Trio Azucar

Ruben P. Alvarez, Omar Al Musfi, and Javier Saume comprise Trio Azucar.

Rubén P. Alvarez teaches at Columbia College, Northwestern, and Roosevelt universities. His performance credits include Chuchito Valdés, and Chévere de Chicago. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Jazz Education Network, the Chicago Chapter of NARAS and as V.P. of the Illinois chapter of PAS. Omar Al-Musfi holds a B.M. from the Damascus Conservatory of Music. Omar’s performance credits include Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project and Sting. He is currently pursuing a M.M. at Northern Illinois University. Javier Saume holds a B.M. from Roosevelt University. His performance credits include the Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela and 2009 NARAS, and Latin America Grammy nominees Sones de Mexico Ensemble.  The ensemble is sponsored by Tycoon, Remo, Vic Firth, and Zildjian.

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