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Aruán Ortiz live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam
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Aruán Ortiz is a rising piano star of such a sweeping contemporary technique, imagination and keyboard-power, to be an enthralling one-man band too. The Cuban-born musician incorporates different forms in his compositions, resulting in a unique new style which reflects his fascination for modern classical music as well as Afro-Cuban traditions, and for great jazz innovators such as
Ornette Coleman
saxophone, alto1930 - 2015

Thelonious Monk
piano1917 - 1982
On this solo set, based on his album Cub(an)ism released last year on the Swiss art-label Intakt Records, Ortiz fuses hard-driving hooks, harp-like effects, thudding drum sounds and lyrical reflections on dissonance and intervals, uniting all of it with a creativity of pacing that constantly grips the attention.
Personnel: Aruan Ortiz: piano.
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- BimhuisRadio Intro
- Live Concert @ Bimhuis: Aruan Ortiz piano solo
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