2016
OCTOBER
with violinist/vocalist
L SHENKAR/SHANKAR
10/29/SA
@
WESLEYAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events/2016/10-2016/10292016shenkar.html
REVIEW BELOW
latinola.com/story.php?story=14235
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOVEMBER
11/21/MO
invited to lecture on indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
@
CSULA
for the anthropology department
not open to the public
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DECEMBER
12/1/TH
12/2/FR
LA VIRGEN @ THE GREAT CATHEDRAL OF LOS ANGELES
thelatc.org/lavirgen/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MICHAEL VLATKOVICH QUARTET
@
OPEN GATE
12/4
@
7PM
Michael Vlatkovich - tromobone, compositions
Christopher Garcia - drums, percussion
Bill Plake - tenor saxophone
Anders Swanson - acoustic bass
The MV4, the same ensemble that did three 10,000 mile tours
with one nights from Los Angeles to Tornoto and back for three
consecutive years reunites to play some new music.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AZTEC FLOWER SONGS AND STORY:
THE PROPHETICAL CASE FOR GUADALUPE
Through extensive research, Joseph Julian and Monique Gonzalez have made startling discoveries that reveal unexplored links between ancient Mesoamerican song poems and the apparitions of Guadalupe.
Joined by Ezekiel Stear (Ph.D. in Colonial Spanish Language and Literature)
and
Christopher Garcia (expert practitioner of Mesoamerican percussion),
the group will show that there is much more to the Guadalupe story than anyone has ever imagined.
Location: Norma Kershaw Auditorium
Price: Member $9 | General $12
www.bowers.org/index.php/education-programs/talks/event/759-aztec-flower-songs-and-story-the-prophetical-case-for-guadalupe
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
United States
714-567-3600
[email protected]
www.bowers.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2017
JANUARY
with
Jazz harpist
Motoshi Kosako
http://www.harpmusician.com/
has graciously invited EL MONSTRO and I
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs-an…
to MAKE MUSIC with him this upcoming weekend
1/21/SA
@
SUMMER THYME
GRASS VALLEY, CA
http://www.summerthymes.com/music/
https://www.harpcolumn.com/…/motoshi-kosako-jazz-harp-indi…/
and
1/22/SU
https://www.harpcolumn.com/…/motoshi-kosako-concert-of-jaz…/
if you are able to come on down,
PLEASE make sure to come on up and say
hello!
GRACIAS A TODOS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FEBRUARY
This is the 3rd time I have been invited to play my music in Mexico
previous performances were at
TEATRO DE LA CUIDAD in Mexico City with DEMANIA
CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC in Mexico City with Garcia Godinez Duo
and now at
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA with MANIAX MUSIC with Michael Manring
in San Miguel de Allende
MANRING-GARCIA DUO
AKA
MANIAX MUSIC IN MEXICO
manringgarciaduo.weebly.com/
Michael Manring
- electric basses
Christopher Garcia
percussion of India,
indigenous instruments of
Mesoamerica/Mexico
PAISTE metals
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2/9/TH
San Miguel de Allende
@
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE JAZZ
https://www.facebook.com/events/1862686273967241/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2/10/FRI
Mexico City
EL 61 BLUES CLUB
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
https://www.facebook.com/El61BluesClub/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2/11/SAT
MANIAX MUSIC
as special guests with
SALOMON MAAWAD OCTET
@
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE JAZZ
https://www.facebook.com/events/1862686273967241/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OCTOBER
with violinist/vocalist
L SHENKAR/SHANKAR
10/29/SA
@
WESLEYAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
www.wesleyan.edu/cfa/events/2016/10-2016/10292016shenkar.html
REVIEW BELOW
latinola.com/story.php?story=14235
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NOVEMBER
11/21/MO
invited to lecture on indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
@
CSULA
for the anthropology department
not open to the public
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DECEMBER
12/1/TH
12/2/FR
LA VIRGEN @ THE GREAT CATHEDRAL OF LOS ANGELES
thelatc.org/lavirgen/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MICHAEL VLATKOVICH QUARTET
@
OPEN GATE
12/4
@
7PM
Michael Vlatkovich - tromobone, compositions
Christopher Garcia - drums, percussion
Bill Plake - tenor saxophone
Anders Swanson - acoustic bass
The MV4, the same ensemble that did three 10,000 mile tours
with one nights from Los Angeles to Tornoto and back for three
consecutive years reunites to play some new music.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AZTEC FLOWER SONGS AND STORY:
THE PROPHETICAL CASE FOR GUADALUPE
Through extensive research, Joseph Julian and Monique Gonzalez have made startling discoveries that reveal unexplored links between ancient Mesoamerican song poems and the apparitions of Guadalupe.
