Description

BERTA MORENO & LA TROUPE – “TUMAINI”

Line Up:

Berta Moreno- Tenor Sax/ compositions

Linda EPO- Voice

Manuel Valera- Piano

Maksim Perepelica- Bass

Samuel Torres- Percussion

Evan Hyde - Drums

 

Multi-award-winning jazz saxophonist and composer from Spain, Berta Moreno is considered one of her generation's 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 & Determined” (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 Martínez, 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 O'Farrill, with whom she plays weekly at Birdland Jazz Club in New York and tours internationally.