Harold López-Nussa

Harold Lopez-Nussa is a Cuban jazz pianist who now has dual citizenship in Cuba and France. He was born in Havana. Both his parents were musicians. His father Ruy Lopez-Nussa is a drummer and his late mother Mayra Torres was an acclaimed pianist, while his uncle was the pianist Ernest Lopez-Nussa. He trained in classical piano and at the age of 18 discovered jazz. After graduating he toured with vocalist Omara Portuondo. He recorded Heitor Villa-Lobos' 'Fourth Piano Concerto' with Cuba's National Symphony Orchestra in 2003. In 2005 he had success at the Montreux Jazz Festival, winning the Jazz Solo Piano Competition. Lopez-Nussa played on albums by jazz luminaries such as Gilles Peterson and Leo Brouwer. He also appeared with the jazz super group Ninety Miles, with David Sanchez, Stefon Harris and Christian Scott. In 2007 he released his first solo album 'Canciones'. His next albums were 'Herencia' (2009), 'El Pais de las Maravillas' (2011) and 'New Day' (2013). He collaborated with Senegal bassist and vocalist Alune Wade on the Afro-Latin jazz album 'Havana - Paris - Dakar' in 2015. The pair released a follow-up album 'El Viaje' in 2016. In 2018 he released the album 'Un Dia Cualquiera', featuring his younger brother Ruy Adrian Lopez-Nussa on drums and Gaston Joya on bass.

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