Biography

Lester Menezes was born in 1967 in Mumbai, India.

 

1988  Piano Concert Diploma from the Trinity College of Music, London; since then he is a Fellow of the Trinity College of Music, London (F.T.C.L.).

Received the Exhibition Award. 

 

1988   Graduated from St.Xavier`s College, Mumbai with a B.Sc. in Mathematics.

 

1989 - 1994 Studied at Berklee College of Music, Boston.

Graduated Summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) in Jazz Composition.

Received the Berklee Achievement Scholarship and the John Dankworth Award for Jazz Composition.

Jazz Yatra 1994. 

 

Studied with Ed Tomassi, Charlie Banacos, Ray Santisi, Herb Pomeroy, Greg Hopkins and others. 

 

Performed with Lionel Hampton, Matt Moran, Hikaru, Sonny Watson, Mia Olson, Carlos Soares, Paul Dosier, Mila Schiavo, Vlamir Abbud, Fernando Andrade, Adriano Santos, Hérmanes Abreu, Matt Garrison, Matt Renzi, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Marco Djordjevic, Amit Heri, Dominik Burkhalter, Fabian Gisler, Reto Suhner, Dominique Girod, Norbert Pfammatter and others. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lester Menezes geboren 1967 in Mumbai, India.

 

1988  Abschluß seiner Klavierausbildung mit dem Konzertdiplom vom Trinity College of Music, London; seitdem ist er ein Fellow of the Trinity College of Music, London (F.T.C.L.).

Erhielt während des Studiums den Exhibition Award. 

 

1988  Abschluß des Studiums (B.Sc.) der Mathematik am St.Xavier`College,

Mumbai. 

 

1989 bis 1994 Studium am Berklee College of Music, Boston. Abschluß des Studiums mit dem Bachelor of Music (B.Mus.) für Jazz Komposition, Summa cum laude. 

Erhielt das Berklee Achievement Scholarship und wurde mit dem John Dankworth

Award für Jazz Komposition ausgezeichnet.

Spielte am Jazz Yatra 1994.

 

Zu seinen Lehrern zählten u.a. Ed Tomassi, Charlie Banacos, Ray Santisi, Herb

Pomeroy und Greg Hopkins.

 

Konzertierte u.a. mit Lionel Hampton, Matt Moran, Hikaru, Sonny Watson, Mia Olson, Carlos Soares, Paul Dosier, Mila Schiavo, Vlamir Abbud, Fernando Andrade, Adriano Santos, Hérmanes Abreu, Matt Garrison, Matt Renzi, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Marco Djordjevic, Amit Heri, Dominik Burkhalter, Fabian Gisler, Reto Suhner, Dominique Girod, Norbert Pfammatter.