A 9 pm 16 January 2020 concert is booked for Dominican drummer and composer Ivanna Cuesta González. The graduate of the National Conservatory of Music is a winner of the 2015 Berklee College of Music full-tuition scholarship. She has been part of musical groups Carijazz, Gustavo Rodriguez Trio, Ejazzson, Javier Vargas and Atre and The Big Band of the National Conservatory of Music directed by Javier Vargas, among others.
Recently, Cuesta won first place in the “Hit like a Girl 2019” competition in her 18-39 year old category, performing at one of the most important PASIC 2019 Drummers and Percussionists conventions in Indianapolis. She is currently part of the “Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice” program, directed by Terri Lyne Carrington.
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Listin Diario
14 January 2020