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Bassist and composer Simón García was born in Mugardos (Spain) in 1977 and graduated in double bass from the Conservatorio Superior of Salamanca. He has worked as a double bassist in the Royal Orchestra of Galicia, having also performed in many orchestras throughout Spain, and is the bassist in the Symphony Wind Orchestra of A. Coruna. He has collaborated with many musicians and ensembles, particularly in the field of contemporary music, and has recorded and performed on many commercial recordings and for television and radio broadcasts.
Simón has composed more than sixty works for double bass, ranging from one to twelve players, alongside transcriptions of these pieces for various chamber ensembles. His music has been performed in Mexico, Venezuela, Uruguay, Denmark, Spain, Japan, Italy, Austria, Germany, Canada, USA, and UK by The Bass Gang, Bass Instinct, and Il Quint-etto amongst others.
Simón García writes: "Swing K-1000 is an Up-Swing work dedicated to my friend Andrés Martín. The title is a word game about a famous French…
Simón García writes: “Swing K-1000 is an Up-Swing work dedicated to my friend Andrés Martín. The title is a word game about a famous French car, the Simca 1000, which was an icon in the 1960´s. The music is inspired by these years and I tried to write in the way of the great Big Bands like Duke Ellington´s band. There are solo sections and I included a tutti section imitating the Saxophone Soli language. It´s a fresh and powerful piece which gives off all the energy of a Big Band.”
Swing K-1000 was premiered in October 2009 at Suntory Hall in Japan by The Bass Gang.
