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Gabriel Vallejo
 Composer, Piano & Guitar player. Born in Buenos Aires - Argentina (1971)''' In Paris since 1998, he has worked in various musical ensembles (Argentinean tango, Jazz and Latin music) in many European & South America countries ( France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Portugal, Spain & Argentina) He has given public Concerts in Argentina (Theatre Municipal Santa Fe in 1998), in Paris the list includes: The St. Merri church (1999), Theatre "La Vieille Grille" (2002-2004), Theatre of St. Louis Island (2002),  The club "L'Entrepot" (2003),Théâtre de l'Ermitage (2005), Espace Beaujon (2006), Festival Trans ' latines (2007), Maison d'Amerique Latine (2008),  Vissi d’Arte (2008/09),Théâtre Darius Milhaud (2009),  and numerous concerts in the student's residence at  the "Cité Universitaire de Paris" (for the U.S.A Fondation,Switzerland Fond.,  Argentinian Fond.  and the Sweden and German Residences).

Several Festivals in France: Festival des Arts et de la Vigne (Châtillon en Diois, 2006), Espace Beaujon (Paris 2006), Festival International Tango (Tarbes 2007/10), Festival Trans'latines (Paris 2007), Cité des Arts (Paris 2008), Théâtre du Casino (Aix-les-Bains 2008), Argentina le Festival (Lyon 2008), La Bobine (Grenoble 2008/09), Maison de la Musique et de la Danse (Bagneux 2009), the Centre culturel Léo Lagrange (Amiens 2009) and TangoPostal Festival (Toulouse 2011), between others...

Other International Concerts include: Summer festival at the "Café Parc" in Liége (Belgium - 2004), "The Flamenco, and World Music Festival in Zafra (Extremadura, Spain 2004), Tango Festival in Ettlingen (Germany 2005), Workshop and concerts in Ondajazz and Cefalopode (Lisbon, Portugal 2006), Espaço Celeiros (Évora, Portugal 2006), Plaza Civica ( Rosario, Argentina 2006), Kirche St. Peter auf dem Berg (Wiesbaden, Germany 2007),  Eisenach Jazz Club (Germany 2007), Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (Viena, Austria), La Scala de San Telmo (Buenos Aires, Argentina  2009), Solar de las Artes (Santa Fe, Argentine 2009), Zango Festival in Haarlem (Netherlands 2010),  Tango Run Festival in Saint Paul (La Réunion 2010).

He has given several master classes about Argentinean Music in various countries: Portugal (Lisbon), France (Paris, Tarbes, Amiens), and La Reunion (Saint Paul). He also worked as a Jazz and Music-Hall pianist with several European cruise ship ensembles for Holland America and Costa Cruises (2001-2008). Immersed in his musical world, and covering styles ranging from classical to contemporary tango music, with elements of Argentinean folk music and jazz, Gabriel has composed music for various ensembles: string orchestra, Big-band (jazz), quartets, trios and duos. He has also worked as an Arranger for various artists, among them, the  Lester McNutt Company, in the  Martha (Flotow) Opera, with 12 performances at the Darius Theatre in Milhaud (Paris 2009). He composed the music for the play "Between Anger and Nostalgia",  a tribute to Juan Duran Cerrato, and presented in the “Colonie Espagnole Theatre” (Béziers 2010). Since 2003, he has worked accompanying Classical and Contemporary Dance in Paris for Monique Arabian, Yvonne Meyer, Jennifer Goubé, Gailene Stock, Sarah Rayna, Gerard Sibbritt, Sherry Sable, Alice Psaroudaki, Gilles Guillaumes, Alexandra Bansch, Karin Averty, Stephan Prince between others.

He also works in Paris for the International Dance Academy, the American Dance Academy, and the Dance Conservatory in Drancy and Neuilly sur Marne villages. He has also composed classical and contemporary dance pieces for solo piano. Gabriel is currently devoting himself to spreading his music and talent via his various ensembles: quartets, trios, duets and solo projects, with a repertoire of compositions and his personal arrangements.

Website: http://gabriel.vallejo.online.fr