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Gabriel Garzón-Montano
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Apolo [2] C/ Nou de la Rambla 113, 08004 Barcelona
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Gabriel Garzón-Montano was raised Brooklyn by parents of Franco-Colombian descent. His mother, also a musician, and member of the Philip Glass Ensemble, encouraged him to pick up an instrument at the age of six. His favorite was the violin, which he studied until he was thirteen, which is when he was introduced to the drums, guitar and keyboard.
Gabriel spent his formative years absorbing influences as broad as Jeff Buckley and James Brown, until he succeeded in creating his own sound. After much training, as well as having been educated among the great variety of street music in New York, he created Jardin, his first LP, in January 2017.
His tone is delightfully dense and minimalist, delving into a melting pot of soul, jazz, hip hop and P-funk, while also making social commentaries and recounting imaginary and personal landscapes.
On October 2nd 2020, he released his second album, Agüita, which contains ten songs and is his first work on the Jagjaguwar label (where Bon Iver, Angel Olsen and others also publish).
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