Carlos Averhoff
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Carlos Averhoff is a Cuban jazz musician primarily known for playing tenor saxophone
. He has been called "Carlos Averhoff 'Sax'". He is currently based in Miami, Florida
. In Cuba he initially had classical training. In 1973 he replaced Paquito D'Rivera
at the "Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna (OCMM)" as the government had declared him "reactionary." He is also involved in Timba
music. His son Carlos Averhoff, Jr "Sax" is also a musician.
School of Music
in Miami, Florida
. He also serves as Professor of Saxophone at Miami-Dade College. In this position he has taught hundreds of saxophonists, many who have gone on to become teachers in their own right. His students teach and perform in teaching and performing positions throughout the world.
His students include:
Tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
. He has been called "Carlos Averhoff 'Sax'". He is currently based in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. In Cuba he initially had classical training. In 1973 he replaced Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera
Paquito D'Rivera is a Cuban alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin...
at the "Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna (OCMM)" as the government had declared him "reactionary." He is also involved in Timba
Timba
Timba is a Cuban genre of music sometimes referred as salsa cubana . However, the historical development of timba has been quite independent of the development of salsa in the United States and Puerto Rico and the music has its own trademark aspects due to the Cuban embargo and strong Afro-Cuban...
music. His son Carlos Averhoff, Jr "Sax" is also a musician.
Teaching career
Averhoff has been Professor of Music at Florida International UniversityFlorida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
School of Music
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. He also serves as Professor of Saxophone at Miami-Dade College. In this position he has taught hundreds of saxophonists, many who have gone on to become teachers in their own right. His students teach and perform in teaching and performing positions throughout the world.
His students include: