Ed Calle (born ''Eduardo J. Calle'') is a musician from

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. He was born in

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. Calle plays the saxophones, flutes, clarinets, EWI, and keyboards, engineers projects, and performs vocals. He also composes and arranges music. Calle has served as Chairperson of Arts & Philosophy at

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North Campus and is currently Tenured Full Professor of Music Business and Production at

. During his career he was three times nominated for

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. First in 2005 for ''Ed Calle Plays Santana'', in 2007 for ''In the Zone'', and in 2014 for "Palo! Live". Calle was nominated for a

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in 2015 for "Palo! Live". Calle He has participated in multiple recording projects, which stand out: Tita Vivar - Tiempos De Regocijo

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- El Glorioso Evangelio (in the song "Gracias Señor")

Political Activity

In January 2017, Calle posted on

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calling to impeach

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and referring to him as "The Kenyan." Aligning himself with the

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, 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...”

Solo discography

* ''Dr. Ed Calle Presents Mamblue'', 2015 - Mojito Records * ''In the Zone'', 2006 - Mojito Records * ''Ed Calle Plays Santana'', 2004 - Pimienta Records * ''Twilight'', 2001 - Concord Records * ''Sunset Harbor'', 1999 - Concord Records * ''Double Talk'', 1995 - Columbia Records

References

* *http://www.edcalle.com/

External links

The official siteThe Teaching Site
*http://www.saxshed.com/calle.shtml *https://web.archive.org/web/20071130045948/http://www.grammy.com/latin/8_latin/#08 *https://www.facebook.com/edcalle {{DEFAULTSORT:Calle, Ed Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Caracas American male saxophonists American people of Venezuelan descent Latin Grammy Award winners 21st-century American saxophonists 21st-century American male musicians