Neisy Wilson

Genre: Jazz
Secondary Genre: Singer/Songwriter La Habana, Not Applicable Cuba Contact

Hello. My music is a fusion of variuos genres,but the influence more strong that i have is the Jazz,and the popular cuban music. I really hope that you enjoy listen it.

Artist Information

Biography

Neisy Wilson is a Cuban singer, pianist and composer.
She was start to study music at age of 7, and during her teens was a member of diverse choral
groups, to the time that make performances like a
pianist in a Latin American music international
festivals that were take place in her born city: Santiago de Cuba. In 1998 she moves to Havana, Cuba, to study musical composition in the High Institute of Arts.
She has obtained prizes like singer and composer in
several editions of the “Jojazz” Contest, and has annually been invited to the event “Women in Jazz”, that is celebrate every year in the prestigious
Havana Jazz Club: “La Zorra y el Cuervo”.
During the years 2001 and 2002 she was take part of “Lemanacuba” project, with some musicians of “Irakere” group and students of the High Institute of Arts and the National School of Arts, doing tours by several cities of France. In this period she was alternates that work with her participation in the group: “Mezcla”, directed by the North American musician Pablo Menendez, like singer and pianist, doing international and national tours (Jazz Festival in Saint Martin, International Jazz Festival (Havana, Cuba), Jazz Festival “Coco Fest” (Cayo Coco, Cuba)
and International Jazz Festival in Barranquilla, Colombia. She also was performing with this group continuously in a several Jazz Clubs in Havana, Cuba.
Also, to the end of 2002 she participated like
singer and pianist in the tribute that the High Institute of Arts offered to Sir George Martin, remarkable British musician, and producer of mythical quartet The Beatles, during his visit to Cuba.
At the end of 2003 and until 2006 she collaborated with the percussionist Alejandro Mayor, creating the musical group: “Gala Mayor”, doing performances in a several jazz clubs in Cuba. At the same time, in 2004 she was selected, to perform the musical works finalists of SGAE Latin Jazz Contest 2004, in Havana, Cuba. She was participate in other concerts celebrated in the International Jazz Festival, sharing scene with the great pianist Chucho Valdés.
In June of 2005 she was graduates in the specialty of Musical Composition in the High Institute of Arts with a maximum qualification.
In the month of February she has been chosen one of the best 5 top singers, in a contest of SingersUniverse Magazine, and her music is now currently broadcasting for an important radio's online like: RadioIndy, The Songwriter's Network, Indie Life Radio and Uptown Jazz Network.

Instrumentation

Voice and Piano: Neisy Wilson
Now i am currently playing alone,but when accompaniment is needed i play with a bass player,and percussion set player.
I use others aditional instruments in depend of the song arragement.

Discography

Instantes

Audio

Lyrics

Video

Photo Gallery

  • Foto in Amman,Jordan

  • Havana 2004

  • Havana Jazz Festival 2004

  • In Havana

  • in Havana

  • Havana,2004

Press

  • Gerardo A Piano Limpio [+ Show ]

    La idea del concierto estuvo alrededor de “descargar” con el piano, tal como se suele hacer con ...

  • Under the scepter of jazz [+ Show ]

    An illustrious group of veteran and young Cuban musicians, including Yasek Manzano, Basilio Márquez,...

  • Leyendo en Casa termina con buen jazz [+ Show ]

    Una descarga de jazz monumental –por la cantidad de músicos y el enorme talento interpretativo que s...

  • Gerardo Alfonso to Give Concert at the Amadeo Roldán Theater [+ Show ]

    Cuban singer-songwriter Gerardo Alfonso to give the concert “A piano limpio”, on August 19 at the “A...

  • Le Manacuba [+ Show ]

    Lieu : Cour d'honneur Formation jazz franco-cubaine Ce concert exceptionnel inaugurant notre s...

Setlist

1.The Island -"Instantes" (Tom Jobim and Vittor Martins).
2.Es nuestra cancion - "Instantes"(Cesar Portillo de la Luz)
3.Vestida de Blues -"Instantes"(Annelis Suarez y Neisy Wilson)
4.Instantes - "Instantes"(Neisy Wilson)
5.Recuerdos - "Instantes"(Neisy Wilson)
6.Busco una cancion - "Instantes"(Neisy Wilson)
7.Me pregunto que sera - "Instantes"(Neisy Wilson)
8.Summertime - "Instantes"(George and Ira Gershwin)
9.Take Five(Paul Desmond)
10.Encuentros y Despedidas(Milton do Nascimiento)
11.Juramento(Miguel Matamoros)
12.Everyday i have the blues(B.B.King)
13.Se fue(Raul Torres)
14.Fever(Eddy Cooley and John Davenport)
15.Danzon "Lo nuestro"(Neisy Wilson and Alejandro Mayor)
16.A mi tierra(Neisy Wilson)
17.Palabras(Martha Valdes)

Usually in my performances i am doing a very well known jazz covers,but always i try to do it with my personal touch.

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Calendar

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