Pianist, Composer and Arranger Carolina Calvache is pleased to announce the release of her second album as a bandleader, Vida Profunda, o ut May 29th, 2020 on Sunnyside Records . On this dynamic new release, Calvache explores meaningful poetry by world-renowned poets, augmenting the text with her stunning compositions, lush instrumentation and striking vocal performances by Ruben Blades , Claudia Acuña , Haydee Milanes, Aubrey Johnson, Marta Gomez , Sofia Ribeiro, Luba Mason, Lara Bello, and Sara Serpa .
The diverse list of instrumentalists on this release includes drummers Jonathan Blake and Keita Ogawa ; bassists Petros Klampanis , Ricky Rodriguez and Peter Slavov ; violinists Tomoko Omura , Leonor Falcon , Ben Russell , Annaliesa Place , and Adda Kridler ; violists Allysin Clare , Jocelin Pan ; cellists Brian Sanders and Diego Garcia ; flautist Hadar Noiberg ; oboist Katie Scheele; trombonist Achilles Liarmakopoulous ; bass clarinetist Paul Won Jin Cho ; bongo and djembe player Samuel Torres ; plus special guests: harmonica player Grégoire Maret and trumpeter Michael Rodriguez.