Andrés Laprida was a guitarist/composer from Argentina. His work as a performer/composer/producer earned him a worldwide following -from audiences to critics- ever since he was introduced to the public at a young age by the great Brazilian music masters Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes and Toquinho.

 

With a very personal sound and technique, Andrés took his music around the world in a variety of contexts; including concerts, jazz festivals, clubs, theatre, music seminars, ballet, movies, television, radio, and studio recordings.

 

In addition to his own CD works Latin Heart, Sortilegio, and Songs of the Moon; Andrés participated in recordings with Michael Brecker, Randy Brecker, Gato Barbieri, Onaje Allan Gumbs, Eric Calvi, Phillipe Saisse, Don Alias, Victor Lewis, Mark Egan, Anthony Cox, New London Consort Orchestra, Catherine Butt, DJ Spooky, Julie Eigenberg, Jaime Torres, Chango Farias Gomez, Manolo Juarez, Leo Sujatovich, Julia Zenko, Agustin Pereyra Lucena, and Guillermo Reuter, to name a few.

 

As a composer/producer for TV, Andrés  collaborated with the soundtracks of Highlander (USA, 2000) and Euroland 2002 (RAI/Italy). His film-scoring works include the award-winning documentary In the Absence of Peace (USA, 1995), the award-winning campaign Ilumina una vida (USA, 1990), and the films One Time (Philip Morris-Argentina 1990), Minas de Ouro Preto (Brazil, 1989), and Un sueño realizado (Argentina, 1981).

 

In his later years, Andrés worked for the prestigious French music publisher Les Editions du Chant du Monde, whiccalled him for three commissions: Florinda (pour grand orgue), Confidencias (pour chordes) and Vanidad de las riquezas (pour bandoneon, orgue, et cordes) that have been premiered in Paris and continue to be performed in Europe.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS (short list)

 

U.S.A.

 

The Blue Note, NYC

B.B. King's

The Village Gate, NYC

La Mama Theater, NYC (with Academy Award Winner Norma Aleandro)

Birdland, NYC

The Rainbow Room, NYC

Tavern on the Green (Flamenco!), NYC

The Limelight, NYC

The Knitting Factory, NYC

Nell’s, NYC

Hot Nights, Cool Jazz, NYC

Sweetwater’s, NYC

The Town Hall, NYC

The Metropolitan Museum, NYC

The Guggenheim Museum, NYC

Lee Strasberg Actor Studio, NYC (with Academy

Award Winner Jamie Sanchez)

LaBelle Epoque, NYC (with Jorge Anders Big Band)

 

FRANCE

 

La Madeleine Church, Paris

Notre Dame de Val de Grace, Paris

 

CANADA

 

The University of Guelph, Toronto

Silver Peso Club, Toronto

 

NORWAY

 

New Musikk Concert Hall, Stavanger

Musikkhogskolen, Stavanger (with Leo Sujatovich)

 

ARGENTINA

 

Hotel Hermitage, Mar del Plata (with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes)

Centro Cultural Jorge Luis Borges, Buenos Aires

Universidad de Belgrano (with Jaime Torres)

Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires

Universidad de La Plata, Buenos Aires

L. R. A. Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires

 

BRAZIL

 

Teatro Latinoamericano, Sao Paulo

Teatro Tuca, Sao Paulo

Chiko’s Bar, Rio de Janeiro

 

ITALY

 

Etna Jazz Festival Catania Jazz Festival

Adrano Jazz Festival

Club Della Stampa (Catania)

Festa di Lapis 2000 (Catania)

Naxos-Chitarre 2001(Giardini-Naxos)

Villa Lampedusa (Palermo)

La Giara (Taormina)

Pegaso D’Oro (with Alberto Sordi)

Discotheca Septimo (Taormina)

Notti Jazz (Aci Castello)

Cisterna D’Argento, 2001 (Ragalna)

Festival Internazionale di Musica e Danza 2002 (Noto)

Festival Internazionale di Musica e Danza 2003 (Maratea)

Mediterraneo Senza Frontera III (Agrigento)