Carlos Jiménez
Guitariste, professeur, compositeur

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Guitariste de jazz et compositeur originaire de la ville de Québec, Carlos Jiménez est un musicien très actif dans le milieu du jazz montréalais. Installé dans la métropole depuis 1998, il a multiplié ses collaborations avec plusieurs artistes de la relève tels que Josh Rager, Dave Watts, Joel Miller, Fraser Hollins et Michel Berthiaume. Il s’est aussi produit aux côtés de grands noms du jazz canadien tels que Frank Lozano, Kevin Dean, Andre White, Joe Sullivan, Rémi Bolduc, Brian Hurley, Steve Amirault et Don Thompson. Sa polyvalence et sa versatilité font de lui un guitariste de premier choix pour divers ensembles : le Joe Sullivan Big Band, le Brian Hurley Quartet, le Trio Daniel Lessard, le Jean-Nicolas Trottier Tentet, le Jacinta Luis Quintet et l’ensemble de Dorothée Berryman. Son premier album en tant que leader, intitulé «Undercurrents», est paru en mars 2011.

Outre son travail en tant qu’artiste invité, Carlos Jiménez a également collaboré à plusieurs enregistrements pour des émissions produites par la CBC, notamment Jazz Beat et Canada Live. Il a aussi participé à la bande sonore du court métrage primé aux Oscars The Danish Poet, produit par l’Office national du film du Canada. En 2009, il a reçu une bourse de perfectionnement du Conseil des Arts du Canada pour étudier avec le guitariste new-yorkais Adam Rogers. Il est actuellement chargé de cours à la Schulich School of Music de l’Université McGill et coordonnateur du programme de jazz au conservatoire de l’Université McGill. Il est titulaire d’une maîtrise et d’un baccalauréat en interprétation jazz de l’Université McGill.



Carlos Jiménez
Guitarist, teacher, composer

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Jazz guitarist and composer, Carlos Jiménez is a very active musician in the Montreal jazz scene. In the past few years, he has shared the stage with some of the most expressive names of Canadian jazz. From the new generation of jazz musicians such as Josh Rager, Dave Watts, Fraser Hollins, Joel Miller and Michel Berthiaume, to the established jazz veterans such as Kevin Dean, Andre White, Frank Lozano, Rémi Bolduc, Brian Hurley, Joe Sullivan, Steve Amirault and Don Thompson. His versatility and ability to play various styles on both electric and classical instruments has made him a first choice guitarist for various projects: the Joe Sullivan Big Band, the Brian Hurley Quartet, the Daniel Lessard Trio, the Jean-Nicolas Trottier Tentet, the Jacinta Luis Quintet and the Dorothée Berryman Ensemble. His first recording as a leader entitled Undercurrents was released in March 2011.

Along with his work as a sideman, Carlos Jiménez was featured on various recordings and radio shows such as Jazz Beat and Canada Live, produced by the CBC. He has also collaborated to the soundtrack of the Oscar winning short movie The Danish Poet, produced by the National Film Board of Canada. In 2009, he received a studying grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to study with American guitarist Adam Rogers, in New York. Carlos Jiménez is currently on faculty at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University and serves as Jazz Area Coordinator at the McGill Conservatory. He holds a Master’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Performance from McGill University.