Venezuelan musician and trumpeter who delved into
the world of Afro-Venezuelan percussion at the age
of 8, simultaneously belonging to the lineup of
singers in the children’s group “La Guachafita.” He
embarked on various national tours with them,
eventually culminating in his participation in Miss
Venezuela 1996…
At the age of 13, he began his trumpet studies under
the guidance of Professor Rafael José Machado
(known as “Cambure”). Later, he relocated to the city
of Caracas, where he managed to gain admission to
the “José Ángel Lamas Superior School of Music”
and continued his trumpet lessons with Russian
professor Bogdan Kalmuk. At the age of 17, he
commenced his musical studies (trumpet) at the
Simón Bolívar Music Conservatory.
In 2014, he was appointed as a Popular Trumpet
Professor at the Simón Bolívar Music Conservatory.
In 2012, he was invited to participate in the Grande
Maurice Trumpet Festival, and a year later, he was
signed as an artist of Venezuela for Latin America
and the world by the renowned Austrian instrument
manufacturer Schagerl. Towards the end of 2014, he
was summoned by Maestro Pablo Gil to become
part of a prestigious and ambitious project called
Venezuela Big Band Jazz, where he was appointed
as Principal of the trumpet section and Lead
Trumpet.

In 2007, he was selected to participate in the
recording of the first album by the Simón Bolívar
Symphony Band titled “Música de Templos y
Retretas,” courtesy of Shell de Venezuela.
He has been invited on several occasions to perform
with the Simón Bolívar Venezuelan Youth Orchestra
under the direction of acclaimed conductors such as
the renowned Alondra de la Parra from Mexico.
Additionally, he has been part of the trumpet section
of the Caracas Youth Symphony Orchestra and the
Brass Ensemble of the same orchestra. He has also
been a member of the Simón Bolívar Symphony
Band under the baton of Maestro Jesús Ignacio
Pérez Perazo, where he held the principal trumpet
position. Furthermore, he was a founding member of
the Simón Bolívar Big Band Jazz and later chosen as
the Lead Trumpet under the direction of Maestro
Andrés Briceño. During his involvement, he had the
opportunity to attend various seminars with guest
professors from different parts of the world, including
Nicolás Folmer (France), James Delano Dollar
(United States), Staffod Hunter (United States),
Rolando Napoleón Briceño (Venezuela), James Seely
(United States), James Richard Griffin (United
States), Carlos Sanoja (Venezuela), Rubén Rebolledo
(Venezuela), Alberto Lazo (Venezuela), Edward Simón
(Venezuela-United States), and Ángel Subero
(Venezuela-United States).
Furthermore, as a guest musician, he has
participated in the recording of the album “Mambos
y Fanfarrias” by the Simón Bolívar Symphony Band
under the direction of guest conductor Thomas
Clamor from Germany. He has also taken part in the
Brass Schagerl Festival and has worked as an
assistant to Lead Trumpet Brihan Davis (United
States). Other notable events he has participated in
include the world premiere of the work “El Camino a
Santiago Llega a Ti,” a posthumous piece by
Maestro Pablo Manavello, and the Schagerl All-Star
Big Band alongside renowned multi-instrumentalist
James Morrison, among others.