Gonzalo Grau y la Clave Secreta

Gonzalo Grau y la Clave Secreta are a jazz band which originated in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Gonzalo Grau y la Clave Secreta
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresAfro Cuban
Years active1998 – Present
Websitewww.gonzalograu.com
MembersGonzalo Grau

Alex Alvear
Ali Bello
Albert Leusink
Jose Ramirez
Dan Brantigan
Ernesto Diaz
Felipe Salles
Fausto Cuevas
Pablo Bencid
Robby Rosario
Johanna Castaneda
Tim Mayer
Shlomo Cohen
Panagiotis Andreou
Victor Mairena

Omar Ladezma

History

Gonzalo Grau was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of Alberto Grau and Isabela Palacios.[1] He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.[2] He produced Osvaldo Golijov's La Pasión según San Marcos which won its nominated category at Germany's Echo Klassik Awards in 2010,[3] and arranged several tracks on tenor Rolando Villazón's ¡México! which won an Echo Klassik award the following year.[4] In 2011 Grau won the Young Euro Classic Composer Award, given in recognition of the best world premiere or German premiere at the festival, for his work Aqua.[5][6]

Grau formed La Clave Secreta in Boston with musicians of various nationalities.[1][2] The group have been described as mixing "Afro-Cuban styles like salsa and timba with subtle hints of funk and R&B".[7] The band's album Frutero Moderno was nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009.[7][8] In addition to La Clave Secreta, Grau also fronts another band, Plural, which is based in Caracas.[1]

References
  1. Paéz Galindo, Alexis (December 4, 2012). "Gonzalo Grau: 'No pongo todas mis recetas en el menú'". El Universal (in Spanish).
  2. Convey, Kevin R. (July 18, 2008). "Gonazalo Grau y la Clave Secreta". The Boston Herald. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  3. "Preisträger des Musikpreises Echo Klassik 2010 bekannt gegeben". Neue Musikzeitung (in German). July 20, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  4. "Preisträger ECHO Klassik 2011" (PDF) (in German). Echo Klassik. August 16, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  5. "Gonzalo Grau: 'Siempre siento que mi mejor arreglo es el más reciente'". El Universal (in Spanish). December 6, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  6. "European Composer Award". Young Euro Classic. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  7. Allen, Jim. "Gonzalo Grau – Frutero Moderno". AllMusic.
  8. "Gonzalo Grau – Award Nominations". Grammy Awards. Retrieved February 26, 2018.


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