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Magos Herrera

Born in Mexico City, Magos Herrera is considered one of the most beautiful voices and the most active vocalist of the contemporary Latin American jazz scene.  Immensely popular throughout Mexico and Latin America, Herrara is an accomplished singer-songwriter known for her beguiling rhythmic scatting, inflected with soulful Latin-Andalusian phrasings.  Magos Herrera owns a unique signature that elegantly blends her classic jazz styling with Latin-American melodies. Fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English, her repertoire is filled with the yearning romance, intimacy and enchantment of Mexican and Cuban sones and boleros, and sultry, languid Brazilian beats.

Her career started in Italy in 1988, and her love for music eventually lead her to Los Angeles, where she graduated from the “Musicians Institute.”  For over 12 years Magos has performed in international performing arts centers, festivals, and concert halls. She was nominated in Mexico in 2006 for ”Lunas del Auditorio Nacional” for the best Jazz concert among Bobby McFerrin and Bill Frisell.

Based in New York since 2007, Magos Herrera promptly became part of the scene since her successful concert at New York Winter Jazz Festival in 2008.  She has recorded with saxophonist Tim Ries for “The  Rolling Stones Jazz Project II” and for contemporary  composer Paola Prestini for Traveling songs “VIA project.”  In spring 2009 Magos released her newest  CD ”Distancia” on Sunnyside records, produced by Tim Ries, featuring guitarist Lionel Loueke, pianist Aaron  Goldberg, bassist Ricky Rodriguez and drummer Alex Kautz.