DESCARGA – LATIN JAZZ ON STAGE

Yurgaki is part of the new Colombian music movement. Composer and multi-instrumentalist who explored the traditional sounds of the Colombian coasts and Cuban music. He first came into contact with music when his mother, the percussionist Bertha Quintero, rehearsed at home with the salsa orchestra she led when he was very young. In 1999, he went to Cuba to study sight-reading and composition with teachers Elvira Fuentes and Tulio Peramo. His music has a personal stamp that expresses a multicultural richness, as can be heard in his productions: »Tres Nuevas formas de Respirar Bajo el Agua« and »Pacífico«.

Flute: Maria Mendoza (Special Guest Opener)

Piano/Voice/Composer: Nico Yurgaki

Bass: Amaru Requena

Percurssion: Rafael Hidalgo