Ed Calle
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| Born | Eduardo J. Calle Caracas, Venezuela |
| Genres | Jazz |
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Eduardo J. Calle ([kaʝe] KAH-yeh;[1] born in Caracas, Venezuela) is a jazz saxophonist from Miami, Florida. He also plays the flute, clarinet, electronic wind instrument (EWI), and keyboards, sings. In addition, he composes and arranges music and works as a recording engineer. Calle has served as Chairperson of Arts & Philosophy at Miami Dade College North Campus and is currently the Tenured Full Professor of Music Business and Production there.
During his career, he was three times nominated for the Latin Grammy Award. First in 2005 for Ed Calle Plays Santana, in 2007 for In the Zone, and in 2014 for Palo! Live, which was also nominated in 2015 for a Grammy Award.[2]
Calle has participated in a number of recording projects, including Tita Vivar's Tiempos De Regocijo (2022), Héctor Alejandro Cid Pérez's El Glorioso Evangelio: Celebrando 10 Años De Ministerio (2021), feature on the song "Gracias Señor".
Political controversy
In January 2017, Calle posted on Twitter calling to impeach President Barack Obama and referring to him as "The Kenyan".[3] Aligning himself with the Birther Movement, Calle later said in a statement titled "Response to Twitter Mob" he later issued on his personal site, "that America impeach someone whose posted birth certificate has been carefully analyzed and determined a forgery by at least two independent experts".[4]
Discography
As leader
- Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue (Mojito, 2015)
- In the Zone (Mojito, 2006)
- Ed Calle Plays Santana, (Pimienta, 2004)
- Twilight (Concord, 2001)
- Sunset Harbor (Concord, 1999)
- Double Talk (Columbia, 1995)
References
- ↑ Lee, Roger (February 18, 2021). Jazz Interview – Roger Lee & Ed Calle (Video). Jazz Moods & Jazz Across The Pond with Roger Lee. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Marín, Begoña (December 2, 2015). "Músico Ed Calle asegura que ganar Grammy es motivo de 'orgullo' para hispanos" [Musician Ed Calle assures that winning Grammys is a source of 'pride' for Hispanics]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish).
- ↑ Dworkin, Scott [@funder] (January 1, 2017). "This professor just called the President a Kenyan – He teaches @ Miami Dade College – a majority minority college #resist #trumpleaks @MDCollege" (Tweet). Retrieved July 7, 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Gurney, Kyra (January 6, 2017). "Miami music professor's tweet to impeach 'the Kenyan' strikes discord on Twitter". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
General references
- Phares, Heather. "Ed Calle Biography". AllMusic.