GIOVANY ARTEAGA

The Giovany Arteaga Quintet brings us the experience of AFRO LATIN JAZZ. The quintet fuses Afro-Cuban rhythms, contemporary jazz and good old R&B/Soul from all over the Americas and their diaspora.

Giovany Arteaga, born in Cuba in 1977, grew up in a musical atmosphere, thanks to his father, a professional flautist who took him with him to his concerts.

At 19, her professional career began in the group of Xiomara Laugart then with Omara Portuondo (Buena Vista Social Club). At 20, he decided to move to Montreal to pursue his studies and his career, and everything was successful once again. After a few years, he obtained his diploma in jazz interpretation from the University of Montreal and, at the same time, developed his musical career.

He thus collaborates in the tours and recordings of Jane Bunnett, Xiomara Laugert, The Cuban All-Stars, Telmary, Florence K, Nathalie Choquette, Dubmatique, Corneille, among others.

Ten years after his arrival on Quebec soil, on the strength of these multiple experiences, Giovany Arteaga decided to create his own group, The Cuban Connection, a music group with a Cuban flavor embellished with jazz, funk and African rhythms. He also created the jazz quartet G4CE.

Thanks to his mastery of the saxophone, his ability to improvise and his charisma, Giovany has built a place of his own in the world of Latin music in Montreal. He regularly takes part in festivals in Canada and Cuba.

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The Giovany Arteaga Quintet brings us the AFRO LATIN JAZZ experience. The quintet fuses Afro-Cuban rhythms, contemporary jazz and good old R&B/Soul from all over the Americas and their diaspora.

Giovany Arteaga, born in Cuba in 1977, grew up in a musical atmosphere, thanks to his father, a professional flutist who took him with him to his concerts.

At the age of 19, his professional career began in Xiomara Laugart's group and later with Omara Portuondo (Buena Vista Social Club). At the age of 20, he decided to move to Montreal to continue his studies and his career, and everything worked out for him once again. After a few years, he obtained a degree in jazz performance from the University of Montreal and, in parallel, developed his musical career.

He collaborated on tours and recordings with Jane Bunnett, Xiomara Laugert, The Cuban All-Stars, Telmary, Florence K, Nathalie Choquette, Dubmatique, Corneille, among others.

Ten years after his arrival in Quebec, Giovany Arteaga decided to create his own group, The Cuban Connection, a group of Cuban music with jazz, funk and African rhythms. He also created the jazz quartet G4CE.

Thanks to his mastery of the saxophone, his ability to improvise and his charisma, Giovany has built a place for himself in the world of Latin music in Montreal. He regularly participates in festivals in Canada and Cuba.