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Discovered at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival by Quincy Jones, Cuban-born Alfredo Rodríguez has rapidly risen to stardom under the tutelage of the famed producer. Since arriving to the US in 2009, Rodríguez has appeared on prestigious stages such as the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Detroit, Umbria and Vienna Jazz Festivals. ...
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Discovered at the 2006 Montreux Jazz Festival by Quincy Jones, Cuban-born Alfredo Rodríguez has rapidly risen to stardom under the tutelage of the famed producer. Since arriving to the US in 2009, Rodríguez has appeared on prestigious stages such as the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, Detroit, Umbria and Vienna Jazz Festivals. During his first tour in China, Rodríguez was asked to work with Academy Award winning Chinese Composer, Tan Dun, Grammy® Award winning songwriters Siedah Garrett and Quincy Jones to compose the English-version of the theme song, “Better City, Better Life,” for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Additionally, he was asked to perform the song at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai International Film Festival, granting him to become the first non-Chinese artist to be bestowed this honor.
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 finished his degree in Classic Piano and graduated at the Higher Institute of Arts (ISA).
During his young career he has performed as 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 figures 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.