Joined by Ezekiel Stear (Ph.D. in Colonial Spanish Language and Literature)
and
Christopher Garcia (expert practitioner of Mesoamerican percussion),
the group will show that there is much more to the Guadalupe story than anyone has ever imagined.
Location: Norma Kershaw Auditorium
Price: Member $9 | General $12
www.bowers.org/index.php/education-programs/talks/event/759-aztec-flower-songs-and-story-the-prophetical-case-for-guadalupe
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
United States
714-567-3600
[email protected]
www.bowers.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2017
JANUARY
with
Jazz harpist
Motoshi Kosako
http://www.harpmusician.com/
has graciously invited EL MONSTRO and I
http://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs-an…
to MAKE MUSIC with him this upcoming weekend
1/21/SA
@
SUMMER THYME
GRASS VALLEY, CA
http://www.summerthymes.com/music/
https://www.harpcolumn.com/…/motoshi-kosako-jazz-harp-indi…/
and
1/22/SU
https://www.harpcolumn.com/…/motoshi-kosako-concert-of-jaz…/
if you are able to come on down,
PLEASE make sure to come on up and say
hello!
GRACIAS A TODOS
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FEBRUARY
This is the 3rd time I have been invited to play my music in Mexico
previous performances were at
TEATRO DE LA CUIDAD in Mexico City with DEMANIA
CASTILLO DE CHAPULTEPEC in Mexico City with Garcia Godinez Duo
and now at
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA with MANIAX MUSIC with Michael Manring
in San Miguel de Allende
MANRING-GARCIA DUO
AKA
MANIAX MUSIC IN MEXICO
manringgarciaduo.weebly.com/
Michael Manring
- electric basses
Christopher Garcia
percussion of India,
indigenous instruments of
Mesoamerica/Mexico
PAISTE metals
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2/9/TH
San Miguel de Allende
@
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE JAZZ
https://www.facebook.com/events/1862686273967241/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2/10/FRI
Mexico City
EL 61 BLUES CLUB
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
https://www.facebook.com/El61BluesClub/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2/11/SAT
MANIAX MUSIC
as special guests with
SALOMON MAAWAD OCTET
@
TEATRO ANGELA PERALTA
ENCUENTRO NACIONAL DE JAZZ
https://www.facebook.com/events/1862686273967241/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MARCH
MEXIKA NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
@
MARIACHI PLAZA
Will be playing with MEXICA drummers and danzantes
celebrating MEXICA NEW YEAR
@
MARICAHI PLAZA in Boyle Heights in
EAST LOS
https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherGarciaMusic/media_set?set=a.10212875643394193.1073741907.1482870183&type=3&pnref=story
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE DON AND BUNK SHOW
????????????????????????
3/18/SA
@
MorYork Gallery
http://moryork.com/
@
8 PM
4959 York Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90042
$15
Bunk Gardner - woodwinds, straight man (?)
Don Preston - keyboards, synths, things that explode
with
Christopher Garcia - drumset, percussion,
and
Elin Sandberg - electric bass
performing all kinds of stuff
Don Music
FZ music
Schoenberg Music
and
who knows what else
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/19/MO
invited to do another lecture/performance at
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
on indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
this time for the MUSIC DEPARTMENT
previous performance/lecture was the CSULA ANTHROPOLOGY DEPT
not open to the public
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/21/TU
TALES FROM THE SILK ROAD
George Abe - breath and percussion instruments of of Japan
Christopher Garcia - breath and percussion instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
and India
talesfromthesilkroad.weebly.com/gallery.html
with special guest
Maceo Hernandez - taiko
of
EAST LA TAIKO
elataiko.com/#
@
LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/25/SAT
MEXCLA MUSIC
Christopher Garcia
instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
percussion of North and South India
gongs
Jeronimo Jxel Rajchenberg,
classical guitar. charango, requinto jarocho, jarana
MEXCLA PRESS
http://mexclamusic.weebly.com/press.html
@
LONG BEACH TERRACE THEATER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/25/SAT
TALES FROM THE SILK ROAD
George Abe - breath and percussion instruments of of Japan
Christopher Garcia - breath and percussion instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
and India
talesfromthesilkroad.weebly.com/gallery.html
with special guest
Martin Gallardo
MEXICA percussion
@
LONG BEACH TERRACE THEATER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/26/SUN
ANADIS MUSIC
anadismusic.weebly.com/
Jie Ma - pipa, ruan - instruments of China
John Stephens - sitar, sarod, surbahar
Christopher Garcia - breath and percussion instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
and India
@
LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/31/FR
Solo performance/lecture
on instruments of indigenous Mexico and Mesoamerica
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
Stevenson Ranch Library
eventful.com/stevensonranch/events/music-mexico-and-mesoamerica-/E0-001-100491743-2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
APRIL
R&D/COMPOSING
new works for
classical guitar
marimba
pedal harp
piano
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4/15/SA
KAREN KUSER
with
Al Garcia - acoustic bass
Craig Ochikubo - piano, synths
cg - drumset, percussion
@
D'Argenzio Wines
1204 W Burbank Blvd,
Burbank, California
91506
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A SYMPOSIUM IN HOMAGE TO EDUARDO MATOS MOCTEZUMA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Matos_Moctezuma
THE FOUNDATION OF HEAVEN
THE GREAT TEMPLE OF THE AZTECS
took place
April 21, 2017
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
and
April 22, 2017
at California State University, Los Angeles.
