BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Acme Widgets\, Inc.//NONSGML ExportToCalendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Groupmuses near X-WR-NAME:Groupmuses near BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260715T192323Z UID:845d6ff7-7005-4e1a-aa33-308065b99ae9 DTSTART:20260110T000000Z DTEND:20260110T023000Z DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Dr. Jelena C.\nMusicians: Dr. Jelena Cingara\n\nGet r eady to dance the night away at PianoPiano with live music and Grammy nomi nated\, and awarded musicians! We will take you to the exotic world of Cub a:)\n\nPlease find out more about the band at our instagram page:\n\nhttps ://www.instagram.com/sonmontunonyc/\n\nThe band:\n\nAriacne Trujillo:\nhtt p://www.ariacne.com/\nGrammy nominee Ariacne Trujillo Duran is considered one of the virtuoso pianists\,arranger and vocalist from the New York area .She was born in Havana\, Cuba\, where she had an extensive career since age 4\,as a classical concert pianist and composer\,performing at age 14\, with the tops Cuba’s symphonic orchestras.Since she arrived in New York City in 2002\,Trujillo has been leading numerous significant projects as well as working as a lead singer\, arranger\, pianist and director for the position for the off-Broadway production “Carmen to Havana and Back.” \nTrujillo’s musical essence is full of strength\,mastery\, versatility\ , charisma\, sympathy and an energy that captivates. With her virtuosity o n the piano\, her powerful and flexible voice and the freshness and peculi arity of her arrangements\, she mixes the genres of her native Cuba\, with passages of classical music\, and the style that she has perfected in her more than 20 years in the Cosmopolitan city of New York. One of Trujillo ’s compositions was included in Terri Lyne Carrington’s book New Stand ards\, published by Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.\nTrujill o graduated with a Suma Cum Laude degree in Music from New Jersey City Uni versity\, and has a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance in the specialty of Voice and Piano\,her teaching experience includes clinics at Berklee C ollege of Music\, New York University and Duke University\, Virginia.Manne s School of Music\,Lehman College\,Berklee Valencia\,as well as Universiti es and conservatories in Peru\,Colombia\,Greece\,Spain\,Brazil and Costa R ica.\nTrujillo has performed\, shared a stage\, and recorded with legends such as Paul Simon\, Paquito D. Rivera\, Wynton Marsalis\, Steve Gadd\, Jo nny Pacheco\, John Scofield\, Javier Limón\, Steve Turre\, Brian Lynch\, Lew Soloff\, Taj Mahal\, Diego El Cigala\, Alain Perez\, Jimmy Bush\, Just o Betancourt \, Isaac Delgado\, Gloria Trevi and Esperanza Spalding.\n\nDr . Jelena Cingara piano\n\nDr. Jelena Cingara is an active performer and ar tist in the United States\, Canada\, and European countries such as Italy\ , France\, and Czech Republic. Her career includes a series of solo\, cham ber\, and collaborative international and national recitals\, and over 25 years of piano teaching. She has performed in concert venues such as: Libb y Gardner\, Dumke\, Abravanel hall\, and Kenley amphitheatre in Utah\, as well as Arts and Letters Club\, Walter Hall\, and Ettore Mazzoleni Halls i n Toronto\, and Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in NYC. As a collaborative and chamber musician\, she played recitals in Italy\, Serbia\, US and Canada\ , and for masterclasses for famous quartets such as: The Bennewitz\, Faure \, Doric as well as Philip Seltzer from the Emerson Quartet. Jelena is a p rizewinner of numerous piano competitions\, and throughout her career\, sh e was also a recipient of numerous scholarships and a teaching assistantsh ip. She completed her DMA in Piano Performance\, with a minor in organ per formance at The University of Utah School of Music in 2016. Her Off-Broadw ay/Broadway debuts are with: "The Last boy" in the summer of 2021/ April 2 022 respectively. Jelena has also played in: "The Kiss of the Spider woman " with Scarborough players theatre\, "Carrie" with Utah Rep Theatre\, "Cha rlie Brown" with Toledo Theatre in the past. Jelena has accompanied singer s in Broadway style at Barnard College (1 class of 10 students)\, and prep ared them for recitals\, AADA (4 classes of 15 student a week)\, U of Tole do\, and in person for many years (since she was in her 20's). She has a g ood knowledge of Broadway repertoire that she has been accompanying and pe rforming. Since coming to the NYC/NJ area 3 years ago Jelena has performed in 14 chamber music recitals with various collaborators\, has subbed in m any NJ/NYC churches almost weekly\, and participated in their concerts as well. In the summer of 2024 Jelena worked as an accompanist for NJPAC in N ewark\, She is a very active accompanist/chamber musician\, performer and teacher in the NYC/NJ area.