Pepe Hernández
Bass player, Arranger , Composer, Producer .
Born in Acapulco, Gro. México.
Born in Acapulco, Gro. México.
Musical Studies: Conservatorio de Musica y Declamacion de Puebla, Conservatorio Nacional de Musica, Escuela Libre de Musica "Jose F. Vazquez", Drummers Collective New York City, Double Bass with Lev Zagevinzky in NYC, Composition with Rick Laird in NYC.
Live and recording experience: Played in just about every single arena , stadium or concert hall in the US and Latin America, besides tours in Europe, Japan and China , venues such as: Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, the Universal Amphitheather, The Greek Theather, Madison Square Garden, the Azteca Stadium, The John Hancock Center, and many, many more…
Toured with:
Benny, Alejandro Fernandez, Lucero, Juan Gabriel, Mijares, Pepe Aguilar, Marco A. Solis, Shaila Durcal, Joan Sebastian, Elizabeth Meza, Enrique Nery, Ana Barbara, Edith Marquez, Laura Leon, Vicky Carr, Yuri, Malu (España), Biby Gaytan, Eva Maria Santana(bass and arranger), Eugenia Leon, Reily Barba, Pilar Montenegro, Los Temerarios, Guadalupe Pineda, Lisa Lopez (L.A.), Luis Gatica, Luis Angel, Jennifer Salinas (Miami), Damy Capdevilla( Spain), Martha Serrano, Maria del Sol, Bebu Silveti, Gualberto Castro, Jose Joel, Leo Corona Federico(Miami), Marco Antonio Muñiz, Coque Muñiz, Beatriz Adriana, Armando Manzanero, Eduardo Palomo, Los Nocheros (Argentina), Chamin Correa, T Bon(France), Andrea Ruilova (Folhinha, Ecuador), Lila Deneken, Carlos Cuevas, Sergio Fachelli, Iran Castillo, Grupo Latino, Res Q Band (EU), Veronica Castro, Fatto, Lupita D Alessio , Alejandro Jaen(Spain), Angelica Maria, Humberto Cravioto, Miguel Angel, Pepe Cantoral, Miguel Cassina, Laura Zapata, Lupita Deneken, Miguel España, Forte (Miami), Raquel (Bass and composer), Freddie Noriega, Itzel, Fernando Ibarra, Marcela Row, Francisco Xavier, Jose Luis Duval, Claudio Bermudez (Arranger and producer), Laura Flores, Raul Ornelas, Marco Flores, Gerardo Flores, Fernando Lima, Diego Verdadguer, Arianna, Anamia, Maria Sorte, Sandra, Hernan Rocha, Isidro Molina, Los Socios Del Ritmo, Sayeg, Carlos Estrada, Marcelo Molina, Norma Herrera, Las Nenas, Carlos Gaviola, Miguel Crisantes, Ruben Sotelo, Kioyi Mariyama (Japan), Juan Santana, Gil Rivera, Moises Canelo, Marcelo Molina, Sonia Rivas, Liss Pelayo, Arturo Aquino, Hector Fuentes, Calido, Grupo La Union, , Nahuel (Argentina), Jean, SiSi (co producer ,bass and arranger), Marysol (Arranger, coproducer, bass player), Amaury Gutierrez, and many more...
Broadway shows in México:
Mame, The Wizard of Oz, Saturday Night Fever, Evita, West Side Story, Ciudad Blanca, Los Emperadores de la Antartida and others.
T V Shows:
Countless appearances in " Siempre en Domingo", " En Vivo", Mala Noche No", "Ibero America Va", "Al Ritmo De La Noche", "El Circo De Brozo", "Gran Musical", "El Pelon De Noche", "Es De Noche Y Ya Llegue", ¨Noche De Estrellas¨, besides performing at the "Festival De Viña Del Mar", "Festival De La Cancion Ibero Americana OTI ", "Festival Acapulco", Festival ¨ALAS¨, and many,many more.
T V Jingles :
Recorded on just about every jingle for major brands in the market : Marlboro, WV, Nissan, Pepsi, Coca Cola,Tia Rosa, Bimbo,Sabritas, Jumex, Polaroid, Cannon Mills, and hundreds more.
Played concerts with great musicians such as:
Sheila E.
Tom Coster
Makoto Ozone
Giovanni Hidalgo
Bob Florence
Casey Shuerrell
Don Famoularo
Wet Paint de Betuco Arballo
Popo Sanchez
Cristobal Lopez trio
Papa Betos Big Band
Miguel Salas
Armando Noriega
BOSS (along with Enrique Nery, Jacko Gonzalez, Cabezon, Cristobal Lopez, y Armando Montiel)
The Enrique Nery Trio
Elizabeth Meza
Charlie Hynes jazz quintet (NYC)
The Brooklyn Conservatory Jazz Ensamble(NYC)
Tenoch (with Nando Hernandez, Jacko Gonzalez, And drummers Cabezon, Alvaro Lopez, Hector Navarrete, Pepe Damian, And Ricardo Herduz)
Victor Patron
Joao Enrique
Irving Flores
Pepe Moran
TBon (France)
Orquesta del Festival Latino de NY
Tolerancia Religiosa (With Ilan Barlavi, Tony Cardenas y Diego Marotto )
And His Own Quintet (with Rey David Piano and trombon, Jorge Brauet Saxophones, And Alex Gomez or Giovanni Figueroa on drums, and Leo Muñoz on percusion ) besides being composer arranger for the Tlaxcaltecatl Latin Jazz project.
