Biography
Jesús Molina (born 1996) is a Colombian jazz pianist, singer and saxophonist from Sincelejo, Colombia.
Molina began playing the saxophone at the age of 12 before switching his focus to the piano at the age of 15. In 2016, he received the Juan Luis Guerra Scholarship from the Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation, which provided a full scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music.
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Molina's musical style combines influences from pianists including Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, Erroll Garner and Bill Evans. His performances often feature original arrangements of jazz standards, including Chick Corea's "Spain" and Dizzy Gillespie's "A Night in Tunisia".
In 2018, Molina made his first appearance at the NAMM Show in collaboration with Nord Keyboards. Performances from the event attracted widespread attention on social media through several viral videos.
Throughout his career, Molina has performed or collaborated with artists including Jesús Adrián Romero, Noel Schajris, Arturo Sandoval, Rudy Pérez, Eric Marienthal, Gabriela Soto, Cory Henry, Randy Brecker, Carlitos del Puerto, Randy Waldman, Zedd, Juan Luis Guerra, Alex Campos, John Patitucci, Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Tom Brooks and Jordan Rudess.
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