Pedro Aznar

Pedro Aznar
Aznar in a performance in Santiago, Chile
Background information
Born	(1959-07-23) 23 July 1959 Argentina
Genres	Rock, Progressive rock, jazz, folk music
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, poet, film scorer
Instruments	Voice, Acoustic guitar, bass, Percussion, Saxophone, Steel drums, Vibraphone, Marimba, Melodica
Labels	Columbia
Associated acts	The Pat Metheny Group, Serú Girán, Luis Alberto Spinetta
Website	Artist's website
Notable instruments
Fender Jazz Bass copy Fanta Beaudoux "Pedro Aznar" Custom Bass

Pedro Aznar (born 23 July 1959) is an Argentine musician, with a lifetime of experience in jazz, Argentine folk music, and rock and has had a successful career as a solo artist.^[1] He is very well known for giving rock songs a jazz-oriented style, by playing the fretless bass, with a big influence from Jaco Pastorius.^[2] He is a multi-instrumentalist and the author of several books of poetry published in Argentina.

He is also an important figure in Argentine rock, where in the mid-1970s, he had various appearances with groups like ALAS and Pastoral. He became one of four members of Serú Girán in 1978, one of the most musically influential bands that dominated Argentina's rock circuit for the next four years. In 1982 he accepted an invitation from Pat Metheny to join The Pat Metheny Group as a vocalist, with whom he recorded three Grammy Award-winning albums.^[3]

Later he began his solo career, while also working scoring music to film soundtracks. His 1991 album Tango 4 with Charly García as a duo went platinum and was named best rock album of the year in Argentina by the Argentine Association of Entertainment Critics.^[4]

Selected discography

References

External links

• Artist's website