Beatriz

Traditions say a lot about who we are. For many musicians this means honoring the cultural influences that inform their music. But for some, it’s far more intimate; it’s part of a bloodline, the essence of a family tree that has promoted musical excellence for generations. Enter Laura Beatriz (May 26th 1997), the Cuban pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader, a bright new voice. Laura was born in Havana, Cuba. She is the youngest pianist of the legendary artists family “Peruchín”. Having begun her journey on the piano at age four with lessons from her grandmother, Beatriz later trained as a classical pianist -National Piano Competition Winner, Havana 2010- at a Cuban conservatory, all while embracing Jazz and R&B masters. Throughout her life, Beatriz’s most influential teacher has been her father, the master revolutionary pianist/educator Rodolfo Argudin Peruchín, the key factor in how deftly she navigates traditional Cuban music, Latin Jazz and other musical disciplines that make up the African influence on Caribbean music. For the past four years she’s been living and playing in the Netherlands, exploring how to invigorate her Afro-Cuban roots with curious arrangements and the informed use of synthesizers. Staying in the present Beatriz is an artist who’s barely scratched the surface of her own talents, the musical heritage she holds most dear, and the remarkable array of ideas she seems destined to explore next.