Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM & Vince Mendoza
Biography Orquesta Filarmónica de la UNAM & Vince Mendoza
Vince Mendoza
One of the most versatile and prolific composer–arranger–conductors of the last two decades, multi-Grammy Award winner Vince Mendoza has written arrangements for a wide variety of pop and jazz artists, from Joni Mitchell, Sting, Melody Gardot, Elvis Costello and Bjork to Joe Zawinul, John Scofield, Charlie Haden, Al Di Meola, Al Jarreau, Michael and Randy Brecker, Diana Krall and Gregory Porter. His compositions have appeared on recordings by the likes of saxophonist Joe Lovano, guitarist John Abercrombie, drummer Peter Erskine, vibraphonist Gary Burton, and singer Kurt Elling. As a leader, Mendoza has released 12 solo recordings including Epiphany (with the London Symphony Orchestra), Nights on Earth, 2021’s Award Winning “Freedom Over Everything” and his most recent Grammy nominated recording “Olympians” with the Metropole Orkest. He has 8 Grammy Awards and 38 nominations. He was also nominated by the Jazz Journalists Association as “arranger of the year”.