had the privilege of lecturing at CSULA for their
ANTHROPOLOGY DEPT
AND their
MUSIC DEPT in 2016 and 2017
SPECIAL THANKS to Manuel Aguilar Moreno for the invitation to the symposium
more info below
www.facebook.com/ChristopherGarciaMusic/media_set?set=a.10213236734941256.1073741908.1482870183&type=3&pnref=story.unseen-section
CLICK ON LINK BELOW for
FEEDBACK from various educators
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/educational-testimonials.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAY
5/7/SA
Private performance
with
JIE MA - PIPA
CG - PERCUSSION OF INDIA & MESOAMERCA
for the
ASIA SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
2701 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD
Los Angeles CA,USA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rehearsals and recording for
MIKE ALBERT SOLO PROJECT
with
CONTINUUM
and a bunch of special guests
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW POWER TRIO
with
Mike Albert
Rob Pagliari
and myself
in rehearsals MAKING MUSIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JUNE
6/1/TH
IN- FLUX ENSEMBLE
with
Adam Idell
sogo, cajon, ringing metals,
pandiero, riq, caxixi
and very very special guest
Leonice Shinneman
North Indian tabla, tipi,
ringing metals
CG
tlapan huehuetl, teponaztli ,
chililitli, baa wehai, huilacapiztli
tehuehuetl,
at
PASADENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
www.facebook.com/ChristopherGarciaMusic/media_set?set=a.10213621550321400.1073741910.1482870183&type=3&pnref=story
composing, rehearsing and recording
new music for
classical guitar
harp
violin
string quintet
woodwind quintet
and indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica and India
CONTINUUM MUSIC
ZAPPA MUSIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JULY
7/5/TH
IXONEZTLI/GARCIA
performs
THE INFINITE EXPANSION OF SOUND
losttribesproductions.weebly.com/the-infinite-expansion-of-sound.html
@
ZEBULON
2478 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039
http://zebulon.la/#events
THE INFINITE EXPANSION OF SOUND
http://www.latinola.com/story.php?story=13487
is
LATINO LA's EDITORS HOT PICK
7/5/WE
ZEBULON PRESENTS
IXONEZTLI/GARCIA - THE INFINITE EXPANSION OF SOUND
also in
LAWEEKLY
http://www.laweekly.com/…/mike-wexler-luis-perez-ixoneztli-…
PERFORMING ARTS LIVE
http://www.performingartslive.com/…/IXONEZTLIGARCIA-The-Inf…
IXONEZTLI DISCOGRAPHY since 1981
http://luisperezixoneztli.weebly.com/discography.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3 week private residency
for the 4th consecutive year
in
BIG SUR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7/23/SU
MANRING GARCIA DUO
manringgarciaduo.weebly.com/
@
GLEN DEVEN RANCH
BIG SUR, CA
www.bigsurlandtrust.org/event-new-moon-hike-concert_30.htm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUGUST
8/6/SU
THE DON AND BUNK SHOW
private event
somewhere in Southern California
Bunk Gardner - woodwinds, straight man (?)
Don Preston - keyboards, synths, things that explode
with
Christopher Garcia - drumset, percussion,
and
Elin Sandberg - electric bass
performing all kinds of stuff
Don Music
FZ music
Schoenberg Music
and
who knows what else
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8/20/SU
@
THE BLUE WHALE
presents
THE DON PRESTON TRIO
with special guest
ELLIOT LEVIN - woodwinds
DON PRESTON - keyboards
ANDERS SWANSON - acoustic bass
CG - drumset, percussion
https://losangeles.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8/26/SAT
@
THE WORLD STAGE
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
Dwight Trible - vocals
Pablo Calogero - woodwinds
Christopher Garcia - EL MONSTRO
percussion of India, indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica...
