Relief Valve - Episode 27 - Al Pimentel - Musician / Teacher

Al Pimentel grew up in a family of musicians. 

By age 12, music became his passion and he decide he wanted a career in the music industry. 

Thru high school he performed in several small venues from Santa Monica to Venice Beach and started teaching part time during the summer. 

He completed his  formal musical studies at El Camino College, where he studied both Jazz and Classical saxophone.  

Besides teaching, he can also be found playing not just Jazz, but other                                                    popular styles of music all over Los Angeles.

 

Want to see one of those on-line performance we talk about, check out his performance of the theme from “The Mandalorian” released for “May the fourth be with you”

https://youtu.be/EEdI6zgOv84n 

 

And some of his other performances with his band “The Candy Bomber”

https://www.facebook.com/TheCandyBomber/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnlUNzT-sIgtSkXrs4Wx0Xw

 

And learn more about his teaching at:

http://www.sunsetlearningstudio.com/our-teachers.html

https://justplaysax.wixsite.com/alpimenteljazz

 

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