Gonzala Rubalcaba piano
Matthew Brewer bass
Marcus Gilmore drum

Gonzala Rubalcaba meets jazz lovers at Is Sanat. Having dedicated his music life to develop and reform Cuba culture’s originality and niceties, Gonzala Rubalcaba is regarded as one of the best Latin-jazz pianists of the present day with his sensitive musicianship and commanding technique. Starting his jazz career at beginning of the 80’s, he began attracting international attention in 1986. But the turning point in his career came with the chance of meeting Charlie Haden and releasing three highly acclaimed albums with his Cuban Quartet for the German label, Messidor which also brought him the attention of Toshiba/EMI and Blue Note Records. He even drew more attention with an unforgettable performance at Montreaux Jazz Festival with Haden and Paul Motian in 1990. With eight Grammy nominations under his belt, including four for “Jazz Album of the Year”, Rubalcaba has undoubtedly proven himself as established force in the modern Jazz world. Gonzalo- Rubalcaba’s music continues to evolve and will surely continue to draw inspiration from his Afro-Cuban heritage. In February 2009’ the Blue Note Record released his latest album Avatar which is a collection inspired originals with contributions from his young and talented new quintet.