Paula Shocron is a pianist, composer, improviser, performer, music activist, and educator.
Born in the city of Rosario, she gained great exposure at the local media since she was nominated and won the Jazz Revelation Award in 2005.
Her debut album ‘La voz que te lleva’, Blue Art Records; had excelent reviews in national and international press.
The Paula Shocron Trio was one of her most important groups, between 2007 and 2013. It has gained recognition nationally and internationally, having played in different festivals in Argentina and abroad including Festival Casa de Teatro in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2009; Jamboree Barcelona, Terrassa Jazz Cava, The Concert series in Contrabaix, Catalunya, Spain and Buenos Aires Sur Scene, Paris, France.
Among her most important recordings works are “Homenaje” (2009, Sony Music) dedicate to the pianist and composer Andrew Hill; “El Enigma” (2010, Aqcua Records) with saxophonist Pablo Puntoriero; four recordings under the argentine label Rivorecords “Our Delight” (2011), “Warm Valley” (2012), “Serenade in Blue” (2012); “See See Rider” (2013), a piano solo; “Gran Ensamble” (Aqcua Records, 2011) and her first independent release “Surya” (digital version by Kuai Music).
She manages the independent label Nendo Dango Records in collaboration with Miguel Crozzoli and Pablo Diaz. It includes all her last works: “Anfitrion” , by SLD Trio with Germán Lamonega on bass and Pablo Díaz on drums. “Sono-Psico-Cósmica” , a two piano live recording with pianist and cornetist Enrique Norris. “Cooperative Sound ” , with Matt Lavelle, Ras Moshe, Daniel Carter, Hilliard Greene and Pablo Diaz.
In 2016, SLD Trio was offered by Werner Uehlinger (hatOLOGY/Hat Hut Records) to record a second cd, “Tensegridad” , released in 2017.
In 2012 she began to develop her main project, “PROYECTO IMUDA” , in order to investigate the relationship between music and movement. The aim was to find common codes to both artistic disciplines and work in spontaneous situations through improvisation. Over the years, these experiments began to mix with other artistic activities like painting, literature and performing arts. This group performed in different places in Argentina and abroad.
Since 2006 she teaches piano and ensamble at Jazz Career of The Manuel de Falla Music Conservatory. She also coordinates a regular workshop which main purpose is to explore the relationships between music and movement.
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2. Fifty five 23:45
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Paula Shocron, piano
William Parker, bass
Pablo Díaz, drums
