> catalogue > discography >> website   Gabriel Vicéns (b. 1988) is a guitarist and composer from Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, currently based in New York City. His work spans a wide range of contemporary musical expressions, including modern creative jazz, new classical music, and experimental genres. In his compositional practice, Vicéns engages deeply with themes of cultural identity, diaspora, decolonization, ambiguity, memory, and temporality, as well as the interplay between sound and visual art. Methodologically, his work employs an expansive array of approaches and techniques, ranging from improvisation and indeterminacy to serialism, minimalism, microtonality, and through-composition. Many of his pieces incorporate intricate polyrhythms rooted in jazz and Afro–Puerto Rican folkloric traditions such as bomba and plena, often utilizing native Puerto Rican instruments. This multidimensional approach reflects Vicéns’ distinct voice as both a composer and performer, demonstrating his deep engagement with a broad and dynamic musical landscape. Vicéns has performed at renowned festivals and venues throughout Europe, the United States, and Latin America. He has released five albums under his own name, two as a co-leader with the experimental ensemble No Base Trio, and several others as a sideman. His recordings are published by Clepsydra Records, Stradivarius, Inner Circle Music, and Setola di Maiale, and his compositions are available through Edition Wandelweiser, Edizioni Musicali Stradivarius, and his own website. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz and Caribbean Music at the Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico and a Master’s degree in Jazz Studies at Queens College, City University of New York. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Jazz Performance from Stony Brook University under the supervision of Ray Anderson. During his doctoral studies, Vicéns also focused on composition, working closely with Daria Semegen with an emphasis on contemporary classical and experimental music. In addition, he studied composition privately with Carlos Cabrer, Lois V. Vierk, Marti Epstein, and Antoine Beuger. Vicéns has also focused on painting at The Art Students League of New York, where he studied with Color Field painter Pat Lipsky and occasionally assisted in her studio. He is a recipient of the prestigious New Jazz Works grant from Chamber Music America (2023). His work has been featured in numerous publications worldwide, including American Record Guide, DownBeat, Fanfare, JazzTimes, and Neue Musikzeitung. gabrielvicensmusic*gmail.com *@