Derf Reklaw - percussion
Breeze Smith - percussion
John B. Williams - bass
http://www.theworldstage.org/events.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8/29/TU
@
ZEBULON
THE DON PRESTON TRIO
with special guest
ELLIOT LEVIN - woodwinds
DON PRESTON - keyboards
ANDERS SWANSON - acoustic bass
CG - drumset, percussion
https://losangeles.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
8/30/WED
FLEET WEEK
in
SAN PEDRO
with
ALBERT/PAGLIARI/GARCIA AKA APG TRIO
apgmusic.weebly.com/
performing onboard
THE USS IOWA
BLUES AND MORE FOR AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
MIKE ALBERT - VERY ELECTRIC GUITAR
ROBERTINO PAG PAGLIARI - 6 STRING FRETLESS BASS, VOCALS
CG - KIT, VOCALS
with very special guest
CRAIG OCHIKUBO - keys
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SEPTEMBER
9/9/SA
invited by director David LeBrun
to the
LACMA screening of
OUT OF THE MAYAN TOMBS
nightfirefilms.org/films/dance-of-the-maize-god/
the same folks responsible for
BREAKING THE MAYA CODE
nightfirefilms.org/breaking-the-maya-code/
contributed breath and percussion instruments of indigenous
Mexico/Mesoamerica for this production
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/24/SU
ALBERT/PAGLIARI/GARCIA AKA APG TRIO
apgmusic.weebly.com/
BLUES AND MORE FOR AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
@
ALVAS
alvasshowroom.com/event/ohm/
MIKE ALBERT - VERY ELECTRIC GUITAR
ROBERTINO PAG PAGLIARI - 6 STRING FRETLESS BASS, VOCALS
CG - KIT, VOCALS
with very special guests
OHM
with CHRIS POLAND
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OCTOBER
10/2/MO
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
WORLD MUSIC FORUM
informance on
instruments of indigenous Mexico and Mesoamerica
held in the African drum room
really wonderful to be invited back for the 5th time for a solo lecture
at my alma mater
great staff, faculty and students
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/9/MO
INDIGENOUS DAY
informance for the
CALIFORNIA COALITION
events.kroq.cbslocal.com/losangeles_ca/events/community-intelligence-uplifting-menboys-wom-/E0-001-103462596-3
on instruments of indigenous Mexico and Mesoamerica
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/10/TU
MOTOSHI KOSAKO - jazz harp
www.harpmusician.com/
with
cg - EL MONSTRO
BOGIES
at Westlake Village Inn
3200 Agoura Road,
Westlake Village, CA
91361
http://www.bogies-bar.com
Time ( for door / for performance):
7:30 pm for performance.
Contact tel # for reservation: 818-889-2394
TARANATH
performed by Kosoko/Garcia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkgAKVdFNU
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/13/FRI
asked to guest with
MICHAEL MUSOLINO
michelamusolino.com/home
@
SANTA BARBARA
MULTI CULTURAL CENTER
michelamusolino.com/event/1984194/439511932/tra-terra-e-mare-between-the-land-and-sea
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/14/SAT
3:30 TO 5:30
@
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
pasadenaconservatory.org/event/avola-dia-de-los-muertos-pre-concert-celebration/
Dr. Steve Kronauer will talk with composer Joseph Julian Gonzalez and percussionist
Christopher Garcia about the upcoming concert program, curated to celebrate the Latin
American community and Día de los Muertos.
Gonzalez will talk about how MEXICA/AZTECA poetry inspired his piece, Misa Azteca,
which will be performed on October 28; and Garcia will introduce audience members to the
traditional MEXICA/AZTECA instruments used in Gonzalez’s work.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MEXIKA NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
@
MARIACHI PLAZA
Will be playing with MEXICA drummers and danzantes
celebrating MEXICA NEW YEAR
@
MARICAHI PLAZA in Boyle Heights in
EAST LOS
https://www.facebook.com/ChristopherGarciaMusic/media_set?set=a.10212875643394193.1073741907.1482870183&type=3&pnref=story
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THE DON AND BUNK SHOW
????????????????????????
3/18/SA
@
MorYork Gallery
http://moryork.com/
@
8 PM
4959 York Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90042
$15
Bunk Gardner - woodwinds, straight man (?)
