Harold Lopez Nussa

• Name — Harold López-Nussa • Born — 13 July 1983 • Birthplace — Havana, Cuba • Genre — Pop, rock, jazz, Latin jazz • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — Piano • Label — Colibrí, Harmonia Mundi, World Village, Mack Avenue Records, Blue Note Records • Website — www.haroldpiano.com

López-Nussa was born into a musical family in Havana on July 13, 1983. His father, Ruy López-Nussa Lekszycki, and his younger brother Ruy Adrián López-Nussa are drummers and percussionist. His uncle Ernán López-Nussa is a well-known jazz pianist. His mother, Mayra Torres, was a piano teacher. He started on piano when he was eight years old, attending the Manuel Saumell Elementary School of Music and Amadeo Roldán Conservatory. After graduating from the Instituto Superior de Artes, he toured with Omara Portuondo. In 2003, he worked with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. Two years later, he participated in a piano contest at the Montreux Jazz Festival and won first place. He released his first solo album, Canciones, in 2007. He has worked with Leo Brouwer, Gilles Peterson, and Alune Wade, and he has recorded with his father and brother.