Growing with Music with Silvano Monasterios

Silvano Monasterios is a pianist-composer born in Caracas, Venezuela. He promptly began his professional career at the age of 18 by performing and recording with some of the most prominent Venezuelan artists of the time. He spent his formative years of musical training at the Jose Angel Lamas Conservatory while he encountered the great American jazz tradition in all its diversity. In the conversation, Silvano discusses his motivation for being a musician as well as his creative process and many other topics. In the ‘Bout it or Doubt it’ segment, Silvano shares his opinions about the category of Adventure. Tune in to this episode and listen to his music. A Song for Jacques, Partly Sunny and Mira La Luna.Highlights: 02:47  - And when I was four years old, I picked it up by ear as well and started playing with him. 03:18 - I discovered Jazz when I was 14, thanks to a neighbor of mine that was my age.04:47 - The thing is that I've been exposed to so many musical styles throughout my life and obviously growing up the music that I grew up with, in Caracas, the music that my parents listened to, Latin music, all music.26:01 - Another thing that brought me to this genre is the level of communication that you can actually achieve when you are with great music. Here it is truly magical. 36:46 - I remember getting up and my mom was in the kitchen and the radio was on and that's how I became familiar with all these melodies.ContactFresh Coast Jazz FestivalSilvano MonasteriosWebsite