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Yaure Muñiz

Cuban trumpet player born 1973 in Havana, grew up in an artistic family. His musician father was long associated with the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna and often took his son to rehearsals, sitting and playing beside some of Cuba’s best musicians. After many years of study on trumpet and flugelhorn, he became a regular member of the Tropicana Orchestra. During this time, he also toured with the Timba and Latin Jazz band, Klimax. This launched him in an international performance career as lead trumpet with Latin superstars such as the Afro Cuban All Stars and Cubanismo. Y.M. has been a recording artist on both the trumpet and flugelhorn inside an outside of Cuba since 1994. His performing accolades include three Grammy Awards as well as a recording and touring career with the Buena Vista Social Club. He moved to Boston in 2007 where he attended Berklee College of Music earning his Bachelor Degree in Music Performance and was awarded “Maynard Ferguson Award”. Currently he is an active member of the Boston music scene as a lead trumpet for several Jazz Big Bands and Latin music Orchestras.