Cristobal Pinto Santana

Biography

Cristobal Pinto is a composer and double bass player, born in Mexico, raised in Guatemala and now living in Hannover, Germany. His cultural/musical backround is full of artistic variety. His father was a classical piano performer, which influenced Cristobal as a kid to start his musical path and perform classical music. Later on, he learned learned to play guitar by himself started composing rock music. In his adolescence, he got interested in Jazz and taught himself to play double bass. After his arrival in Germany, his technique on the double bass was highly influenced by his professor Michael Gudenkauf wwhen studying at the Hochschule für Musik Theater und Medien Hannover. In the course of his carrer, he has collaborated with international artists in America and Europe such as Adi Meyerson, Jonatan Morgenstern, Elaia Quartett, Tudo Azul, Christoph Wirz, Contanze Nogueira, Mauricio Hölzemann, Lukas Ankintaya, Maxine Troglauer, Alberto Menendez, Steve Sinko, Daniel Lopez Trio, Imox Jazz, Bongmin Yoon, Dina Ramirez and the Jugend Philarmonischer Orchester Niedersachsen (JPON). Moreover, he has performed at festivals/venues such as: PODIUM – Esslingen, Jazz Club Hannover, Birdland – Hamburg, Bünte Bühne Musik Fest – Hannover, Münster Jazz Festival, EMF Guatemala, La Fete de la Musique, Guatemala Jazz Festival, Jalisco Jazz Festival, among others. He is furthermore an award winner of high prestige scholarships such as Gundlach Musik Preis (Deutschland, 2023) and Berklee Celebrity Scholarship (USA, 2018). To this day, he has released two albums: Deja Vu (2017) and Maneki Neko (2018), wrote an educational book dedicated to improvisation and creative use of scales (Tipzz Vol.1) and participated in live performances that include Jazz and Latin music.