San Francisco Jazz Festival, Wien Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Marciac Jazz Festival, Oslo World Music Festival, Barcelona Jazz International Festival, Nord Sea Jazz Festival, Martinique Jazz Festival, Verona Jazz Festival, 33rd Conference of International Association for Jazz Educators (IAJE), Enghien Les Bains 1st Piano Festival, Oloron Jazz Festival, Jazz a Viennes, Puebla International Festival, Jazz Standard in New York, and Cotton Club in Tokyo among others.
He has received signi cant national and international awards. The most relevant one was HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA the First Prize and the Audience Prize of the Solo Piano Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, in July 2005. He also received the "Jazz Talent 2011" granted by the French Music A scion of an illustrious musical family, the Cuban pianist HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA is one Association (ADAMI). of the brightest lights on Havana's thriving jazz scene. Harold gained international attention when he won top honors at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Piano Competition in 2005. While His records Sobre el Atelier (2007), Canciones (2008), Herencia (2009) and El País de las touring widely with the Buena Vista Social Club vocalist Omara Portuondo, he launched his solo Maravillas (2011) highlight not only his virtuosity and versatility as an interpreter but also his career as the leader of a superlative trio with his younger brother, the phenomenal drummer Ruy dimension as a composer and arranger. Adián López-Nussa. Harold's performances reveal a mature musician who has fully integrated his classical training and love of the jazz continuum with his Cuban roots. He has been part of relevant recording projects such as Ninety Miles (Concord Picante), Esencial (Leo Brouwer), Rhythms del Mundo (Universal Music TV, Artists Project Earth), The Revo- Also featured in the trio is Alune Wade on bass. An accomplished impresario in his own lution presents REVOLUTION (Rapster Records) and Jazz Cuba Today (Unicornio, Abdala). right, Alune hails from Senegal and has performed and recorded with Marcus Miller, Youssou N'Dour, Bobby McFerrin, and was a part of Joe Zawinul's band. He also composes music for cinema, in this eld he received the Award to the Best Origi- nal Soundtrack at the 9th New Filmmakers Exhibit for his music in the Cuban documentary The López-Nussa Trio is picking up steam heading into 2016 with their album release "Salvador de Cojimar" by director Ernesto Sánchez. Other titles in his assets are: "Fábula" by scheduled for late spring. They have already played the Kennedy Center twice, the San Francisco director Lester Hamlet, animation short movie "20 años" by director Bárbaro Joel Ortiz and "El Jazz Center twice, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and the Montreal Jazz Festival three times. Harold Camino de las Gaviotas", an animation short movie co-produced between Cuba and Brasil. and his trio also played an astounding engagement at the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC this past October, which garnered the attention of Mack Avenue Records and led to their signing with the October 2013 saw Harold release his latest major recording project for Harmonia Mundi, label. titled "New Day."
Harold López-Nussa was born in Havana, Cuba, on July 13, 1983. At the age of 8, he began his piano studies at the Manuel Saumell Conservatory. In 1995, during his 5th year of basic studies, he went on to study at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory. Some years later he nished his degree in Classic Piano and graduated at the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA).
During his young career he has performed as a soloist at Cuba's most important theatres. He has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra and Matanzas Symphony Orchestra. He has played together with outstanding gures of Cuban traditional music and popular music, as well as with well-known jazz musicians such as Chucho Valdés, David Sánchez, Horacio "El Negro" Hernández, Christian Scott, Stefon Harris, Bobby Carcassés, Elmer Ferrer, Alexander Brown. He was a band member for Omara Portuondo´s international tours from 2008-2011, and also a member of Maraca & The Monterey Latin Jazz All-Stars, a project that brings together excellent jazz musicians.
In 2007 he decided to focus on Jazz and created his own band made up of talented and recognized musicians.
