omar was born in buenos aires. he plays piano and trombone (among other instruments). he has participated in many projects with different ensembles, and plays regularly with many musicians in improvisation contexts. frode gjerstad, sabu toyozumi, alan courtis, ramiro larrain, sergio paolucci and many others). in addition to his playing with free music groups, he also works within experimental films and contemporary dance; making compositions for theater, visual arts and multimedia.
with carolina rizzi, he recorded acusmático, their first album of improvisations for prepared upright piano. it was released by noseso records in 2010. since then, they have worked as a duo performing and organizing many concerts and cycles of experimental music in the city of buenos aires. they are Both activists in a musicians’ organization called MO – músicos organizados, that tries to both improve the work conditions of musicians and to strengthen their ties with the community.
albums from pyr
pyr318 – este instante
pyr220 – rock nacional (with carolina rizzi)
web presences
carolina rizzi and omar grandoso website
omar grandoso’s website