Don Preston - keyboards, synths, things that explode
with
Christopher Garcia - drumset, percussion,
and
Elin Sandberg - electric bass
performing all kinds of stuff
Don Music
FZ music
Schoenberg Music
and
who knows what else
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/19/MO
invited to do another lecture/performance at
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
on indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
this time for the MUSIC DEPARTMENT
previous performance/lecture was the CSULA ANTHROPOLOGY DEPT
not open to the public
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/21/TU
TALES FROM THE SILK ROAD
George Abe - breath and percussion instruments of of Japan
Christopher Garcia - breath and percussion instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
and India
talesfromthesilkroad.weebly.com/gallery.html
with special guest
Maceo Hernandez - taiko
of
EAST LA TAIKO
elataiko.com/#
@
LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/25/SAT
MEXCLA MUSIC
Christopher Garcia
instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
percussion of North and South India
gongs
Jeronimo Jxel Rajchenberg,
classical guitar. charango, requinto jarocho, jarana
MEXCLA PRESS
http://mexclamusic.weebly.com/press.html
@
LONG BEACH TERRACE THEATER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/25/SAT
TALES FROM THE SILK ROAD
George Abe - breath and percussion instruments of of Japan
Christopher Garcia - breath and percussion instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
and India
talesfromthesilkroad.weebly.com/gallery.html
with special guest
Martin Gallardo
MEXICA percussion
@
LONG BEACH TERRACE THEATER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/26/SUN
ANADIS MUSIC
anadismusic.weebly.com/
Jie Ma - pipa, ruan - instruments of China
John Stephens - sitar, sarod, surbahar
Christopher Garcia - breath and percussion instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
and India
@
LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER
300 E Ocean Blvd
Long Beach CA 90802
for
INTERNATIONAL WORLD WOOD DAY
http://www.worldwoodday.org/2017/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
3/31/FR
Solo performance/lecture
on instruments of indigenous Mexico and Mesoamerica
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
Stevenson Ranch Library
eventful.com/stevensonranch/events/music-mexico-and-mesoamerica-/E0-001-100491743-2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
APRIL
R&D/COMPOSING
new works for
classical guitar
marimba
pedal harp
piano
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
4/15/SA
KAREN KUSER
with
Al Garcia - acoustic bass
Craig Ochikubo - piano, synths
cg - drumset, percussion
@
D'Argenzio Wines
1204 W Burbank Blvd,
Burbank, California
91506
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A SYMPOSIUM IN HOMAGE TO EDUARDO MATOS MOCTEZUMA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_Matos_Moctezuma
THE FOUNDATION OF HEAVEN
THE GREAT TEMPLE OF THE AZTECS
took place
April 21, 2017
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
and
April 22, 2017
at California State University, Los Angeles.
had the privilege of lecturing at CSULA for their
ANTHROPOLOGY DEPT
AND their
MUSIC DEPT in 2016 and 2017
SPECIAL THANKS to Manuel Aguilar Moreno for the invitation to the symposium
more info below
www.facebook.com/ChristopherGarciaMusic/media_set?set=a.10213236734941256.1073741908.1482870183&type=3&pnref=story.unseen-section
CLICK ON LINK BELOW for
FEEDBACK from various educators
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/educational-testimonials.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MAY
5/7/SA
Private performance
with
JIE MA - PIPA
CG - PERCUSSION OF INDIA & MESOAMERCA
for the
ASIA SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SKIRBALL CULTURAL CENTER
2701 NORTH SEPULVEDA BLVD
Los Angeles CA,USA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Rehearsals and recording for
MIKE ALBERT SOLO PROJECT
with
CONTINUUM
and a bunch of special guests
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NEW POWER TRIO
with
Mike Albert
Rob Pagliari
and myself
in rehearsals MAKING MUSIC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
JUNE
6/1/TH
IN- FLUX ENSEMBLE
with
Adam Idell
sogo, cajon, ringing metals,
pandiero, riq, caxixi
and very very special guest
Leonice Shinneman
North Indian tabla, tipi,
ringing metals
CG
tlapan huehuetl, teponaztli ,
chililitli, baa wehai, huilacapiztli
tehuehuetl,
at
PASADENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
www.facebook.com/ChristopherGarciaMusic/media_set?set=a.10213621550321400.1073741910.1482870183&type=3&pnref=story
composing, rehearsing and recording
new music for
classical guitar
harp
violin
string quintet
woodwind quintet
and indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica and India
CONTINUUM MUSIC
ZAPPA MUSIC
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JULY
7/5/TH
IXONEZTLI/GARCIA
performs
THE INFINITE EXPANSION OF SOUND
losttribesproductions.weebly.com/the-infinite-expansion-of-sound.html
@
ZEBULON
2478 Fletcher Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90039
http://zebulon.la/#events
THE INFINITE EXPANSION OF SOUND
http://www.latinola.com/story.php?story=13487
is
LATINO LA's EDITORS HOT PICK
7/5/WE
ZEBULON PRESENTS
IXONEZTLI/GARCIA - THE INFINITE EXPANSION OF SOUND
also in
LAWEEKLY
http://www.laweekly.com/…/mike-wexler-luis-perez-ixoneztli-…
PERFORMING ARTS LIVE
http://www.performingartslive.com/…/IXONEZTLIGARCIA-The-Inf…
IXONEZTLI DISCOGRAPHY since 1981
http://luisperezixoneztli.weebly.com/discography.html
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3 week private residency
for the 4th consecutive year
in
BIG SUR
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7/23/SU
MANRING GARCIA DUO
manringgarciaduo.weebly.com/
@
GLEN DEVEN RANCH
BIG SUR, CA
www.bigsurlandtrust.org/event-new-moon-hike-concert_30.htm
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AUGUST
8/6/SU
THE DON AND BUNK SHOW
private event
somewhere in Southern California
Bunk Gardner - woodwinds, straight man (?)
