Otmaro Ruiz
Otmaro Ruiz was born in Caracas, Capital District, Venezuela on June 27th, 1964 and is the Pianist. At the age of 59, Otmaro Ruiz biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Otmaro Ruz (born in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pianist, keyboardist, arranger, and educator.
Oscar Ruiz Beluche and Omaira Prado Hurtado's sons, both medical doctors, were born in the United States.
Orlena, who is also a guitarist (violin, piano), and an educator, is his brother.
Career
Ruz began his formal musical studies at the age of eight on piano, classical guitar, harmony, history, and aesthetics. His formal musical studies were carried out in Caracas' Juan Manuel Olivares Music School. In the meantime, he was exposed to other artistic pursuits, such as drawing and acting. He studied organ and pursued a science career as a biologist at the Simón Bollvar University, but he still played keyboards on the side, landing his first professional job in 1980.
Ruz dropped out of school in 1983 while performing and recording with local and visiting musicians, as well as becoming a full studio musician as a jingles composer and arranger.
Ruz moved to Los Angeles, California, where he completed his undergraduate studies at CalArts, obtaining a master's degree in jazz performance in 1993. In the meantime, he was also playing with percussionist Alex Acua, who appeared on two albums in the early 1990s. He appeared on Arturo Sandoval and later supported Gino Vannelli in 1996.
Ruiz embodied the change into the new millennium by appearing on both acoustic piano and electric keyboards with rock stars Jon Anderson and Robbie Robertson, the Latin Crossings Project's founder, and Fusion guitarist John McLaughlin, as well as participating in recordings and numerous World tours with multi Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves, Frank Gambale, Alain Caron and Lee Ritenour.
Ruiz, alongside American bassist Brian Bromberg and Japanese drummer Akira Jimbo, also participated in the JB Project, an international jazz band. Brombo (2003), Brombo II (2004), and Brombo III (2017) are three of this band's studio albums: Brombo (2003), Brombo II (2004), and Brombo III (2017). In addition, he appeared on Akira Jimbo's CDs for eleven years as a member of a Trio/Quartet group.
Ruiz was granted an Honorary Doctorate in Music Arts by the Cornel School of Contemporary Music of Shepherd University in 2012. In 2016, he was nominated for the Best Arrangement Instrumental & Vocals at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for his version of "Girl from Ipanema," which was part of his performance Catina DeLuna and Lado B Brazilian Project, starring Otmaro Ruiz. This CD has also received rave reviews from around the world, including four actors from DownBeat magazine and four others in their issue Best of 2016.
In addition, Ruiz has given lectures and lectures around the world and has been a member of the USC Thornton School of Music faculty for five years. Otmaro also served as a member of the Cornell School of Contemporary Music, a Shepherd University faculty, as part of a team that includes long time acquaintances and collaborators Abraham Laboriel and Jimmy Branly. Otmaro Ruiz' long-awaited "electric" CD in Trio format with legendary musicians Jimmy Haslip and Jimmy Branly, "Elemental" has received acclaim worldwide, and he has performed with SoulBop, a Modern Electric Jazz band led by Randy Brecker and Bill Evans. Ruz is still very active up to date, performing and touring with Los Angeles-based bands and vocalists, as well as commanding his own projects.