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Roberto Lecaros
10+ albums
pianojazzavant gardeviolinjazz fusion
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Roberto Lecaros Venegas (Santiago de Chile, August 11, 1944 - April 29, 2022) was the first jazz player in a clan of musicians that spans several generations. He is a charismatic, creative and complex figure in his essence, a fundamental name in the chronology of Chilean jazz since the beginning of the 1960s, who had staunch followers and great detractors throughout his career. Violinist, cornetist, tubist, double bassist and pianist, he performed in jazz without prejudice as an active name in both traditionalist environments and modernist scenes. But in his history the work of teacher appears as the activity with which he achieved the most, teaching the mysteries of this music to different generations, since the '80s. In 2014 he became the first jazz player to receive the title of Fundamental Figure of Chilean Music, awarded by the SCD. When the genealogy of the Lecaros family goes into the 19th century, the many characters who were linked to music end up getting lost. After Fernando Lecaros—popular musician of the '40s and the creator of the song "Mapuchina"—appears Roberto Lecaros. Before he could even verbalize ideas about music, the piano and accordion played for him daily. His father, Mario Lecaros Sánchez, was a popular musician. He was a member of the Sexteto Santiago, led by his brother Fernando Lecaros, and his house was frequented by Chilean music figures. Among them were the best jazz players of their time: Mario Escobar and Luis "Huaso" Aránguiz. Family cele
