Akbank Jazz Festival opens with Herreros
ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News
Juan Sebastian Garcia-Herreros, also known as The Snow Owl, opens the Akbank Jazz Festival today.
The 22nd Akbank Jazz Festival will begin today with a concert by Snow Owl 5tet at Akbank Art. Young and talented participants will also enjoy the chance to study individually with these artists and learn from their techniques.Juan Sebastian Garcia-Herreros, also known as The Snow Owl, has been called a virtuoso since the age of 16, when he started teaching at New York’s Dunedin High School. He will be sharing all his knowledge as a world-famous musician with the lucky participants in this particular workshop.
Garcia-Herreros studied at Berklee College of Music with a scholarship and has performed with many significant musicians such as Elton John, Victor Wooten, Jojo Mayer, James Spaulding and Paul Urbanek. His debut, “Snow Owl,” was a great success and in the year 2006, he was given the best jazz musician award by Jazz First. Garcia-Herreros is known for his use of a customized six-string electric contrabass guitar. In Snow Owl 5tet, he performs with Bilal Karaman, who was chosen one of the top five guitarists of the last decade by Jazz Magazine.