\nWebsite: https://www.pianolessonsnyc.space\n\ nXito Lowell trombone\nBorn in Colón\, Panama\, Jose Antonio Lovell Monte negro (born October 7\, 1993)\, better known as Xito Lovell is a trombonis t\, composer\, performer\, and singer based in New York City. At the age o f seven\, he began his music tutelage. In 2010\, he enrolled in Conservato rio Nacional de Musica de Panamá\, later graduating in 2012. Subsequently \, he enrolled in Universidad Nacional de Panama\, pursuing a trombone-per formance major. Over the past few years\, Lovell has participated in sever al events and festivals such as Panama Jazz Festival\, Newport Jazz festiv al\, American Folk Festival\, Glastonbury Festival (England)\, Afro-latino Festival (NYC)\, Atlas Golden Fest (Panama)\, Carmen from Havana and Back (Off-Broadway)\, among many others. In 2013\, the trombonist received a f ull-scholarship to study at the prestigious Berklee College Of Music in Bo ston\, MA. In 2018\, he graduated from Berklee with a Bachelor of Music Pe rformance\, specializing in Trombone. Throughout his career\, the Panamani an-native has had the opportunity to share stages and collaborate with sev eral world-renowned artists: Ruben Blades\, Residente\, Arturo O’Farril & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra\, Pedro Capo\, Tony Succar\, Omar Alfanno\ , Luisito Quintero\, Roberto Quintero\, Carlos Garnett\, Vitin Paz\, Tia F uller\, Terence Blanchard\, Pedrito Martinez\, John Benitez\, Orquesta Gua yacán\, Tony Vega\; Not to mention\, Gilberto Santa Rosa\, Ruben Rodrigue z\, George Garzone\, Pedro Carrero\, Charlie Cardona\, Toto la Momposina\, Liz Wright\, Angel Lopez\, Andy Montanez\, Tito Nieves\, Los Adolecentes\ , Camila Fernandez\, Javier Limón\, Ruben Rodriguez\, Leo Genovese\, Loui e Vega\, Mike Ciró\, Sean Jones\, Xiomara Laugart\, and other notables.\n \nMany Marquez Congas\n\n\nCarlos Mena bass\nCarlos Mena comes from a fami ly of professional musicians and continues to honor his family tradition t o this day. He began playing music professionally as a percussionist when he was seven years old with acclaimed folk musicians from South America.\n He soon discovered his passion for the bass and made it his primary instru ment upon which to hone his musicianship and technique. As a teenager\, he received a scholarship to study in Switzerland at the Zurich University o f the Arts\, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in Music and Pedagogy. H e continued his studies in New York City\, where he received his Master of Arts in Music at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College.\nCa rlos is a multi-instrumentalist who plays electric bass\, acoustic bass\, guitar\, piano\, and small percussion. He is an accomplished soloist\, arr anger\, music director\, and composer and has become a highly sought-after performer\, playing alongside many renowned musicians in NYC and abroad.\ n​\nFacundo Colman bongos and bell\nFacundo Colmán was born on February 27 in Montevideo Uruguay. He is a percussionist with a notable career tha t began professionally at the age of 11 in Uruguay. He is one of the most esteemed percussionists on the New York music scene today. Facundo is an e xperienced percussionist in many styles\, world music\, Latin jazz\, pop a nd other genres\, especially the Uruguayan folk music “Candombe”. Curr ently in New York\, he has shared the stage with legends of salsa and Lati n Jazz groups such as José Alberto "El Canario"\, Tony Succar\, Arturo O' Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra\, Pedro Arroyo\, Ray Sepúlveda\ , Roberto Blades\, David Pavon\, Fruko and his treasures\, Viti Ruiz\, Hil demaro\, Maelo Ruiz\, Tony Vega\, Frankie Negron\, Hildemaro\, Adolescents \, Adalberto Santiago\, Roberto Lugo\, Josimar and his Yambú\, Willie Gon zález\, Papo Rosario\, Luisito Carrión\, Mayito Rivera\, Christian Alice a \, Jhonny Rivera\, Miles Peña\, Anthony Colón and Los Hacheros. Facund o is the teacher of the Afro-Uruguayan percussion workshop "Candombe del F uturo" for children.\n\nRoman Lajara - tres\nBorn in Santo Domingo\, Domin ican Republic\, New York based Grammy and Latin Grammy nominee guitarist\, tresero and composer Román Lajara is one of the most exciting players of his generation. His passion for Jazz\, Latin Music\, and Arabo-Andalusian Music has allowed him to create a unique voice on his instrument. Mentore d by Grammy award winner Michael Mossman\, he became a vital member of the Latin jazz scene\, Sharing the stage and recording with Richard Bona\, Pa quito d’Rivera\, Marcus Miller\, but also Latin legends such as Ruben Bl ades\, Willie Colon\, Jose Alberto “El Canario”\, Gloria Trevi and Die go Torres. On April 30th2024 Roman was selected by UNESCO and Herbie Hanco ck Institute to play and arrange a musical segment for International Jazz Day Global Concert\, hosted in Morocco by Oscar winner Jeremy Irons. This International Event is the biggest Jazz concert in the world\, gathering m illions of viewers thru PBS and all social platforms.\n\n\n\n LOCATION:UWS SUMMARY:Son Montuno presents Buena vista social club tribute with Grammy no minated musicians URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/16059-son-montuno-presents-buena-vista -social-club-tribute-with-grammy-nominated-musicians END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR