Eliana Cuevas

Born to a musical family in Venezuela, Cuevas grew up to the sounds of salsa, pop, and Brazilian music, writing her first song by the age of nine. Her latest album "Espejo" is a true testament to Cuevas' growth as an artist. Shaped by her international performances and work with acclaimed artists, Espejo seamlessly blends genres from blues to pop with Cuevas' signature soaring vocals and Latin jazz sound. Ingenious producer and composer Jeremy Ledbetter played a key role in the making of this album which features top Latin and Jazz musicians. Cuevas keeps pushing her creative boundaries making her new collection of songs an eclectic and captivating musical journey. As winner of the IMA Latin Album of the Year award, Eliana was hailed as "Canada's emerging Latin music queen" by 680 News in Toronto.

Multi-award-winning Toronto artist and performer, Eliana Cuevas, announces an incredible sonic-cinematic venture, Seré Libre, her forthcoming album set to release May 12 on Alma Records. The collection of songs will feature imaginative orchestral versions of her original repertoire with a focus on her roots, showcasing a unique take on music based on the Venezuelan tradition.

On her new album, El Curruchá, featuring Aquiles Báez, renowned Venezuelan-Canadian singer/songwriter Eliana Cuevas returns to her roots, offering up a nostalgic homage to the music she grew up listening to in her homeland of Venezuela. The result is a beautifully intimate performance, by turns playful and deeply emotional, featuring virtuosic guitar and vocal work.

This new project features three Canadian virtuosos - pianist and bandleader Jeremy Ledbetter (CaneFire), drummer Larnell Lewis of Snarky Puppy fame, and bassist Rich Brown (rinsethealgorithm, Steve Coleman, Dapp Theory) - at the absolute top of their game. Between them the trio’s members boast multiple Juno nominations, National Jazz awards, Independent Music Awards, and a pair of Grammy awards. Ledbetter has made a fine career so far out of travelling to remote corners of the globe from Venezuela to Myanmar in search of musical inspiration. As the leader of acclaimed Caribbean jazz ensemble CaneFire and calypso legend David Rudder’s producer and musical director, Ledbetter is used to working with large bands and rigorous definition. So it was a welcome change of pace not to have to leave his home city to create his first jazz trio record.