Gonzalo Grau y la Clave Secreta

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| origin = Boston, Massachusetts, United States

| genre = Afro Cuban

| years_active = 1998 – Present

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| website = {{URL|www.gonzalograu.com}}

| current_members = Gonzalo Grau

Alex Alvear

Ali Bello

Albert Leusink

Jose Ramirez

Dan Brantigan

Ernesto Diaz

Felipe Salles

Fausto Cuevas

Pablo Bencid

Robby Rosario

Johanna Castaneda

Tim Mayer

Shlomo Cohen

Panagiotis Andreou

Victor Mairena

Omar Ladezma

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Gonzalo Grau y la Clave Secreta are a jazz band which originated in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

History

Gonzalo Grau was born in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of Alberto Grau and Isabel Palacios.{{cite news |first=Alexis |last=Paéz Galindo |title=Gonzalo Grau: 'No pongo todas mis recetas en el menú' |newspaper=El Universal |language=Spanish |date=December 4, 2012}} He studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.{{cite news |first=Kevin R. |last=Convey |title=Gonazalo Grau y la Clave Secreta |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/2008/07/gonzalo_grau_y_la_clave_secreta |newspaper=The Boston Herald |url-access=subscription |date=July 18, 2008 |accessdate=February 26, 2018}} He produced Osvaldo Golijov's La Pasión según San Marcos which won its nominated category at Germany's Echo Klassik Awards in 2010,{{cite news |title=Preisträger des Musikpreises Echo Klassik 2010 bekannt gegeben |url=https://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/preistraeger-des-musikpreises-echo-klassik-2010-bekannt-gegeben |newspaper=Neue Musikzeitung |language=German |date=July 20, 2010 |accessdate=February 26, 2018}} and arranged several tracks on tenor Rolando Villazón's ¡México! which won an Echo Klassik award the following year.{{cite web |title=Preisträger ECHO Klassik 2011 |url=http://www.echoklassik.de/uploads/media/ECHO_Klassik_2011_Preistraeger_Presse_110816.pdf |publisher=Echo Klassik |language=German |date=August 16, 2011 |accessdate=February 26, 2018}} In 2011 Grau won the Young Euro Classic Composer Award, given in recognition of the best world premiere or German premiere at the festival, for his work Aqua.{{cite news |title=Gonzalo Grau: 'Siempre siento que mi mejor arreglo es el más reciente' |url=http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/historico/gonzalo-grau-siempre-siento-que-mejor-arreglo-mas-reciente_171442 |newspaper=El Universal |language=Spanish |date=December 6, 2012 |accessdate=February 26, 2018}}{{cite web |title=European Composer Award |url=https://young-euro-classic.de/en/program/composer-award/ |publisher=Young Euro Classic |accessdate=February 26, 2018 |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725184038/https://young-euro-classic.de/en/program/composer-award/ |url-status=dead }}

Grau formed La Clave Secreta in Boston with musicians of various nationalities. The group have been described as mixing "Afro-Cuban styles like salsa and timba with subtle hints of funk and R&B".{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Allen |title=Gonzalo Grau – Frutero Moderno |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/frutero-moderno-mw0000809166 |publisher=AllMusic}} The band's album Frutero Moderno was nominated for Best Tropical Latin Album at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in 2009.{{cite web |title=Gonzalo Grau – Award Nominations |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/gonzalo-grau |publisher=Grammy Awards |accessdate=February 26, 2018}} In addition to La Clave Secreta, Grau also fronts another band, Plural, which is based in Caracas.

References

Category:1998 establishments in Massachusetts

Category:Musical groups established in 1998

Category:Musical groups from Boston