Has shared Stage in countless jazz festivals with such artists as:
Azimuth
Brandon Fields
Screaming Headless Torsos
Mint Condition
Ivan Lins
Kool and the Gang
Casiopea
Clare Fisher
Los hermanos Toussaint, and countless more.
Has worked with such leaders as:
Eduardo Diaz Muñoz
Enrique Patron De Rueda
Jorge Callandrelli
Jorge Avendaño
Chucho Ferrer
Eduardo Magallanes
Jorge Nery
Aneiro Taño
Alberto Nuñez Palacio
Nando Hernandez
Leonardo Sandoval
Enrique Barrios
Eugenio Toussaint
Tony Taño
Ricardo Toral
Cuco Peña
Rafael Trabuchelli
Willie Gutierrez
Tino Geizer
Fernando de Santiago
Besides writing music for the CONSERVACION DE LA MARIPOSA MONARCA 2008 campaign, also composed and produced the music for the LA CONSERVACION DE LAS TORTUGAS, and several other projects.
In several orchestras such as:
Sociedad Filarmonica de Conciertos, soloist with the OFUNAM, Orquesta de la Opera de Bellas Artes, Filarmonica de la Cd. de México, Bassist for the Orquesta del Festival OTI Internacional, Orquesta de Valores Juveniles, and more.
In the jazz scene: Solo debut album ¨BASSICO¨november 2008Touring and playing in most important jazz festivals such as “The Riviera Maya Jazz Fest” Second solo album “GROOVE ZONE” April 2010
- Jose Jose (besides appearing in a couple of videos of live concerts, and in the movie ¨Gavilan o Paloma¨)
- Vicky Carr
- Luis Miguel
- Benny
- Francisco Cespedes (also appearing in the video ¨Oye bien la Clave¨)
- Emmanuel
- Eugenia Leon
- Reyli
- Edith Marquez
- Mijares
- Alejandro Fernández
- Tania Libertad
- Armando Manzanero
- Lissette
- Laura Flores
- Sergio Fachelli
- Pablo Montero
- Pandora
- Lupita D`Alessio
- Ana Gabriel
- David Bisbal
- Eduardo Capetillo
- Flans
- Bertin Osborne
- Alberto Cortez
- Diego Torres
- Rodolfo Muñis
- Alejandra Avalos
- Susana Harp
- Franco
- Oscar Chavez
- Toño Muñiz
- Angela Forti
- Denise de Kalafe
- Yoshio
- Rocio Banquels
- Chacho Gaytan
- Boleropera, etc.
Benny, Alejandro Fernandez, Lucero, Juan Gabriel, Mijares, Pepe Aguilar, Marco A. Solis, Shaila Durcal, Joan Sebastian, Elizabeth Meza, Enrique Nery, Ana Barbara, Edith Marquez, Laura Leon, Vicky Carr, Yuri, Malu (España), Biby Gaytan, Eva Maria Santana(bass and arranger), Eugenia Leon, Reily Barba, Pilar Montenegro, Los Temerarios, Guadalupe Pineda, Lisa Lopez (L.A.), Luis Gatica, Luis Angel, Jennifer Salinas (Miami), Damy Capdevilla( Spain), Martha Serrano, Maria del Sol, Bebu Silveti, Gualberto Castro, Jose Joel, Leo Corona Federico(Miami), Marco Antonio Muñiz, Coque Muñiz, Beatriz Adriana, Armando Manzanero, Eduardo Palomo, Los Nocheros (Argentina), Chamin Correa, T Bon(France), Andrea Ruilova (Folhinha, Ecuador), Lila Deneken, Carlos Cuevas, Sergio Fachelli, Iran Castillo, Grupo Latino, Res Q Band (EU), Veronica Castro, Fatto, Lupita D Alessio , Alejandro Jaen(Spain), Angelica Maria, Humberto Cravioto, Miguel Angel, Pepe Cantoral, Miguel Cassina, Laura Zapata, Lupita Deneken, Miguel España, Forte (Miami), Raquel (Bass and composer), Freddie Noriega, Itzel, Fernando Ibarra, Marcela Row, Francisco Xavier, Jose Luis Duval, Claudio Bermudez (Arranger and producer), Laura Flores, Raul Ornelas, Marco Flores, Gerardo Flores, Fernando Lima, Diego Verdadguer, Arianna, Anamia, Maria Sorte, Sandra, Hernan Rocha, Isidro Molina, Los Socios Del Ritmo, Sayeg, Carlos Estrada, Marcelo Molina, Norma Herrera, Las Nenas, Carlos Gaviola, Miguel Crisantes, Ruben Sotelo, Kioyi Mariyama (Japan), Juan Santana, Gil Rivera, Moises Canelo, Marcelo Molina, Sonia Rivas, Liss Pelayo, Arturo Aquino, Hector Fuentes, Calido, Grupo La Union, , Nahuel (Argentina), Jean, SiSi (co producer ,bass and arranger), Marysol (Arranger, coproducer, bass player), Amaury Gutierrez, and many more...
