2022 JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP) | Esteban Herrera Quintet | | The JUNO Awards

Esteban Herrera is a pianist, composer, arranger, producer and music director originally from Mexico, living in Canada. He was born in Mexico City in 1979 and began his musical formation very young. He studied a Bachelor’s degree in jazz music performance and a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences. He has 26 years of professional experience as a full-time musician. He has performed, recorded and toured with several artists in many important venues all around Mexico, USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Germany, France and Latin America. His music is an original approach to contemporary world jazz with Latin heritage, exploring odd meters and complex rhythms, letting the improvisation to lead each live session and recording. He writes the music and lyrics, arranges, plays the piano, produces, directs and designs the covers of his albums. He has released 8 albums as a leader so far, all available in the main internet networks of music streaming and purchasing sites.

Discography:
ESTRELLA (2013)
ORIGEN (2014)
FANTASMA (2015)
TRANSPARENTE (2017)
HOGAR (2018)
SUEÑOS (2018)
MIL VECES MAS (2019)
THE PROPHET (2021)
(all available on Spotify and iTunes)

Grants:
ArtShare 2021 from Calgary Arts Development
MicroGrant 2021 from Alberta Music