Don Preston - keyboards, synths, things that explode
with
Christopher Garcia - drumset, percussion,
and
Elin Sandberg - electric bass
performing all kinds of stuff
Don Music
FZ music
Schoenberg Music
and
who knows what else
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8/20/SU
@
THE BLUE WHALE
presents
THE DON PRESTON TRIO
with special guest
ELLIOT LEVIN - woodwinds
DON PRESTON - keyboards
ANDERS SWANSON - acoustic bass
CG - drumset, percussion
https://losangeles.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php…
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8/26/SAT
@
THE WORLD STAGE
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
Dwight Trible - vocals
Pablo Calogero - woodwinds
Christopher Garcia - EL MONSTRO
percussion of India, indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica...
Derf Reklaw - percussion
Breeze Smith - percussion
John B. Williams - bass
http://www.theworldstage.org/events.html
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8/29/TU
@
ZEBULON
THE DON PRESTON TRIO
with special guest
ELLIOT LEVIN - woodwinds
DON PRESTON - keyboards
ANDERS SWANSON - acoustic bass
CG - drumset, percussion
https://losangeles.jazznearyou.com/event_detail.php…
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8/30/WED
FLEET WEEK
in
SAN PEDRO
with
ALBERT/PAGLIARI/GARCIA AKA APG TRIO
apgmusic.weebly.com/
performing onboard
THE USS IOWA
BLUES AND MORE FOR AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
MIKE ALBERT - VERY ELECTRIC GUITAR
ROBERTINO PAG PAGLIARI - 6 STRING FRETLESS BASS, VOCALS
CG - KIT, VOCALS
with very special guest
CRAIG OCHIKUBO - keys
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SEPTEMBER
9/9/SA
invited by director David LeBrun
to the
LACMA screening of
OUT OF THE MAYAN TOMBS
nightfirefilms.org/films/dance-of-the-maize-god/
the same folks responsible for
BREAKING THE MAYA CODE
nightfirefilms.org/breaking-the-maya-code/
contributed breath and percussion instruments of indigenous
Mexico/Mesoamerica for this production
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9/24/SU
ALBERT/PAGLIARI/GARCIA AKA APG TRIO
apgmusic.weebly.com/
BLUES AND MORE FOR AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE
@
ALVAS
alvasshowroom.com/event/ohm/
MIKE ALBERT - VERY ELECTRIC GUITAR
ROBERTINO PAG PAGLIARI - 6 STRING FRETLESS BASS, VOCALS
CG - KIT, VOCALS
with very special guests
OHM
with CHRIS POLAND
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OCTOBER
10/2/MO
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS
WORLD MUSIC FORUM
informance on
instruments of indigenous Mexico and Mesoamerica
held in the African drum room
really wonderful to be invited back for the 5th time for a solo lecture
at my alma mater
great staff, faculty and students
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
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10/9/MO
INDIGENOUS DAY
informance for the
CALIFORNIA COALITION
events.kroq.cbslocal.com/losangeles_ca/events/community-intelligence-uplifting-menboys-wom-/E0-001-103462596-3
on instruments of indigenous Mexico and Mesoamerica
indigenousinstrumentsofmexicomesoamerica.weebly.com/
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10/10/TU
MOTOSHI KOSAKO - jazz harp
www.harpmusician.com/
with
cg - EL MONSTRO
BOGIES
at Westlake Village Inn
3200 Agoura Road,
Westlake Village, CA
91361
http://www.bogies-bar.com
Time ( for door / for performance):
7:30 pm for performance.
Contact tel # for reservation: 818-889-2394
TARANATH
performed by Kosoko/Garcia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mkgAKVdFNU
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10/13/FRI
asked to guest with
MICHAEL MUSOLINO
michelamusolino.com/home
@
SANTA BARBARA
MULTI CULTURAL CENTER
michelamusolino.com/event/1984194/439511932/tra-terra-e-mare-between-the-land-and-sea
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10/14/SAT
3:30 TO 5:30
@
PASADENA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
pasadenaconservatory.org/event/avola-dia-de-los-muertos-pre-concert-celebration/
Dr. Steve Kronauer will talk with composer Joseph Julian Gonzalez and percussionist
Christopher Garcia about the upcoming concert program, curated to celebrate the Latin
American community and Día de los Muertos.
