LATINO SALSA THURSDAY (6 SEPTEMBER 2012): IRESON

Mexican pianist and composer Alina Ramirez and bassist, guitarist and arranger Mario Lopez founded the group in 1991. They grew up with the traditional Latin music, the formal training of the Classical music and the modern music theory form the Jazz and contemporary styles. Always with a team of very prestigious musicians they have performed in the ‘95 and ‘96 Caribbean Salsa Festival (Cancun, Mexico), the ‘94 and ‘95 Festival Cervantino (Guanajuato, Mexico), the ’97 National Encounter of Soneros (San luis Potosi, Mexico) among others.

Alina Ramirez, both pianist and composer began her musical studies in Mexico at the age of six. In the early 1980’s she left her country to pursue a degree in Lyon, France in Classical piano. At the end of different studies she returned to Mexico and started playing Latin Music with numerous and diverse musical bands, singers, orchestras etc. As a composer she has record her music for theatre, dance and film companies.

She has performed or recorded with many salsa greats, including Paty Santos, Elena Burque, Alberto Bermudez and Fabian Garcia from the Buena vista social club, Carrasco y su ley, etc.

She has been in charge of the musical direction of bands such as Son de Merengue and for singers such as Jorge Hernandez (Cuba), Maria Medina (Mexico), Paty santos (Puerto Rico), Silvina Tabush (Argentina) among others.

Catch Ireson and the other established Latin musicians every first Thursday of the month from July to September as Clarke Quay Presents: Latino Salsa Thursday.