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» Raul "Frijol" Amezquita

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BIOGRAPHY & PHOTOS

Raul "Frijol" Amezquita
Keyboards

 

Photo of Raul Amezquita.I started playing keyboard at 15 years old in my native Mexico City, when my dad brought a Yamaha Electone organ to our living room. Over the years, the organ gave room to a piano, in which I taught myself my favorite Elton John, Billy Joel and Beatles tunes. Eventually I was part of a  band in Mexico City, where my friends and I would play covers of any song known to man!

I also enjoy hitting the ivories — the keys are actually made of plastic these days, by the way — with 'Young Hazel', an eclectic band that plays a combination of latin, pop, R&B and soul songs.

I also manage to be a full-time architect and land planner and part-time faculty for an Interior Design school in Chicago.

—Raul Bean