Cuban Pianist HAROLD LÓPEZ-NUSSA to
Make 5-City U.S. Debut - June 12-21
Performing in Duo with Brother,
Drummer Ruy Adrian López-Nussa
Harold López-Nussa U.S. Debut:
June 12 / Kuumbwa Jazz Center / Santa Cruz, CA
June 13 - 16 / SFJAZZ Center / San Francisco, CA
June 18 / Jazz Standard / New York, NY
June 19 / An die Musik / Baltimore, MD
June 21 / Regattabar / Cambridge, MA
** also appearing at the Montreal Jazz Festival on July 1 **
"Young Harold Lopez-Nussa is among the greatest pianists of Cuba."
- Havana Times
"He makes it all sound rich, rewarding and cohesive..."
- Montreal Gazette
Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa will make his U.S. debut with five engagements from June 12-21, 2013. The tour, booked by Ted Kurland Associates, will include performances in Santa Cruz, CA (Kuumbwa Jazz Center, June 12), San Francisco, CA (SFJAZZ Center, June 13-16), New York, NY (Jazz Standard, June 18), Baltimore, MD (An die Musik, June19) and Cambridge, MA (Regattabar, June 21). Following his U.S. tour, Harold will perform at the Montreal Jazz Festival on July 1. The pianist will perform in duo with his brother, drummer Ruy Adrian López-Nussa. Additionally, Harold is set to release a new album this fall, titled New Day (JazzVillage).
In December 2010, Harold came onto the radar of prestigious booking agent, Ted Kurland (Ted Kurland Associates), who considers Harold to be one of the best young talents coming out of Cuba. The following year, the pianist was one of the featured artists on Ninety Miles,
a project that came together after Wynton Marsalis & Jazz At
Lincoln Center Orchestra conducted a five-day residency in Havana,
working and performing with students. The album was released on Concord
Picante and also featured Stefon Harris, David Sánchez and Christian Scott. Soon after, Harold released his sophomore album, titled El Pais de las Maravillas (JazzVillage).
About Harold López-Nussa
Harold
López-Nussa is a child of two worlds. Born into a musical household in
Cuba and educated by his French grandparents, Lopez-Nussa took an early
interest in classical piano before attending the prestigious ISA School
in Havana. At the young age of 20, Lopez-Nussa shifted his focus to the
fiery Cuban jazz of his youth, but not without the nuanced, classical
touch of his education. Lopez-Nussa made his mark touring across Europe
from Verdona and London to Vienna and Paris before winning the esteemed
Solo Piano Contest at the 2005 Montreux Jazz Festival and recording his
first solo piano album, Sobre el Atelier.
About Ruy Adrian López-Nussa
Ruy
Adrian López-Nussa has the ability, virtuosity and versatility that
allowed him to play with the legendary Cuban musicians from the very
start of his young career. He has performed not only on the main stages
of Cuba but also at the prestigious international events such as Jazz
sous les Pommiers, Jazz an Olreans, Montreal Jazz Festival, North Sea
Jazz Festival, Archeo Jazz, Les Coleurs du Jazz, Jazz Mix,
Barranquijazz, Marathon du Jazz, Vortex and Sunside in 2011 as part of
the tour Herencia with the trio Lopez-Nussa.
| Harold Lopez - "Nussa Timbeando" |
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