Emilio Solla & La Inestable de Brooklyn at Birdland

Latin Grammy winner and six-times Grammy nominated pianist and composer Emilio Solla was born and raised in Argentina and has been living in NY since 2007. La Inestable de Brooklyn is a nine-piece orchestra with an unusual instrumental combination which allows the composer to project textures and sounds evoking a wide range of styles and influences, from academic counterpoint writing to free improvisation, from traditional tango and Latin American grooves to a standard trio plus horns that brings at times the classical color of the greatest and most distinctly American art form: jazz music. Alejandro Aviles, alto, soprano, flute, piccoloDave Pietro, tenor, clarinet & bass clarinetJohn Bailey, trumpet & flugelhornMike Fahie, tromboneSara Caswell, violinRodolfo Zanetti, bandoneonEmilio Solla, piano & compositionEdward Perez, double bassRogerio Bocatto, drums & percussion In 2015 they recorded Second Half which received a Grammy Nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album...

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Latin Grammy winner and six-times Grammy nominated pianist and composer Emilio Solla was born and raised in Argentina and has been living in NY since 2007. La Inestable de Brooklyn is a nine-piece orchestra with an unusual instrumental combination which allows the composer to project textures and sounds evoking a wide range of styles and influences, from academic counterpoint writing to free improvisation, from traditional tango and Latin American grooves to a standard trio plus horns that brings at times the classical color of the greatest and most distinctly American art form: jazz music. Alejandro Aviles, alto, soprano, flute, piccoloDave Pietro, tenor, clarinet & bass clarinetJohn Bailey, trumpet & flugelhornMike Fahie, tromboneSara Caswell, violinRodolfo Zanetti, bandoneonEmilio Solla, piano & compositionEdward Perez, double bassRogerio Bocatto, drums & percussion In 2015 they recorded Second Half which received a Grammy Nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album. The orchestra will be presenting new music commissioned by the 2023 New Jazz Works Grant by Chamber Music America.

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