Son Montuno presents: Buena Vista Social club tribute

Get ready for an unforgettable in-person night filled with vibrant Cuban rhythms and soulful melodies! Join us as Son Montuno brings the magic of the Buena Vista Social Club to life, paying homage to the legendary sounds that made the world fall in love with Cuban music. Grab your friends, tap your feet, and immerse yourself in a joyous celebration of culture and rhythm!

Band:

Ariacne Trujillo:

http://www.ariacne.com/

Grammy nominee Ariacne Trujillo Duran is considered one of the virtuoso pianists,arranger and vocalist from the New York area .She was born in Havana, Cuba, where she had an extensive career since age 4,as a classical concert pianist and composer,performing at age 14, with the tops Cuba’s symphonic orchestras.Since she arrived in New York City in 2002,Trujillo has been leading numerous significant projects as well as working as a lead singer, arranger, pianist and director for the position for the off-Broadway production “Carmen to Havana and Back.”

Trujillo’s musical essence is full of strength,mastery, versatility, charisma, sympathy and an energy that captivates. With her virtuosity on the piano, her powerful and flexible voice and the freshness and peculiarity of her arrangements, she mixes the genres of her native Cuba, with passages of classical music, and the style that she has perfected in her more than 20 years in the Cosmopolitan city of New York. One of Trujillo’s compositions was included in Terri Lyne Carrington’s book New Standards, published by Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
Trujillo graduated with a Suma Cum Laude degree in Music from New Jersey City University, and has a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance in the specialty of Voice and Piano,her teaching experience includes clinics at Berklee College of Music, New York University and Duke University, Virginia.Mannes School of Music,Lehman College,Berklee Valencia,as well as Universities and conservatories in Peru,Colombia,Greece,Spain,Brazil and Costa Rica.

Trujillo has performed, shared a stage, and recorded with legends such as Paul Simon, Paquito D. Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, Steve Gadd, Jonny Pacheco, John Scofield, Javier Limón, Steve Turre, Brian Lynch, Lew Soloff, Taj Mahal, Diego El Cigala, Alain Perez, Jimmy Bush, Justo Betancourt , Isaac Delgado, Gloria Trevi and Esperanza Spalding.

Dr. Jelena Cingara

Dr. Jelena Cingara is an active performer and artist in the United States, Canada, and European countries such as Italy, France, and Czech Republic. Her career includes a series of solo, chamber, and collaborative international and national recitals, and over 25 years of piano teaching. She has performed in concert venues such as: Libby Gardner, Dumke, Abravanel hall, and Kenley amphitheatre in Utah, as well as Arts and Letters Club, Walter Hall, and Ettore Mazzoleni Halls in Toronto, and Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in NYC. As a collaborative and chamber musician, she played recitals in Italy, Serbia, US and Canada, and for masterclasses for famous quartets such as: The Bennewitz, Faure, Doric as well as Philip Seltzer from the Emerson Quartet. Jelena is a prizewinner of numerous piano competitions, and throughout her career, she was also a recipient of numerous scholarships and a teaching assistantship. She completed her DMA in Piano Performance, with a minor in organ performance at The University of Utah School of Music in 2016. Her Off-Broadway/Broadway debuts are with: "The Last boy" in the summer of 2021/ April 2022 respectively. Jelena has also played in: "The Kiss of the Spider woman" with Scarborough players theatre, "Carrie" with Utah Rep Theatre, "Charlie Brown" with Toledo Theatre in the past. Jelena has accompanied singers in Broadway style at Barnard College (1 class of 10 students), and prepared them for recitals, AADA (4 classes of 15 student a week), U of Toledo, and in person for many years (since she was in her 20's). She has a good knowledge of Broadway repertoire that she has been accompanying and performing. Since coming to the NYC/NJ area 3 years ago Jelena has performed in 14 chamber music recitals with various collaborators, has subbed in many NJ/NYC churches almost weekly, and participated in their concerts as well. In the summer of 2024 Jelena worked as an accompanist for NJPAC in Newark, She is a very active accompanist/chamber musician, performer and teacher in the NYC/NJ area.

Website: https://www.pianolessonsnyc.space

Carlos Mena bass

Carlos Mena comes from a family of professional musicians and continues to honor his family tradition to this day. He began playing music professionally as a percussionist when he was seven years old with acclaimed folk musicians from South America.

