Jorge Reyes was born in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, (24-09-52). He studied transverse flute at the National Music School, (Escuela Nacional de Música de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, or UNAM) (1970–1975). During this time, he formed two seminal mexican Rock bands
Al Universo and
Nuevo México, influenced by
Jethro Tull and
Pink Floyd but incorporating native musical instruments. In 1976, his growing interest in jazz led him to spend a year in Hamburg, Germany & studied improvisation with
Herb Geller. As part of this training he travelled through Turkey, Pakistan, Af…
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