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Roberto Miranda is a
dynamic bassist who is noted for his inventive, high-energy improvisations.
He is adept in both soulful passages and fleet percussive lines, and is
fluent in all jazz idioms. He has toured, played and recorded with an
impressive array of jazz artists, including Shelly Manne, Kenny Burrell,
Horace Tapscott, Bobby Bradford, John Carter, David Murray, Cecil Taylor,
Charles Lloyd, and Bobby Hutcherson. He has recorded extensively
including albums with his own group, showcasing his successful blend of
African-American, Latin, and experimental jazz.
As a young
player Roberto studied with jazz legends Ray Brown, Red Mitchell, Red
Callender and master classical musicians Bob Stone, Dennis Trembly and Fred
Tinsely of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. While studying for his M.M.
at USC, he received two grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
These grants enabled him to score two compositions for symphony strings,
jazz bass, bassoon, and trombone, one of which was performed by the Carson
Symphony Orchestra.
Today, Miranda
balances a dual career as a performer and teacher. Besides teaching
for the UCLA Jazz Studies Program, he is also an elementary teacher for the
Los Angeles Unified School district and is a teaching artist for the Music
Center's Education Division.
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