Biography
Sebastián Loiácono is graduated from Manuel de Falla National Higher Conservatory of Music, in addition to taking private lessons with prominent saxophonists: George Garzone, Eric Alexander, Gary Smulyan, Antonio Hart, Vincent Herring.
In his trips to New York he has played with Ron McClure (USA), Leo Genovese (ARG), Joe Cohn (USA), Earl Grice (USA), Johnny O'Neal, etc.
In 2017 he was part of the Vincent Herring (USA) sextet on his tour of Argentina together with Anthony Wonsey (USA), David Williams (USA), Willie Jones III (USA) and Mariano Loiácono (ARG). During the same year he played with Luis Perdomo (VEN), Mimi Jones (USA) and Rudy Royston (USA) trio. In addition, he was selected to be part of the Louis Sclavis (FRA) residence in the Usina del Arte of Buenos Aires.
In 2018 he participated in the tour of Argentina by the David Williams (USA) Quartet with Eric Alexander (USA), David Hazeltine (USA) and Joe Farnsworth (USA). In June of the same year he performed with Sheila Jordan in Buenos Aires and Rosario. Likewise, on the day of "International Jazz Day" he played with Antonio Hart and the Big Orchestra of CCK.
In addition, with Dave Douglas (USA) during his time in Buenos Aires and later with Gary Smulyan (USA) in the framework of the Buenos Aires jazz festival.
In 2019 he performed concerts with Carl Allen (USA), Clarence Penn (USA) and Cyrus Chesnut (USA) in their respective visits to Argentina. In November he recorded his first album as a leader with Harold Danko (USA), Jay Anderson (USA) and Jeff Hirshfield (USA) which has just been released .
In 2022 he toured Spain playing at the Milano Jazz Club in Barcelona and the Jimmy Glass in Valencia. Additionally, he played with Eve Cornelious (USA) and Antonio Hart (USA) on their respective tours of Argentina.
In 2023 he shared the stage in Argentina with Steve Davis (USA); He later joined the VSP Trio formed by Anthony Wonsey (USA), Lonnie Plaxico (USA) and Carmen Intorre (USA); He was part of the Carl Allen Quintet (USA) with Donald Vega (Nicaragua), Liany Mateo (USA) and Mariano Loiacono (ARG), he was also a member of the Quintet of the great singer Mary Stallings (USA); Eve Cornelious (USA) Sextet; Robin Eubanks (USA) Septet; Rodney Jones (USA) Sextet and Geoge Garzone (USA) Sextet.
So far in 2024 he has accompanied Benito Gonzalez (VEN); Simon Moullier (FRA) and Russell Malone (USA).
He is currently part of Mariano Loiácono Quintet, Mariano Loiácono Big Orchestra,Pablo Raposo Quintet and leads his own quintet. In addition to working as a teacher in Carlos Giraudo Higher Music Conservatory, Marcos Juarez city, Córdoba.
Discography
As liderman
- "Happy Reunion", 2020
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As Sideman
- "What 's New?" (Mariano Loiácono), 2011
- "Warm Valley" (Paula Shocron- Mariano Loiácono), 2012
- "Hot House" (Mariano Loiácono), 2013
- "Lament" (Jerónimo Carmona), 2015
- "Black Soul" (Mariano Loiácono), 2015
"Luces Infinitas" (Bárbara Legato), 2017
- "Stablemates" (Julia Moscardini), 2018
- "Afro Blue" (Flopa Suksdorf), 2018
"Mood Indigo" (Julia Moscardini), 2022