Postcards from Paris

What could be more romantic or captivating
than a musical postcard from Paris?

Gil will be bringing the incredible passion and magic of Django Reinhardt's gypsy jazz to the Florida Symphony in mid-May with conductor Sarah Hicks.

Enjoy a celebration of the City of Lights with romantic French melodies, Edith Piaf classics, Josephine Baker jazz hits, Parisian café music, Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz, high-kicking can-cans, soaring film scores by Michel Legrand and more. To purchase your tickets
please visit this link.

Fri, May 18, 8 pm in Tampa
Sat, May 19, 8 pm, St. Petersburg
Sun, May 20, 7:30 pm, Clearwater

Summer in San Diego: Join us on July 8th

Gil is looking forward to performing for the San Diego Symphony's annual outdoor summer concert series. There will be many friends from San Diego attending so book your tickets starting April 8. These concerts are performed on a stage constructed each year at the beautiful Embarcadero Marina Park South, on San Diego Bay right behind the San Diego Convention Center. The setting is nothing short of inspirational and the scenery breathtaking. The Principal Summer Pops conductor is Matthew Garbutt and together with the San Miguel Five they will be performing classical Spanish, gorgeous Mexican and American ballads, great movie music and of course gypsy jazz. The fireworks on the stage will be followed by fireworks in the air.

Dallas Concert with Doc & his Big Band Orchestra

It's been an exciting time this March performing in Minnesota and Dallas. What a thrilling time it was to play with Doc and his Big Band Orchestra. The program featured big band classics by Ellington, Basie as well as pop and jazz ballads.

Catch Gil this March in Minnesota and Dallas

On March 3, 2012 the Minneapolis' Orchestra Hall will be transformed into the City of Lights for a concert that celebrates the romance of Paris. In a showcase of French music and composers, along with a salute to the artists who performed these classics, audiences can expect to hear the timeless melodies of singers Edith Piaf and Josephine Baker, composers Django Reinhardt and Michel Legrand (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg), singer-songwriters Jacques Brel and Serge Gainsbourg and more. Instrumentalists Gil Gutiérrez and Patrick Harison perform, along with Twin Cities-based singers Kersten Rodau and Robb Asklof. Conducting is Principal Conductor of Pops and Presentations Sarah Hicks, who along with the Orchestra’s Director of Pops and Special Projects, Lilly Schwartz, conceived and produced the program.

Please don't miss the chance to hear Gil play with the Minneapolis’ Orchestra Hall on Saturday, March 3, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $22 to $50, with VIP seating at $60. For tickets, call Minnesota Orchestra Ticket Services at (612) 371-5656 or visit the Orchestra’s website by visiting this link.

Guitarist and composer Gil Gutiérrez has performed twice at Orchestra Hall. His many projects include performances of his original compositions with the New York Choral Society; scoring such films as El Cochero, Una Causa Noble and El Alcázar de Chapultepec; and recording a new CD with Doc Severinsen, due out in 2012.

On March 5th Gil will be joining Doc Severinsen for the Big Band Tour in Dallas, Texas. It will be an exciting evening of jazz live at the Meyerson with big band classics by Ellington, Basie and pop and jazz ballads. To find out more about this show visit this Dallas Symphony Orchestra site.

Recording in Los Angeles

I'm excited to let all our friends know we are recording a new cd in Los Angeles with Charly Bisharat on violin, Jimmy Branly on percussion, Otmaro Ruiz, piano, Kevin Thomas and Rene Camacho on bass and of course Doc on trumpet. What an energizing experience and we can't wait to share this new project due out in 2012!

Gil to perform with Arturo Sandoval at the Bellas Artes in Mexico City on Friday November 18

Arturo Sandoval is a gifted musician who is "fluent in at least four musical languages. He can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart concerto and sooth you with a luscious ballad; with equal power and grace". He is the protégé of jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie who became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American jazz. Arturo Sandoval has 4 Grammy Awards and continues to thrill audiences with his unique and sensational sound.

As you can imagine Gil is thrilled to be invited once again to be featured as his special guest at El Palacio de Bellas Artes with the Big Band Musitec. Please make your plans for this dynamic evening of music in Mexico City on Friday, November 18th at 8pm.

Live at the Brauntex Theater in downtown New BraunfelsTexas

My Dear Friends ,

I want to thank you all at Brauntex , it was a great success !!!

Amigos de Texas, les informo que estaremos en New Braunfels los dias 28 y 29 de Octubre , espero que puedan asistir , les mando un saludo .....