Nicholas Biello Quartet

This artist does not have a bio yet. <br /><br />Based in New York City, Grammy nominated pianist and <br>composer Manuel Valera was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. Since <br>arriving in NYC, he has become well known in the NYC modern jazz <br>scene, garnering national reviews and lending his talents as a pianist and <br>composer to such notable artist as Arturo Sandoval, Paquito DRivera, <br>Brian Lynch, Dafnis Prieto, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Jeff Tain <br>Watts, Chris Potter, Dave Binney, Adam Rogers, Mark Turner, John <br>Benitez, Samuel Torres, Joel Frahm, Yosvany Terry and Pedro Martinez <br>among many others. <br>This dynamic and prolific artist has recorded nine cds as a bandleader. <br>His critically acclaimed debut cd in 2004 Forma Nueva (MAVO) features <br>John Patitucci, Horacio El Negro Hernandez Bill Stewart and Seamus <br>Blake. Historia (Fresh Sounds New Talent 2005), a jazz quartet with <br>Antonio Sanchez, Seamus Blake and Ben Street. His third release <br>Melancolia (MAVO 2006)employs a string quartet incorporating <br>world rhythms and classical concepts in the jazz idiom. Vientos (Anzic, <br>2007),representing a new working quartet, features bassist James <br>Genus, drummer Ernesto Simpson, saxophonist Joel Frahm and a <br>woodwind quartet. His fifth and trio recording Currents (MaxJazz 2009) <br>features Ernesto Simpson and James Genus. His sixth recording New <br>Cuban Express (MAVO) released in 2012 received a Grammy nomination, <br>followed by Expectativas (MAVO 2013). His solo piano recording, Self <br>Portrait (MAVO), released in June 2014 is already receiving national <br>reviews. The most recent New Cuban Express recording In Motion was <br>released on CrissCross in September 2014. <br>In addition, he has been awarded several grants for composition most <br>notably Chamber Music Americas New Jazz Works and the ASCAP Young <br>Jazz Composer Award. Manuel has travelled the world performing in over <br>30 countries at some of the biggest international venues and festivals. <br /><br />This artist does not have a bio yet. <br /><br />Donald Edwards has played across the globe with some of the finest musicians in jazz and other genres. He has now built a reputation all his own.Donald Edwards is a 2018 recipient of the Chamber Music America's New Jazz Works Grant, A Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Jazz Project.After winning the Louisiana Arts Ambassador’s Award in 1994 for Music Composition, Donald Edwards became one of the most sought after drummers on the Baton Rouge/New Orleans music scene. He grew up playing different kinds of music ranging from marching band, hip-hop and pop to r&b, jazz, funk and gospel music. As a result, Edwards is now called on to play many different genres of music and meets them with creative interpretation and virtuosity. Donald Edwards is among the vanguard of players on the New York scene today. <br><br>Edwards has 5 recordings as a leader -“In The Vernacular” (Leaning House Label), “Ducktones” (Zoot - T Label), “Evolution Of An Influenced Mind”- (Criss Cross Label) and “Prelude To Real Life”- (Criss Cross), "The Color Of US Suite" (Criss Cross) and is also involved in the production of numerous recording projects.With skills steeped in and out of the rich and varied traditions of Louisiana, drummer and composer Donald Edwards is dedicated in his pursuit of creative improvisation, compositional development, and experimentation with rhythms through conversing in dialects of a universal language we call music. <br>Edwards also endorses Ludwig Drums and Sabian Cymbals. You can also check out his artist profile on each of these websites here Ludwig artist profile & Sabian artist profile. <br><br>Weblinks; <br>www.donaldedwards.com