Douglas Méndez Biography

Douglas Méndez

Douglas Mèndez

He was born in Caracas, Venezuela 1957Studies carried out at the "Juan Josè Landaeta" music conservatory with teachers: Violeta Lares and Miguel Astor (theory and music theory), RházesHernàndez and Josè Peñin(history and aesthetics of music),Antonio Naranjo (5 years of flute), Lina Parenti (8 years of chamber music), Miguel Astor(harmony and composition), Francisco Rodrigo (Spain)(counterpoint at the "Josè Angel Lamas" conservatory), Pedro Mauricio González(counterpoint harmony and fugue in the music school"Lino Gallardo"), Gerry Weil (harmony applied to jazz)Participation in several workshops of the "Festival A Tempo",Participation in several editions of the "Caracas Jazz Festival", Jazz Festival inBarquisimeto,Venezuela"Margarita Jazz Festival", "Montreal Jazz Festival",“Aruba Jazz Festival”, "Martinique Jazz Festival"Master classes with Josetxo Silguero (Spanish saxophonist) 2011

Compositions: Jeux De Nuit Jeux De Nuit (part I), Jeux De Nuit (part II) premiered at the contemporary music festival "A Tempo", Jeux De Nuit (part III) , Le Chat Noir Blues ,Tranfiguration (part I) Tranfiguration (part II) ,Tranfiguration (part III) , Saxual , Concert for Jazz Quintet and Symphony Orchestra four small pieces for piano (Orchestrated by the composer) Small piece for viola and piano. "Opiato" (contemporary piece for tenor sax and piano) , "Trickster" (2 pieces for soprano sax, vibraphone, piano, double bass and percussion) "Trickster" (4 pieces for tenor sax, vibraphone, piano, double bass and percussion) , "Nueve" (piece for tenor sax, vibraphone, piano, double bass and percussion) "Endymion and selene" (piece for 2 violins, viola, violenchelo and piano)"Trio" (contemporary piece for tenor sax, vibraphone and double bass."Aurora Consurgens" for orchestra