About: Omar Torrez

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Omar Torrez is an American guitarist from Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Torrez first received national attention as finalist in the National Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition at the Bumbershoot Festival. He studied classical guitar at Western Washington University. He studied Flamenco guitar under Juan Serrano and studied with Miroslav Tadic for his MFA. He is a member of the guitar faculty at The California Institute of the Arts.

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  • Omar Torrez is an American guitarist from Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Torrez first received national attention as finalist in the National Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition at the Bumbershoot Festival. He studied classical guitar at Western Washington University. He studied Flamenco guitar under Juan Serrano and studied with Miroslav Tadic for his MFA. He is a member of the guitar faculty at The California Institute of the Arts. Tom Waits chose Torrez as his guitarist for the 2008 Glitter and Doom Tour. He is featured on Tom Waits' Glitter and Doom Live record on ANTI- label and on the Glitter and Doom Atlanta live recording broadcast on NPR. He began collaborating with Russian songwriter, Boris Grebenshchikov, first playing together in Budva Montenegro, and Israel. He was The featured soloist on Boris Grebenschikov’s song , Мы Судьба. Torrez has also toured extensively around the world and played with Kinky, the Buena Vista Social Club, Jethro Tull, Mumiy Troll, and Ximena Sariñana, and has played at the Festival Internacional Cervantino. As a Fulbright Scholarship recipient the artist performed to the benefit of children displaced by the 2008 conflict between Republic of Georgia and the Russian Federation. In 2012, Torrez's song "Marina" from A Night of Serious Drinking won third place in the International Songwriting Competition in the Latin category. "Burn It Down" won "Honorable Mention" in the Rock category of the International Songwriting Competition. The latest Omar Torrez album A Night of Serious Drinking is being released in Mexico by Discos Intolerancia. The record premier was at Festival Vive Latino in Mexico City March 14, 2015. (en)
  • Торрес, Омар (англ. и исп. Omar Torrez) — мексиканско-американский гитарист из Лос-Анджелеса, Калифорния. Родился и вырос в Сиэтле, Вашингтон. Впервые привлек внимание на национальном уровне, будучи финалистом национального гитарного конкурса Джимми Хендрикса (National Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition) на историческом фестивале Bumbershoot в Сиэтле. Обучался классической гитаре в университете Западного Вашингтона (Western Washington University), гитаре фламенко — у , кубинской музыке — у Карлоса дель Пуэрто. Том Уэйтс в 2008 году выбрал Торреса своим гитаристом для своего тура Glitter and Doom Tour и записи концертного альбома Glitter and Doom Live. После этого Торрес стал много ездить по миру, играя с такими исполнителями, как Kinky, Buena Vista, Jethro Tull, «Мумий Тролль», Химена Сариньяна. Участвовал в фестивале Festival Internacional Cervantino. Является «лицом» таких фирм, как Fender, Carlos Amplification, TC Electronic, Godin, L.R. Baggs. Как лауреат программы Фулбрайта, музыкант принимал участие в сборе средств для помощи детям которые вынуждены были сменить место жительства в результате войны между Грузией и Россией в 2008. В 2012 песня Торреса «Марина» (Marina) из альбома A Night Of Serious Drinking заняла 3-е место в конкурсе авторов International Songwriting Competition в категории Latin. «Марина» также была представлена к награде Independent Music Awards. Последний альбом Омара Торреса A Night Of Serious Drinking широко разошёлся в разных странах мира в 2012. (ru)
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  • Omar Torrez is an American guitarist from Los Angeles, California. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Torrez first received national attention as finalist in the National Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition at the Bumbershoot Festival. He studied classical guitar at Western Washington University. He studied Flamenco guitar under Juan Serrano and studied with Miroslav Tadic for his MFA. He is a member of the guitar faculty at The California Institute of the Arts. (en)
  • Торрес, Омар (англ. и исп. Omar Torrez) — мексиканско-американский гитарист из Лос-Анджелеса, Калифорния. Родился и вырос в Сиэтле, Вашингтон. Впервые привлек внимание на национальном уровне, будучи финалистом национального гитарного конкурса Джимми Хендрикса (National Jimi Hendrix Guitar Competition) на историческом фестивале Bumbershoot в Сиэтле. Обучался классической гитаре в университете Западного Вашингтона (Western Washington University), гитаре фламенко — у , кубинской музыке — у Карлоса дель Пуэрто. (ru)
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