Berta Moreno Sextet at Birdland

BERTA MORENO TUMAINI Line Up:Berta Moreno- Tenor Sax/ compositionsLinda EPO- VoiceManuel Valera- PianoMaksim Perepelica- BassSamuel Torres- PercussionEvan Hyde - Drums Multi-award-winning jazz saxophonist and composer from Spain, Berta Moreno is considered one of her generations most distinctive voices in the tenor sax. She stands out for an original repertoire that mixes contemporary jazz, Latin-Jazz, African music, Soul, and improvisation. At the same time, her saxophone captivates all types of audiences with stories bathed in passion, energy, honesty, and spontaneity. Critics often define her as Driven (Downbeat), and a thoughtful and precise soloist and improviser who knows how to choose meaningful notes with emotional content (All About Jazz)...

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BERTA MORENO TUMAINI Line Up:Berta Moreno- Tenor Sax/ compositionsLinda EPO- VoiceManuel Valera- PianoMaksim Perepelica- BassSamuel Torres- PercussionEvan Hyde - Drums Multi-award-winning jazz saxophonist and composer from Spain, Berta Moreno is considered one of her generations most distinctive voices in the tenor sax. She stands out for an original repertoire that mixes contemporary jazz, Latin-Jazz, African music, Soul, and improvisation. At the same time, her saxophone captivates all types of audiences with stories bathed in passion, energy, honesty, and spontaneity. Critics often define her as Driven (Downbeat), and a thoughtful and precise soloist and improviser who knows how to choose meaningful notes with emotional content (All About Jazz). Her work has been widely recognized by the international press, including Downbeat Magazine and her latest album, Tumaini, was chosen as one of the 20 best of 2021 by NPR Alt Latino. With an extensive international projection, she has performed on stages around the world, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazzaldia Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center Summer Stage, or Tito Puente Latin Jazz Festival among others. She has shared the stage with renowned musicians such as Regina Carter, John Patitucci, Pedrito Martnez, Steve Wilson, Shai Maestro, Troy Roberts, Samuel Torres and Dayme Arocena. Berta is part of the legendary multi-Grammy Award-winning Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra directed by Arturo OFarrill, with whom she plays weekly at Birdland Jazz Club in New York and tours internationally.

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