Latin Grammy & Grammy nominee
Woodwind Artist
Peruvian native Anibal Marcelo Seminario is a Latin Grammy & Grammy-nominated saxophonist, composer, arranger, and educator.
Studying on a full scholarship, he earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Jazz Performance at California State University, Long Beach.
Since graduating from CSULB, Anibal works in the greater Los Angeles area as a freelance woodwind player, recording artist, arranger, and producer.
Seminario is the co-founder and director of “The Afro-Peruvian Jazz Orchestra”, a 20-piece big band that merges elements of traditional Afro-Peruvian music with Jazz into an exciting new sound. Their debut album, released in 2020, “Tradiciones” has received two Latin Grammy nominations & one Grammy nomination. In addition, his composition "Cuadra 11" has been selected in Spotify's Latin Jazz editorial playlist.
As a touring woodwind artist, Anibal has performed with Googoosh, Faramarz Aslani, Eva Ayllón, and Alex Acuña in numerous countries including the United States, Chile, Peru, the United Arab Emirates, Sweden, Canada, Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Cyprus, Kuwait, Germany, Holland, and Mexico.
Anibal Seminario is an endorsed artist with Eastman Winds (saxophone), Backun Musical Services (clarinet), Meze Audio, and Silverstein Works.
For more information, visit:www.anibalseminario.com
