Piano legend Chuco Valdez on Yilian Cañizares: «Yilian is an incredible talent of the new generation of Cuban musicians. She is also a virtuoso, expressive, spontaneous and with a charm that captures everyone.» She studied classical violin in her homeland of Cuba and later in Venezuela, then came to Switzerland at the turn of the century in order to focus on jazz and her voice. From these elements she has created her very own sound universe between tradition and modern, lyrics and Afro-Cuban rhythms.

For her tenth anniversary on stage, Yilian Cañizares has recorded a new, so far secret project in Brazil. But we can assume that she will remain true to her artistic curiosity and boundless openness.