Luis Nubiola

His latest albums „Ten Plagues” and Live from the Jazz Cafe Costa Rica 2019, are already available in all platforms. Ten Plagues is an album with open forms and with a very expressive interpretation, as guests Jacek Mazurkiewicz on bass, Krzysztof Szmanda drums and the percussionist Philip South from Australia.

The LP Jazz Cafe Costa Rica 2019 is a vinyl LP, recorded live in San Jose Costa Rica, with well-known musicians such as Walter Flores piano, Nelson Segura bass and Gilberto Jarquin on drums. This album has influence from the Scandinavian music and there is a tune who is a version of a famous ballad from the well-known Polish pianist and composer, Krzysztof Komeda, and another composition dedicated to the Polish Jazz icon Tomasz Stańko.

Luis Nubiola had a special appearance in the Film "Cold War" official trailer winner of Best Director Cannes Film Festival 2018 and 3 Oscar Nominations in 2019.

Since 2009, Luis Nubiola lives in Europe. Luis Nubiola Trio and his release: "Memories from the Baltic", he is promoting his work and recording new material with musicians from Poland. With these artists, Luis Nubiola fuses aspects of his Cuban culture and the recognized tradition of Polish jazz, whilst incorporating aspects of the traditional folk music of both cultures.

In 2001, Luis Nubiola moved to Costa Rica. In December 2005 he recorded his first CD, a musical production under the name of “Nubiola”. In December 2008, Luis Nubiola produced “Live at Jazz Café” the first Jazz DVD ever recorded in Costa Rica together with Dart. This DVD is a live version of “Nubiola” CD which within the same year, made him the winner of the ACAM award as “Composer of the Year in Jazz Genre”. In his new material “914”, also with Dart and awarded as Best Album of the Year 2009, was a double DVD/CD.

Luis Nubiola (born May 28, 1974) is a Cuban-born jazz saxophonist, composer and teacher.