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The wife of smooth jazz synthesizer, flute and guitar player Chuck Loeb, Carmen Cuesta has established her own reputation as a soulful pop and jazz vocalist, guitarist and songwriter.
A member of church and school choirs while growing up in Madrid, Carmen Cuesta was singing, writing and playing guitar by the age of 15 and soon after, found herself recording and performing while pursuing her degree in education at the University of Madrid. She auditioned for and then joined the cast of “Godspell,” playing Mary Magdalena. Her work as a performing artist and studio singer flourished as she pursued a solo career as a singer and songwriter. Jazz became part of her musical world as well when she began collaborating with some of Madrid’s top musicians at the time. While her heart was in music and theatre, she also appeared in a film and went on a six month trip to London to study dance and English.
She met Loeb in Madrid while performing in a major production at the Teatro Monumental, and within months relocated to New York City – a move that completely changed her life and richly expanded her musical horizons. She became a part of pianist Andy LaVerne’s group Paradise, which featured her singing tunes composed by her and LaVerne; the band also featured bassist Mark Egan and drummer Danny Gottlieb, who were in Pat Metheny’s group at the time. When Loeb ended his many years playing with saxophone legend Stan Getz, he and Cuesta formed their first group together, Paralelo, which blended jazz, pop, rock and Latin music. The group performed and recorded for many years in and around NYC. After a stint co-hosting the television talk magazine show “Imagenes” for SIN (the largest Spanish speaking network in the U.S.), she gave up her career endeavors completely to devote time her children, Christina and Lizzy, who were born in the mid-80s, and to earn a bachelors degree in English Arts.
As the girls got older, Cuesta began collaborating with many of the jazz musicians she met through Loeb; she wrote and recorded with everyone from Earl Klugh to Grover Washington, Jr., Michael Franks, Peabo Bryson and Spyro Gyra, among others. In the mid-90s, she launched her solo recording career, debuting in 1996 with One Kiss. Her other CDs include Peace of Mind (featuring Bob James), Dreams (with Michael Brecker and John Patitucci) and You Still Don’t Know Me. A series of concerts in 2006 rekindled her passion for Brazilian music that evolved into the Mi Bossa Nova CD, which received widespread attention, critical acclaim and enjoyed several weeks at the # 1 position on the Billboard and iTunes Latin Jazz charts, as well as heavy radio rotation across America.
Discography
1996 - One Kiss
2001 - Peace of Mind
2002 - Dreams
2007 - You Still Don't Know Me
2009 - Mi bossa nova
1996 - One Kiss
01 - Tell Me Something
02 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
03 - All There Is
04 - What's Next
05 - Summer Dream
06 - Si
07 - Don't Look Back
08 - One Kiss
09 - Child
10 - Now Insensitive
11 - A La Luz
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