Gonzalez will talk about how MEXICA/AZTECA poetry inspired his piece, Misa Azteca,
which will be performed on October 28; and Garcia will introduce audience members to the
traditional MEXICA/AZTECA instruments used in Gonzalez’s work.
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ANGEL CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL
presents
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
10/14/SAT
@
THE WORLD STAGE
8 PM
Dwight Trible - vocals
Christopher Garcia - EL MONSTRO
percussion of India, indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica...
Derf Reklaw - percussion
Breeze Smith - percussion
John B. Willians - bass
angelcityjazz.com/cosmicvibrations/
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10/16/MO
(not open to the public)
LECTURE ON INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS OF
MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
@
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
3rd time invited 2017 for the
ANTHROPOLOGY DEPT
and
THE MUSIC DEPT
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10/17/TU
@
HERB ALPERT
MUSIC RECITAL HALL
@
LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE
presents
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
performing MUSIC composed for
pedal harp and breath & percussion
instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
by Christopher Garcia
Christopher Garcia and Tasha Smith Godinez premiere performance was
January 22.2016 at the Castillo del Bosque Chapultepec in Mexico City, Mexico
for the International Harp Festival.
Since then they have performed at the Center for the Arts in Pasadena, CA
and have invited once again been invited to perform in Mexico and the United States
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO WEBSITE
garciagodinezduo.weebly.com/press.html
GARCIA GODINEZ REVIEWS
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
@
CASTILLO DEL BOSQUE DE CHAPULTEPEC
MEXICO CITY, MX
"The interaction between the members of the Garcia Godinez Duo, comprised by harpist
Tasha Smith-Godinez and renaissance man and multi-percussionist Chris Garcia, is full
of flare, poise and bravura it defies the listener at every moment as the duo provides
dynamic and bold concoctions, instead of the expected polite and amicable conversations.
As an ensemble, this duo offers infinite possibilities as its members are exuberant and facile
even in the most treacherous of passages. I cannot wait to compose music for them"
JOSE GURRIA DMA- GURISONIC ORCHESTRA
Composer, drummer, arranger, educator
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
@
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
PASADENA CA USA
"We were fortunate to have the Garcia Godinez Duo perform at Westerbeck Recital Hall
at Pasadena City College Center for the Arts. This duo features the pedal harp performed
by Tasha Smith Godinez and Christopher Garcia playing a variety of indigenous percussion
instruments from Mexico. Christopher Garcias's original compositions featuring these unusual
instruments were performed brilliantly. This combining of Western pedal harp with indigenous
Mexican instruments is a new and creative approach in the World Music scene."
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
PASADENA CA
"While he has devoted much of his life to learning indigenous music Garcia also
revels in playing the new and unexpected…..Garcia's musical vocabulary not only
spans centuries and cultures it's also spontaneous."
DEUTSCHE WELLE
GERMANYS INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTER
"Garcia's compositions reflect a lifelong pursuit to put himself in the most creative
musical situations possible with percussion and breath instruments he has learned
along with performance practices, musical vernaculars, sounds and music which he
has been immersed in since 1979 to the present. Gleaned thru rehearsals, performances,
compositions and research, and sitting across from learning and/or playing alongside
great musicians from various musical cultures
(he has over 1200 performance in 29 countries on 5 continents).
His music resonates organically, and never seems contrived or slapped together as he
draws from the rich color of sounds at his disposal, and where and how he chooses to
place the silences within and around his compositions and performances. His music
has a rhythmic complexity that propels and co exists with memorable melodies that tie
the pieces together - combining and extending traditions his is a unique voice in the
tradition of composer/performer/improviser with instruments not generally associated
with the instruments of the western "classical world". "
LATINO LA
"Christopher Garcia is a most uncommon percussionist.
No mere timekeeper, he always seems to elevate whatever
musical situation he finds himself in. "
PASADENA WEEKLY ARTICLE
"Christopher Garcia is one of those musicians who always seems to be
on stage when amazing things are happening. "
LONG BEACH POST
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10/28/SA
ARTES VOCALES OF LOS ANGELES
www.facebook.com/artesvocalesLA/?ref=page_internal
performing excerpts of
MISA AZTECA
@
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH BURBANK
NOVEMBER
11/11/SA
@
THE BLUE WHALE
www.bluewhalemusic.com/#home-section
a very special performance
TBA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mexico once again beckons..............
once more invited to perform my compositions in Mexico City
for indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerca AND India
this time in November 2017
this will mark the 4th time since 2006
I have been invited to perform my music in Mexico City
and the 6th time in Mexico proper
VIVA LA VIDA
VIVA LA GENTE
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12/7/TH
12/8/FR
LA VIRGEN
DIOS INANTZIN
@
THE GREAT CATHEDRAL OF LOS ANGELES
www.thelatc.org/lavirgen
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presents
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
10/14/SAT
@
THE WORLD STAGE
8 PM
Dwight Trible - vocals
Christopher Garcia - EL MONSTRO
percussion of India, indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica...
