a young age in his native Spain. In Spain he performed with various groups in different styles including blues, flamenco, jazz, and bossa-nova and he also taught general music in public and private schools. In 1996 he moved to the USA in search of a better musical education, especially in the jazz area. In 2002 Mariano received his bachelor in Jazz Studies and in 2005 a Master of Arts in woodwind performance and pedagogy both from Florida Atlantic University.
Mariano performed in different jazz festivals such as Montreux Jazz
Festival in Switzerland and North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands. In
addition he performed on bass clarinet and saxophones with the Merida-Miami Symphonic Orchestra in Mexico. He is a freelance player who specializes in jazz, latin music, flamenco, blues and Broadway shows playing saxophones, flute, clarinet and oboe.
From 2002 to 2005 Mariano taught theory, jazz combos, and saxophone ensemble at FAU. He created the FAU Latin Jazz Ensemble Dame Más, and organized and directed the 2004 and 2005 FAU Jazz Festival featuring Gonzalo Rubalcaba Trio, Bobby Shew and Mike Stern
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