Emilio Solla & Bien Sur! at Rendon Hall

Join us for a very special evening with Argentinian pianist/composer Emilio Solla and Bien Sur! This concert has been made possible by a generous contribution by Denny Abrams. Band Members and Instrumentation: Chris Cheek - saxophones; Julien Labro, bandoneon and accordion; Emilio Solla, piano and compositions; Edward Perez, double bass; Ferenc Nemeth, drums and percussion. Bios: With a career that spans 35 years now, Grammy Nominated, Argentina born and New York based pianist and composer Emilio Solla got his degree in Classical Piano at the National Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires and his MA in Jazz Composition at Queens College in New York...

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Join us for a very special evening with Argentinian pianist/composer Emilio Solla and Bien Sur! This concert has been made possible by a generous contribution by Denny Abrams. Band Members and Instrumentation: Chris Cheek - saxophones; Julien Labro, bandoneon and accordion; Emilio Solla, piano and compositions; Edward Perez, double bass; Ferenc Nemeth, drums and percussion. Bios: With a career that spans 35 years now, Grammy Nominated, Argentina born and New York based pianist and composer Emilio Solla got his degree in Classical Piano at the National Conservatory of Music in Buenos Aires and his MA in Jazz Composition at Queens College in New York. Solla has released ten albums as a leader and more than forty as producer / arranger and is recognized by peers and press as one of the most outstanding and personal creators worldwide in the Tango-Jazz genre, a blend of Argentine tango and other Latin American rhythms with the freedom and improvisation of jazz music. He has performed all around Europe, Japan, the US and Latin America to outstanding reviews in many of the most important Jazz houses and Festivals. He has composed for and recorded/performed with Paquito D'Rivera, Arturo OFarrill, Edmar Castaeda and many others. His album Second Half was nominated for a 2015 Grammy Award as Best Latin Jazz Album. He continues to tour with his many projects, from duos to symphony orchestras, and is an active freelance arranger and composer in the demanding NY music scene. This quintet, Bien Sur!, is Solla's regular New York based band since 2007. The NY debut included Jeff Ballard, Donny McCaslin and Pablo Aslan. They have performed at venues and festivals such as Blue Note, the Jazz Standard, DizzyÕs and many other around the US. In 2010, they recorded their only album, Bien Sur! to outstanding reviews, with drummer Billy Hart as a guest.

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