Análisis para la interpretación de cinco temas del trombonista cubano juan pablo torres

Abstract

Since the second half of the 20th century, the trombone has been gaining great importance in the interpretation of Latin American popular music, being used in the wind sections of genres as important as salsa, Latin jazz, and others from Jamaica such as reggae and ska. Despite this, very little has been explored in these areas at the academic level. During my career as a performer, I have been influenced by some of the most recognized trombonists in Latin music, including Barry Rogers, Ángel Papo Vásquez, Jimmy Bosch, Wayne Wallace, and Juan Pablo Torres, the latter being considered the most important Cuban trombonist of all time. From there arises my interest in highlighting the importance of the trombone in Latin music, starting from two of his most outstanding record productions recorded for the Tropijazz label, Trombone Man from 1995 and Pepper Trombone from 1997. For this, five themes were selected for analysis and subsequent interpretation in a live concert where his technical and interpretive richness is evidenced through the reproduction of his improvisations. This work is of great academic interest, as it will serve for those performers who want to explore in depth the way in which Juan Pablo Torres approaches the Latin trombone, thus responding to the scarcity of existing material for solo trombone in this type of music. On the other hand, it should be noted that a few days after having chosen this theme for my thesis, I learned of the death of this great musician and trombonist, which also motivated me to pay a posthumous tribute to his artistic life and his great musical legacy.