«Vinasco is a virtuoso in every sense of the word, but it is an understated virtuosity that is always in service of the music». The Clarinet (USA) Latin Grammy-nominated Colombian clarinetist Javier Vinasco has recorded 18 albums with more than 100 works by Latin American composers. He earned a Doctor in Music degree, awarded with Alfonso Caso Medal, at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and has an intense activity as soloist with orchestras (more than 50 performances and 4 dedicated clarinet concertos), recitalist and clinician around the Americas and Europe. Dr. Vinasco is a Yamaha and D’Addario artist, the Colombian Chairperson of the International Clarinet Association, and founder of both, the Clarinet and Saxophone International Festival of Medellin ClariSax, and Clarinete Mestizo digital enterprise. Dr. Vinasco has worked at EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia, as clarinet professor and head of the Music Department, as well as having taught at Javeriana and Los Andes Universities. As orchestra musician, Dr. Vinasco was principal clarinet in EAFIT Orchestra, Valle Symphony, Eb clarinet in Bogotá Philharmonic, and principal guest with London Sinfonia and Mexico State Symphony. Among his teachers are Francesco Belli, Luis Humberto Ramos, Roberto Mantilla and Emilio Montoya. Visit www.javiervinasco.com and www.clarinetemestizo.com for more information.