Aruán Ortiz: The Keys of Inspiration

Pianist/composer Aruán Ortiz, classically trained in Cuba and influenced by jazz musicians from Chick Corea to Muhal Richard Abrams, narrates his journey over excerpts from his 2025 concert at Roulette pushing the boundaries of musical Afro-diasporic traditions and storytelling. A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow, we'll hear solos and ensemble works with clarinetist Don Byron, flutist Nicole Mitchell, and percussionist Mauricio Herrera alongside strings and vocalists.

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Aruán Ortiz: The Keys of Inspiration is an episode from The Roulette Tapes by Roulette_Intermedium.

This episode is 00:28:00 long.

This episode was published on Dec 31, 2025.

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