He has performed at important international venues such as the Olympia Theater and the anthological New Morning in Paris, the Barbican Center in London and the Satin Doll at Bordeux,
173 BRIGHTON AVE | BOSTON, MA | 617-254-0007 | thekurlandagency.com San Francisco Jazz Festival, Wien Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, Marciac Jazz Festival, Oslo World Music Festival, Barcelona Jazz International Festival, Nord Sea Jazz Festival, Martinique Jazz Festival, Verona Jazz Festival, 33rd Conference of International Association for Jazz Educators (IAJE), Enghien Les Bains 1st Piano Festival, Oloron Jazz Festival, Jazz a Viennes, Puebla International Festival, Jazz Standard in New York, and Cotton Club in Tokyo among others.
He has received signi cant national and international awards. The most relevant one was the First Prize and the Audience Prize of the Solo Piano Competition at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland, in July 2005. He also received the "Jazz Talent 2011" granted by the French Music A scion of an illustrious musical family, the Cuban pianist HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA is one Association (ADAMI). of the brightest lights on Havana's thriving jazz scene. Harold gained international attention when he won top honors at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Piano Competition in 2005. While His records Sobre el Atelier (2007), Canciones (2008), Herencia (2009) and El País de las touring widely with the Buena Vista Social Club vocalist Omara Portuondo, he launched his solo Maravillas (2011) highlight not only his virtuosity and versatility as an interpreter but also his career as the leader of a superlative trio with his younger brother, the phenomenal drummer Ruy dimension as a composer and arranger. Adián López-Nussa. Harold's performances reveal a mature musician who has fully integrated his classical training and love of the jazz continuum with his Cuban roots. He has been part of relevant recording projects such as Ninety Miles (Concord Picante), Esencial (Leo Brouwer), Rhythms del Mundo (Universal Music TV, Artists Project Earth), The Revo- Also featured in the trio is Alune Wade on bass. An accomplished impresario in his own lution presents REVOLUTION (Rapster Records) and Jazz Cuba Today (Unicornio, Abdala). right, Alune hails from Senegal and has performed and recorded with Marcus Miller, Youssou N'Dour, Bobby McFerrin, and was a part of Joe Zawinul's band. He also composes music for cinema, in this eld he received the Award to the Best Origi- nal Soundtrack at the 9th New Filmmakers Exhibit for his music in the Cuban documentary The López-Nussa Trio is picking up steam heading into 2016 with their album release "Salvador de Cojimar" by director Ernesto Sánchez. Other titles in his assets are: "Fábula" by scheduled for late spring. They have already played the Kennedy Center twice, the San Francisco director Lester Hamlet, animation short movie "20 años" by director Bárbaro Joel Ortiz and "El Jazz Center twice, the Monterey Jazz Festival, and the Montreal Jazz Festival three times. Harold Camino de las Gaviotas", an animation short movie co-produced between Cuba and Brasil. and his trio also played an astounding engagement at the Blue Note Jazz Club in NYC this past October, which garnered the attention of Mack Avenue Records and led to their signing with the October 2013 saw Harold release his latest major recording project for Harmonia Mundi, label. titled "New Day."
Harold López-Nussa was born in Havana, Cuba, on July 13, 1983. At the age of 8, he began his piano studies at the Manuel Saumell Conservatory. In 1995, during his 5th year of basic studies, he went on to study at the Amadeo Roldán Conservatory. Some years later he nished his degree in Classic Piano and graduated at the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA).
During his young career he has performed as a soloist at Cuba's most important theatres. He has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra and Matanzas Symphony Orchestra. He has played together with outstanding gures of Cuban traditional music and popular music, as well as with well-known jazz musicians such as Chucho Valdés, David Sánchez, Horacio "El Negro" Hernández, Christian Scott, Stefon Harris, Bobby Carcassés, Elmer Ferrer, Alexander Brown. He was a band member for Omara Portuondo´s international tours from 2008-2011, and also a member of Maraca & The Monterey Latin Jazz All-Stars, a project that brings together excellent jazz musicians.
In 2007 he decided to focus on Jazz and created his own band made up of talented and recognized musicians.
He has performed at important international venues such as the Olympia Theater and the anthological New Morning in Paris, the Barbican Center in London and the Satin Doll at Bordeux,
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