The Harold López-Nussa Trio

Harold López-Nussa - "Single-note grace of Herbie Hancock," and the "joyous two-fisted attacks of Chick Corea," Downbeat

Healdsburg Jazz is privileged to be included in this outstanding bands month long US tour. (see full schedule below) The trio is Harold López-Nussa on piano,  his younger brother Ruy Adrián López-Nussa on drums and percussion, and bassist Gaston Joya. Concert will held in the intimate setting at the Paul Mahder Gallery.

Composer and pianist Harold López-Nussa is considered one of Cuba's most acclaimed emerging musical stars. He is touring to support his new album Un Día Cualquiera (Just Another Day), Un Día Cualquiera is a forceful statement from this Cuban musician leading his tight-knit Cuban band, recorded in the U.S. (at WGBH Studios in Boston, Mass.), and influenced by music from both countries in ways that transcend narrow notions of “Latin jazz.” The album nods to classic Cuban composers and musicians but it focuses mostly on pianist Harold López-Nussa’s original compositions and his distinctive trio concept. These compositions are mostly new, save for one or two, such as the opener, “Cimarrón,” which are older pieces reinvented for the present moment.

For “Un Día Cualquiera,” Lopéz-Nussa sticks to his core trio, with his younger brother Ruy Adrián López-Nussa on drums and percussion, and bassist Gaston Joya—a group the pianist first convened a decade ago in Cuba.“These are my closest friends and two of the greatest musicians of my generation in Cuba,” he said. “We’ve played a lot together through the years, but this is the first time that we’ve toured and recorded as a working trio. When we play to together, something special always happens and I feel comfortable and free, because they know how my music works and where I will go even before I get there.”

Harold López-Nussa’s music reflects the full range and richness of Cuban music, with its distinctive combination of classical, folkloric and popular elements, as well as its embrace of jazz improvisation and interaction.

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