Pianist and composer Javier Santiago is one of the promising voices in the international music scene today. His music blends tradition with innovation and is for audiences of all ages, genders, races and creeds.

He has played with some of the top musicians in the jazz scene such as Terrace Martin, Alex Isley, Theo Croker, Kenneth Whalum, John Raymond, Sheila Jordan and Yosvany Terry. Santiago’s debut album, Phoenix (2018) on Ropeadope Records was named the “#1 Jazz Album of the Year” by Vinyl Me, Please. Javier has become a notable force in both the beat and hip-hop scenes as well as the jazz world.

This diversity brings a lot of people from different backgrounds together. In addition to being a pianist and sideman, Javier is also an accomplished educator, arranger and producer/beatmaker. He was an alumnus of The Brubeck Institute Fellowship Program, The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in NYC, a finalist in the 2015 American Jazz Pianist competition and a recipient of the 2016 McKnight Fellowship for Musicians. He was also selected to participate in the 14th Annual Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program in 2011.

He was also a grantee and performer in our inaugural Jazz Aid Fund and New Works Fest in 2021. Currently, Javier is based in Los Angeles, CA and currently attends the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz at UCLA.

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