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- Where are you located?
- Los Angeles
- What is your affiliation to the Jazz World?
- Musical Artist, Producer, Vocalist, Manager, Publicist, Promoter, Record Label, Publisher, Educator, Clinician, Music Director, Composer, Jazz Presenter, Jazz Club, Jazz Festival, Recording Engineer, Recording Studio, Radio Broadcaster, Videographer, Production Coordinator, Author, Editor, Freelance Writer, Journalist, Jazz Historian, Collector, Fan, Merchandiser
- Tell us a little about your background...
- An Award Winning Composer(Los Angeles Music Awards Best Jazz Album and Best Lounge Artist 2006), since 1978, Max embraces all styles of music with a keen instinct for the nuances of each genre he excels in. At the age of nine, he performed with choirs, in musicals and plays, taught himself how to read and write music by the time he was 13, and by age 14 he worked professionally playing trumpet in horn sections of bands all over L.A. and bass with members of punk band Verbal Abuse, whom Rodney Bingenheimer loved He also played with Black Flag members Sam and Henry and met and hung out with The Doors Ray Manzarek and John Doe of X and others at the Whiskey Agogo. He is somewhere in the mosh pit shots from Penelope Spheeris' "Decline of Western Civilization- The Punk Years". In 1984, Jim the Poorman and Swedish Eagel played his demo tape on KROQ when it was easier to give cool DJs your band's tape without needing to sign a mile of legal stuff! Legendary giant Doc Severinsen was amazed and encouraged him to pursue music. Upon having looked over Max's first orchestral jazz arrangement for Big Band, it astounded him that Max was only sixteen when he wrote it! With further training from some of the leading jazz educators/studiomen in Los Angeles, Max went on to play and study with Gary Foster, Clare Fischer, Alan Broadbent, Bobby Bradford, Freddie Hubbard, and even wrote for the Count Basie orchestra! D*** Grove School of Music and Berklee Music Institute taught him greatly the art of writing/arranging and recording engineering respectfully, and Max was among the first pioneers in MIDI and electronic music. In 1982, He joined a group of excellent musicians and called themselves "Water Colours", playing in all the Jazz venues of the day. His performance strengths are trumpet, voice, keyboards, guitar, bass - and the studio, of course. An internship at Group IV Reording Studios led to working on "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", The Abyss, and Back To The Future Pt 3 among many more sessions including Will Smith, Sly&Robbie, Joe Pass, Ray Brown, and Jon Hassell's Grammy nominated "Cityscapes". He has also performed with Oingo Boingo members, Mel E Mel&Whipple Whip(Grand Master Flash), The Jazz Crusaders' Stix Hooper and Joe Sample, War and tower of Power sidemen, etc. The list of luminaries Max has worked with is long and accomplished. Manhattan Transfer comissioned one of his pieces. The TV show "Latin Lifestyles" currently uses one of his pieces as its theme song. The latest shows my music is on is "My Name Is Earl"(thank you Mr. Garcia!), and the Spearmint Rhino Amateur Stripper Competition on Pay-Per-View, and TV1 History Special. The new CD, "Cycle Of Life" by Jeff Stetson, produced by Max Vasquez due out soon!
- How did you hear about the Jazz Network? Please give full name of contact
- Zoe Divine
- What Instrument do you play?
- Vocalist, Piano, Bass, Drums, Percussion, Trumpet, Guitar, Other
- What is your website address? Only websites that pertain to your business and how you can be contacted.
- http://www.maxxvaxxmusic.com
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Start Walkin'
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Max Vasquez's Blog
We need your help! New Release – “Cycle Of Life” by Jeff Stetson, Produced by Max Vasquez
Posted on March 31, 2010 at 4:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Thanks so much for your friendship. So glad we're able to connect here. I support all your endeavors right back. After six long years of producing my ailing friend Jeff Stetson’s project, “Cycle Of Life” is finally back from the manufacturers! Due to delays in the manufacturing process, we were unable to release the CD in a timely manner. We thank those of you who have been waiting for this moment to…
Continue Start Walkin'
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 3:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Start Walkin'
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I wrote this piece, "Start Walkin'", during my return to music in 2004 after being homeless, drifting for so long after the fire that burned my studio down in '98. Featuring Jeff Stetson on acoustic guitars and mandolins; Bob Helm on fiddle; and myself on bass fiddle, all vocals, and composer/arranger/producer. This one came to me suddenly one lovely… Continue
Live from UCLA
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 7:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Live at Schoenberg Hall UCLA
Posted on October 3, 2009 at 12:32am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Getting Out There!
Posted on June 14, 2009 at 3:45am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Starting with last Sunday, I performed in a warm and happy reunion with my old partner Treavor Walton at the 16th Anniversary of Moontribe. (There's a new pic, thanks to Maggie Houtz in the photo section telling the story.) That was a unique situation which revitalized my energy and… Continue
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Thank you for your request. It's aways a pleasure to meet people all around the world to share music. Your scat on "Night and day" is really great! I send you a kiss from Normandy!
All the best for 2010...
Erin
Best of everything,
Jaijai
Thanks for have visited me.
I´m also glad to be amoung your friends.
All the best
...in jazz we trust
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