Michael Olivera - NOSPR

Olivera surprises, not only for his virtuosity with patches and drumsticks, but for his ability to read music, composing a personal jazz that drinks a lot and well from traditions such as the Yoruba songbook. "Cuban Jazz ... And the world" Pablo Sanz (Spanish National Newspaper EL MUNDO)

With a long career as a drummer, producer, composer and arranger, Cuban Michael Olivera, a graduate of the National School of Art in Havana, recorded his first work as a bandleader, "Ashé" a word derived from the Yoruba language (Afro-Cuban) , and whose meaning is "divine blessing". After the success of ASHÈ, Olivera presented his work to us, once again captivating OASIS with a sea of contagious melodies and rhythms, now Olivera surprises us again with this new formation The Cuban Jazz Syndicate, which brings together the best artists Cubans residing in Spain, and the brand new album &quot "Y llegó la luz".

Closely linked to the jazz scene, he is one of the most important drummers of the current music scene, with more than 50 recorded albums and hundreds of projects with which he has participated in such important festivals as Jazz a Vienne, Marciac, North Sea Jazz , Montroux Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Fest, Blue Note NY, Tokyo Blue Note, Jakarta Jazz Festival, Warsaw Jazz Festival, Madrid Jazz Festival, Barcelona Jazz Festival and many others.

Michael Olivera was born in Santa Clara (Cuba), finished his music studies at the National School of Art (ENA - Havana) and, from an early age, has developed a long and intense professional career.

He has played with renowned artists and producers such as Quincy Jones, Alfredo Rodriguez, Richard Bona, Paquito de Rivera, Jorge Pardo, Pepe Rivero, Caramelo de Cuba, Rick Wakeman, Javier Colina, Tomatico, Munir Hossn, Yonathan Avishai, Sintesis, among others.