Live on KUVO: Victor Mestas South American Trio on YouTube, Twitch | Thursday 8/7, 11 a.m.

The Live on KUVO video series presents the Victor Mestas South American Trio on our YouTube and Twitch channels, on Thursday, August 7 at 11 a.m., and available on demand after this date/time. Produced for the KUVO Studio Club in the Masterpiece Studio, it’s a session of authentic Latin Jazz played by virtuosos.

Victor Mestas was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and studied at the “J. A. Lamas” School of Music with Carmen Moleiro. Mestas has performed as a pianist, keyboardist, and arranger for renowned bands in Latin America and Venezuela, including Guaco and Trabuco Venezolano. 

He is an endorsement artist for YAMAHA keyboards in Venezuela (2001), and his professional background includes more than 100 recording productions for national and internationally renowned artists, including Soledad Bravo, Cheo Feliciano, and Julio Iglesias’ 2010 Tour in Uruguay and Argentina. He moved to Boulder five years ago with his wife and two daughters. Locally, he performs on the Brazilian-Latin jazz scene and teaches the Latin Jazz Ensemble of the University of Colorado College of Music’s Thompson Jazz Studies Program. 

The members of the trio are:

Victor Mestas - Piano

Rafael Greco – Tenor and Soprano sax, Percussion

Gustavo Caruci – Electric bass, Cuatro, Guitar, Vocals

SET LIST:

00:00 -  EL ONCE, by Daniel Maza.

05:01 - SEÑOR JOU, by Pablo Camacaro

11:43 - ANHELANTE, by José " Pollo" Sifontes

15:12 - EL MANISERO, by Moises Simons

19:15 - LA SICILIA, by Stefano Bollani

24:45 - SOLO, by Polo Orti

Production by: 

Lead Audio Engineer: Klaus Larson 

Video Engineering by: Alec Kenefick & Javon Manning 

Booking: Domi Edson 

Recorded in the Masterpiece Studio in Denver, CO 

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