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Matias Pizarro

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Chilean pianist and arranger (Providencia, 1949) who became one of the leading figures of new jazz currents in the country. Worked as a producer / arranger for the IRT label and was a member of Fusión, one of the first groups to embrace the fusion of jazz and contemporary sounds. He also toured with Brazilian musician Manduka and was a founding member of Grupo Sol, an all-star band featuring members from Congregación, <a href="spotify:artist:79L05s3xlWhB1Q0mC537NB" data-name="Blops">Blops</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:750f5Yoi20mYBe2EoVqWiT" data-name="Los Jaivas">Los Jaivas</a>, Illapú and Sakros amongst others.

Following Pinochet's coup d'etat, Pizarro went into exile. During the two years he spent in Argentina he became tightly involved in the local jazz scene, participating in countless jam sessions, recording with famed Italian saxophonist <a href="spotify:artist:0NLlZlYs28ClkYXasvqmjy" data-name="Enrico Rava">Enrico Rava</a>, integrating into the <a href="spotify:artist:3ExEnP9X1zmWWVgCcFh3sG" data-name="Viejas Raíces">Viejas Raíces</a> project (led by <a href="spotify:artist:4YodKr9jquVtUcSmB0gQEf" data-name="Jorge López Ruiz">Jorge López Ruiz</a>, one of the most respected jazz figures in Argentina) and recording his first and only solo album Pelo de Rata.

In 1976 Pizarro moved to France, where he settled permanently. He was a member of the bands Tamarugo and Skuas, toured extensively with <a href="spotify:artist:4zVtp9LhWzT5n1w27c0f6l" data-name="Angel Parra">Angel Parra</a>, and worked as arranger, most notably for artists from the French Antilles such as <a href="spotify:artist:3y21aFfQQ1Y9dALQLIJ4vj" data-name="Kassav'">Kassav'</a> or <a href="spotify:artist:1Rn2bS4dhI0rMrn32q5ak4" data-name="Henri Guédon">Henri Guédon</a>

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