Alexis Baro
Cuban-Canadian musician
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Alexis Baro is a Cuban-Canadian trumpet player and composer,[1] most noted as a Juno Award nominee for Jazz Album of the Year, Solo at the Juno Awards of 2019.[2]
Biography
Baro was born in Havana, Cuba. In school he became a member of the Buena Vista Social Club, singer Omara Portuondo's band.[1] After completing his musical education, he completed a teaching certification at the Amadeo Roldán Music Conservatory.[3]
Baro performed lead trumpet for the National Radio and Television Orchestra of Cuba at the age of 19.[1]
In 2001, Baro was discovered by Canadian jazz drummer Archie Alleyne and became a member of the Canadian 'hard-bop" band Kollage.[4] In the band Kollage, he was writer and performer for eight years.[5]
In 2004, he released Havana Banana, his debut album as a bandleader.[6] In 2006, he appeared as a feature soloist on Hilario Durán's Grammy Award-nominated album From the Heart.[7]
He is a three-time nominee for Best Trumpeter at the Canadian National Jazz Awards,[3] in 2006,[8] 2007, and 2008.[5]
He received a Juno nomination for Jazz Album of the Year, Solo in 2019 for his 2018 album, Sandstorm.[2]
In addition to his work in jazz, he has also performed with the long-running rhythm and blues and funk combo Crack of Dawn.[9]