Ramón Carranza

Ramon "Moncho" Carranza
Birth name Ramon Carranza Lazo
Also known as "Moncho"
Born (1940-10-01)October 1, 1940
Origin Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara,
Venezuela
Died 5 January 2003(2003-01-05) (aged 62)
Genres Latin jazz, bebop, post-bop, hard bop, free jazz, modal jazz
Occupation(s) Saxophonist, composer, teacher
Instruments Soprano saxophone, Alto saxophone, Tenor saxophone, Baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet
Years active 45
Labels Independent
Associated acts Aldemaro Romero, Mario Rivera, Socrates de Leon, Manolo Freites, Lorenzo Blanco
Notable instruments
Saxofon (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone), Clarinet, Flute

Ramon Moncho Carranza Lazo (born c. 1940 in Barquisimeto c. 2003) was a Venezuelan self-taught jazz saxophonist and composer.

Biography

Early life and career

""Moncho"" started his career at an early age in Barquisimeto with drums and trumpet. He later developed an interest for the clarinet, motivated by Hugo Steganni. He occupied outstanding spots in famous regional orchestras, such as the Orquesta Filarmonica de Lara. He moves to Caracas to further develop his Saxophone skills. From 1979 to 1984 he was part of the Orquesta Filarmonica de Caracas, and invited many times to play with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela and the Orquesta Sinfonica Municipal.

Projects and fellow musicians

He was involved in several musical projects in his life long career:

Discography

See also

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