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Silvano Monasterios voted as 2009 "Best Jazz Musician" by The Miami New Times - June 11, 2009

Here is the article from The Miami New Times:

Best Jazz Musician
Silvano Monasterios
silvanomonasterios.com
Local jazz fans are lucky to have a star such as Silvano Monasterios playing in our mist. A bona fide piano prodigy, he was born in Venezuela and schooled at the University of Miami's prestigious music program. The always-cool Monasterios then stuck around the city and became the most admired and requested piano jazz man in town. He has performed with legends such as Paquito D' Rivera and Nestor Torres. In 2004, he won Downbeat magazine's Best Jazz Instrumental Soloist award. And in 2008, the Sammy Figueroa album The Magician — for which Monasterios wrote and produced two tracks — received a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album. Monasterios's active schedule takes him all around the nation, but he still works his magic in Miami, where he routinely plays gigs at hot spots such as the Van Dyke, the Globe, and the Adrienne Arsht Center. If you love jazz, chances are you've seen Monasterios perform somewhere in Miami, where his flawless and cool piano work inspired your passion.

Roads Not Taken available at cdbaby.com - September 7, 2008

"Roads Not Taken", Silvano's debut as a soloist is now available at cdbaby.com. The record was recently re-mastered and features bassist Marc Johnson and Jazz Legend Ira Sullivan.

Watch a Video of Silvano & The 4th World Ensemble - May 20, 2008

Just go to "Links" and and you will be instantly connected to "youtube".

All About Jazz Review - December 25, 2007

Check the latest review about the MEW Trio recording published by allaboutjazz.com. Just click on the image of our record.

Sammy Figueroa & Latin Jazz Explosion nominated for a Grammy award as ""Best Latin Jazz Album" - December 11, 2007

"The Magician", the title track on this wonderful CD is one of the two compositions written, recorded and produced by Silvano on Sammy's latest effort. Sammy, Silvano and Gabriel Vivas, who also wrote some of the material on this record will be attending the event on February 10th.

DVD Preview - October 8, 2007

You can now watch a preview of our DVD/EPK. Just go to our links section and click on it...

Jazztimes Review - June 22, 2007

Check out the last issue (June) of Jazztimes magazine, where a wonderful review of Sammy Figueroa's new album was published. It contains very nice comments about the band and about my work on it in particular...

Wertico/Egan/Monasterios update - May 2, 2007

Finally, our live trio recording will be available from May 30th. Just go to www.doglegmusic.com. I am sure you will enjoy this project...

Sammy Figueroa's New release featuring Silvano Monasterios - April 4, 2007

Latin Jazz Grammy Nominee Sammy Figueroa has a new CD entitled "The Magician" on Savant Records. Silvano wrote and produced two of the compositions in this new release, including the title track. He also performed on three additional tunes.

The Wertico - Egan - Monasterios Trio - June 20, 2006

After a very succesful concert that was recorded last May at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale, I am working with Richard Serotta and the South Florida Jazz Organization on the release of a live record for next year. We will keep you posted. It was a very interesting performance, which we hope you will like. Paul and Mark were remarkable!

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