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Pianist, producer and composer Pablo Vergara has already made a mark in the New York scene by working with a wide array of artists in the most diverse musical contexts. Classically trained in his native Chile, Pablo moved to the US to study at Harlem's City College with distinguished professor Ron Carter. Since then he has played and recorded with artists like tenor saxophone legend Gato Barbieri, Grammy Award winner Dave Valentin, Antonio Hart, Jay Rodriguez, Victor Jones, Greg Tardy, Alfredo de la Fe, Valery Ponomarev, Andy Gonzalez, Benny Reid, Santi Debriano and the Chico O’Farill Afro Cuban Jazz Orchestra.
Pablo Vergara played keyboards with Brazilian/Electronic music star Bebel Gilberto. He also produced and co-wrote the album “On the Moon”, with Cuban violin legend Alfredo De La Fe, featuring Dave Valentin in flute along with some of the finest Cuban musicians in New York.
Pablo performed across the US with Turkish Sufi Music virtuoso Omar Faruk Tekbilek. He was the musical director of Anath’s Middle Eastern Music Ensemble, which performed at the Super Bowl XXVII in San Diego, California. He also produced Anath's "Rapture" EP, a groundbreaking crossover of North African rhythms, Middle Eastern vibes and French Electronica.
Vergara's music interests are wide and diverse. He recently completed a European tour with R&B and Funk legends Brass Construction and B.T. Express. He has also been a guest artist with the Grammy Nominated band The Groove Collective.
Pablo Vergara has traveled the world, playing jazz and world music festivals across Europe, the US, Australia and the Caribbean. His performance credits include Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, Bumbershoot Music Festival in Seattle, New York Central Park Summerstage, Paris' Le Zenith, Marseille's Fiesta des Suds, Spain's Festival de Santander and Australia's Sidney Festival, amongst many others.
Mr. Vergara graduated from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile with a B.A. in Journalism and a M.A. in Art History & Theory. He currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
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