ROSSY A. BAEZ GONZALEZ Judicial Interpreter of the Court of First Instance ‘Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic I, Rossy A. Baez Gonzalez, Judicial Interpreter of the Court of First Instance of the city of Santo Domingo, National District, Capital of the Dominican Republic, duly sworn for the legal exercise of my functions; CERTIFY: That I have proceeded with the translation of a written newspaper article in SPANISH language, the ENGLISH version of which, according to the Undersigned, reads as follows: Entertainment Tuesday March 14, 2017 Musician “[ am a testimony that it is possible” Jessica Leonor Jessica.leonor@listindiario.com ‘Santo Domingo Marcio Garefa is a candidate for this new jazz generation. This young Dominican who is only 25 years old holds a Bachelor in Classical Piano, thanks to a scholarship from Lamont School of Music of the University of Denver in Colorado. From age seven, Marcio started his musical studies in the Centro de Educacién Musical Moderna (Center of Modem Musical Education) where he studied for 10 years until he completed all piano levels, which allowed him to participate in an audition for an American academy to pursue his Bachelor Degree. “Dominican schools are prepared and Marcio is an example of it; it was thanks to his preparation that he was accepted and sponsored,” Olga Sanchez assured, mother of the pianist. “The piano allows me to have everything at my eyes’ disposal, in it you have all the configurations, white and black keys, all grouped in a pattern, and the physical relationship with the instrument was personally the most direct connection I felt I had with music production. The feel of the keys is something 1 sense that I came hardwired with,” the young musician highlighted. In 2013 he obtained a masters in Jazz Performance at the same university. He also had the opportunity of studying classical piano in Vienna. The pianist assured that music depends much ‘on the individual and what he wants to achieve. “Jazz was what really moved me,” although in music there are many possibilities, for him it is as the Americans say, “the sky is the limit.” Marcio is confident in jazz in Dominican Republic. For the performer, in terms of presentation, jazz is in a good place. He adds, “Dominicans are rich in culture, when they taste the flavor they will soon be hooked.” Despite the fact that many think that jazz died in the 60s, he affirmed that this is not true. Nowadays musicians of this genre are mixing jazz with merengue, salsa, hip-hop and this keepspeople there, aware of everything, Jazz is a way to reflect everything that is going on in the world, “Jazz. is not a genre, it is a way of playing, it is instantaneous composition versus classical music; it is in the moment creation.” Referring to classical jazz, the artist stated he respected the tradition, but that music should evolve, Good music expresses what is happening in daily life. “Mixing genres is healthy, itis even a vehicle that leads the new generation into knowing classical music.” ‘The aforementioned is, to the best of the Undersigned, a true translation of its original, Issued at the request of the interested party, in Santo Domingo, National District, Capital of the Dominican Republic on this 6" day of the month of May of the year Two Thousand Seventeen (2017) and registered in my files under No. 002/17. woe Sle \ZALEZ Judicial Interpreter NATTSTSAN NST