He soon discovered his passion for the bass and made it his primary instrument upon which to hone his musicianship and technique. As a teenager, he received a scholarship to study in Switzerland at the Zurich University of the Arts, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music and Pedagogy. He continued his studies in New York City, where he received his Master of Arts in Music at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.

Carlos is a multi-instrumentalist who plays electric bass, acoustic bass, guitar, piano, and small percussion. He is an accomplished soloist, arranger, music director, and composer and has become a highly sought-after performer, playing alongside many renowned musicians in NYC and abroad.

Xito Lowell trombone

Born in Colón, Panama, Jose Antonio Lovell Montenegro (born October 7, 1993), better known as Xito Lovell is a trombonist, composer, performer, and singer based in New York City. At the age of seven, he began his music tutelage. In 2010, he enrolled in Conservatorio Nacional de Musica de Panamá, later graduating in 2012. Subsequently, he enrolled in Universidad Nacional de Panama, pursuing a trombone-performance major. Over the past few years, Lovell has participated in several events and festivals such as Panama Jazz Festival, Newport Jazz festival, American Folk Festival, Glastonbury Festival (England), Afro-latino Festival (NYC), Atlas Golden Fest (Panama), Carmen from Havana and Back (Off-Broadway), among many others. In 2013, the trombonist received a full-scholarship to study at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music in Boston, MA. In 2018, he graduated from Berklee with a Bachelor of Music Performance, specializing in Trombone. Throughout his career, the Panamanian-native has had the opportunity to share stages and collaborate with several world-renowned artists: Ruben Blades, Residente, Arturo O’Farril & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Pedro Capo, Tony Succar, Omar Alfanno, Luisito Quintero, Roberto Quintero, Carlos Garnett, Vitin Paz, Tia Fuller, Terence Blanchard, Pedrito Martinez, John Benitez, Orquesta Guayacán, Tony Vega; Not to mention, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Ruben Rodriguez, George Garzone, Pedro Carrero, Charlie Cardona, Toto la Momposina, Liz Wright, Angel Lopez, Andy Montanez, Tito Nieves, Los Adolecentes, Camila Fernandez, Javier Limón, Ruben Rodriguez, Leo Genovese, Louie Vega, Mike Ciró, Sean Jones, Xiomara Laugart, and other notables.

Facundo Colman bongos and bell

Facundo Colmán was born on February 27 in Montevideo Uruguay. He is a percussionist with a notable career that began professionally at the age of 11 in Uruguay. He is one of the most esteemed percussionists on the New York music scene today. Facundo is an experienced percussionist in many styles, world music, Latin jazz, pop and other genres, especially the Uruguayan folk music “Candombe”. Currently in New York, he has shared the stage with legends of salsa and Latin Jazz groups such as José Alberto "El Canario", Tony Succar, Arturo O'Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, Pedro Arroyo, Ray Sepúlveda, Roberto Blades, David Pavon, Fruko and his treasures, Viti Ruiz, Hildemaro, Maelo Ruiz, Tony Vega, Frankie Negron, Hildemaro, Adolescents, Adalberto Santiago, Roberto Lugo, Josimar and his Yambú, Willie González, Papo Rosario, Luisito Carrión, Mayito Rivera, Christian Alicea , Jhonny Rivera, Miles Peña, Anthony Colón and Los Hacheros. Facundo is the teacher of the Afro-Uruguayan percussion workshop "Candombe del Futuro" for children.

Roman Lajara - tres

Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, New York based Grammy and Latin Grammy nominee guitarist, tresero and composer Román Lajara is one of the most exciting players of his generation. His passion for Jazz, Latin Music, and Arabo-Andalusian Music has allowed him to create a unique voice on his instrument. Mentored by Grammy award winner Michael Mossman, he became a vital member of the Latin jazz scene, Sharing the stage and recording with Richard Bona, Paquito d’Rivera, Marcus Miller, but also Latin legends such as Ruben Blades, Willie Colon, Jose Alberto “El Canario”, Gloria Trevi and Diego Torres. On April 30th2024 Roman was selected by UNESCO and Herbie Hancock Institute to play and arrange a musical segment for International Jazz Day Global Concert, hosted in Morocco by Oscar winner Jeremy Irons. This International Event is the biggest Jazz concert in the world, gathering millions of viewers thru PBS and all social platforms.

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