Luis Deniz  Record Release for El Tinajon on Modica Music

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Grammy nominated and Juno-winning Cuban Canadian jazz saxophonist Luis Deniz launches  his latest recording on the Modica Music label.

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<h2>El Tinajón album release</h2><p>Modica Music is proud to announce the release of El Tinajón from GRAMMY-nominated and Juno Award-winning saxophonist, composer and educator Luis Deniz. On this tremendously varied debut statement, the Cuban-born bandleader coalesces the rich cultural influences from his upbringing in Camaguey and Florida with his later life move to Canada.</p><p>Deniz has maintained an impressive career as a sideman and saxophonist for decades, having performed and recorded among the likes of Barry Harris, Howard Johnson, Randy Brecker, Ray Vega, Donald Harrison and Ingrid Jensen to name a few. He has hosted workshops and performances all over the world, fostering a sound that evidently resonates across borders. Deniz’s aptitude for melding traditions is front and center on El Tinajón, a statement that carries listeners through a wide range of sounds from hard bop to Afro-Cuban.</p><p>Over the course of his artistry, Deniz has captured international awards and recognition. In 2003, he took first place at JOJAZZ, an international jazz competition in Havana. In 2006, he won the Grand Prix de Jazz General Motors at the Montreal Jazz Festival. Today, Deniz is a faculty member at Toronto’s prestigious Humber College, and privately instructs large ensembles and individual students.</p><p>Wistful, emotionally complex and fashioned with powerful improvisation, El Tinajón, is a profound kickoff for the bandleader as he pays tribute to his beginnings. Central to the recording is the sensation of longing and its relevance to Deniz’s international identity—composed through this recollective lens, Deniz’s compositions parse through his experience emigrating to the West from Cuba.</p><h3></h3><h3>7pm doors open for dinner and drinks</h3><h3>8pm concerts begin</h3><h3>Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.</h3><h3>Check out the <a href="https://www.lula.ca/menu" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lula  Dinner Menu</a>. </h3><h2></h2><h2>Please note: Tickets are general admission and do not guarantee seating. For seating, please make a dinner reservation at <a href="https://www.lula.ca/reservations" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here.</a></h2><p></p><p>This event is made possible by support from The Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Creates, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, FACTOR and The Government of Canada.</p>

<h2>Luis Deniz</h2><p>Saxophonist Luis Deniz was born and raised in Cuba. He started his music studies at the age of 10 and graduated from the National School of Arts in Havana in 2003. In 2004, he moved to Toronto and since then has kept a busy schedule both performing and teaching; he is on the faculty at Humber College. Luis’s awards include Grand Prix du Jazz General Motors (Montreal Jazz Festival, David Virelles Quintet, 2006) and Galaxie Rising Star (Halifax Jazz Festival, Rich Brown’s Rinsethealgorithm, 2010). He has performed and shared the stage with some of the best jazz musicians from Canada and abroad, and has played all over Canada, USA, Europe, Australia, and Japan.</p>

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