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Jorge's
career started at the age of 13 when a singer asked him to play
the bass on her tour. Since then, Jorge has never stopped being
involved in music, not only performing but also teaching and producing.
Even though he started playing the bass, he has played many different
instruments from around the world. His specialty are flutes and
string instruments. His passion for world music took him to work
with great musicians of all traditions and to study with great masters.
He studied at the National Conservatory "Lopez Buchardo"
(Argentina), Mannes School of Music (NY USA), Indian music with
G.S. Sachdev and Aashish Khan, Japanese music with R. Nyogetsu Seldin.
At the same time, Jorge became one of New York's
most versatile session players. Notable artists that he has worked
with include: Astor Piazzolla, Mercedes Sosa, Jorge Dalto, Richie
Havens, Robert Thomas Jr. (from Weather Report), Amit Chatterjee,
Aashish Khan, Nyogetsu Seldin, Glenn Velez, Nexus, Paul Horn, Roberto
Perera, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Guillherme Franco, Randy Crafton, Bridges,
Leon Gieco, Alejandro Lerner, Yaya Diallo, Beaver Chief, and Steven
Halpern, Fushu Daiko. As a soloist Jorge, has recorded many cd's
of world music, both as a player and a producer.
Parallel to his career as a musician and particularly after the
death of his father, Jorge started his own spiritual quest. Jorge
has studied in many different spiritual disciplines, from Yoga to
Buddhism, from Gurdieff groups to Sufism, from Andean Teachers of
Peru and Argentina to the Mapuche , from the Theosophical Society
to Hermetism and Kabbala. Jorge gathered his teachings together
to become a Ordained Metaphysical Minister with degrees in Metaphysical
Science, Pastoral Counseling, Chemical Dependency and Clinical Hypnotherapy.
Through the years, Jorge has worked with indigenous people and recorded
many of their music. Most of his spiritual work includes music and
the teachings of the elders of the World. He remains active as a
private counselor.
Website:
http://www.jorgealfano.com
email: sacredsounds@sprintmail.com
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