Derf Reklaw - percussion
Breeze Smith - percussion
John B. Willians - bass
angelcityjazz.com/cosmicvibrations/
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/16/MO
(not open to the public)
LECTURE ON INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS OF
MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
@
CAL STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES
3rd time invited 2017 for the
ANTHROPOLOGY DEPT
and
THE MUSIC DEPT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/17/TU
@
HERB ALPERT
MUSIC RECITAL HALL
@
LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE
presents
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
performing MUSIC composed for
pedal harp and breath & percussion
instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica
by Christopher Garcia
Christopher Garcia and Tasha Smith Godinez premiere performance was
January 22.2016 at the Castillo del Bosque Chapultepec in Mexico City, Mexico
for the International Harp Festival.
Since then they have performed at the Center for the Arts in Pasadena, CA
and have invited once again been invited to perform in Mexico and the United States
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO WEBSITE
garciagodinezduo.weebly.com/press.html
GARCIA GODINEZ REVIEWS
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
@
CASTILLO DEL BOSQUE DE CHAPULTEPEC
MEXICO CITY, MX
"The interaction between the members of the Garcia Godinez Duo, comprised by harpist
Tasha Smith-Godinez and renaissance man and multi-percussionist Chris Garcia, is full
of flare, poise and bravura it defies the listener at every moment as the duo provides
dynamic and bold concoctions, instead of the expected polite and amicable conversations.
As an ensemble, this duo offers infinite possibilities as its members are exuberant and facile
even in the most treacherous of passages. I cannot wait to compose music for them"
JOSE GURRIA DMA- GURISONIC ORCHESTRA
Composer, drummer, arranger, educator
GARCIA GODINEZ DUO
@
WESTERBECK RECITAL HALL
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
PASADENA CA USA
"We were fortunate to have the Garcia Godinez Duo perform at Westerbeck Recital Hall
at Pasadena City College Center for the Arts. This duo features the pedal harp performed
by Tasha Smith Godinez and Christopher Garcia playing a variety of indigenous percussion
instruments from Mexico. Christopher Garcias's original compositions featuring these unusual
instruments were performed brilliantly. This combining of Western pedal harp with indigenous
Mexican instruments is a new and creative approach in the World Music scene."
CENTER FOR THE ARTS
PASADENA CA
"While he has devoted much of his life to learning indigenous music Garcia also
revels in playing the new and unexpected…..Garcia's musical vocabulary not only
spans centuries and cultures it's also spontaneous."
DEUTSCHE WELLE
GERMANYS INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTER
"Garcia's compositions reflect a lifelong pursuit to put himself in the most creative
musical situations possible with percussion and breath instruments he has learned
along with performance practices, musical vernaculars, sounds and music which he
has been immersed in since 1979 to the present. Gleaned thru rehearsals, performances,
compositions and research, and sitting across from learning and/or playing alongside
great musicians from various musical cultures
(he has over 1200 performance in 29 countries on 5 continents).
His music resonates organically, and never seems contrived or slapped together as he
draws from the rich color of sounds at his disposal, and where and how he chooses to
place the silences within and around his compositions and performances. His music
has a rhythmic complexity that propels and co exists with memorable melodies that tie
the pieces together - combining and extending traditions his is a unique voice in the
tradition of composer/performer/improviser with instruments not generally associated
with the instruments of the western "classical world". "
LATINO LA
"Christopher Garcia is a most uncommon percussionist.
No mere timekeeper, he always seems to elevate whatever
musical situation he finds himself in. "
PASADENA WEEKLY ARTICLE
"Christopher Garcia is one of those musicians who always seems to be
on stage when amazing things are happening. "
LONG BEACH POST
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/28/SA
ARTES VOCALES OF LOS ANGELES
www.facebook.com/artesvocalesLA/?ref=page_internal
performing excerpts of
MISA AZTECA
@
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH BURBANK
NOVEMBER
11/11/SA
@
THE BLUE WHALE
www.bluewhalemusic.com/#home-section
a very special performance
TBA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mexico once again beckons..............
once more invited to perform my compositions in Mexico City
for indigenous instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerca AND India
this time in November 2017
this will mark the 4th time since 2006
I have been invited to perform my music in Mexico City
and the 6th time in Mexico proper
VIVA LA VIDA
VIVA LA GENTE
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12/7/TH
12/8/FR
LA VIRGEN
DIOS INANTZIN
@
THE GREAT CATHEDRAL OF LOS ANGELES
www.thelatc.org/lavirgen
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~