Carlos Alberto Santana's bio

Carlos Alberto Santana is an active pianist and composer from Canada's National Capital Region. Originally from Mexico City, he started at the age of five classical music lessons with maestro Angel Esteva and later on jazz improvisation with maestro Juan Jose Calatayud. In 1994 he moved temporarily to Montreal to improve his jazz skills by taking lessons from maestro Jan Jarczyk. In 1998, he migrated permanently to Canada. Since then, he has been member and founder of different musical projects. In 2015, Carlos Alberto released his first Album “Oye Latino”, which had a great success after its presentation at the National Arts Centre. In late 2020, in the middle of the Pandemic, his second album “La Azotea” was released on-line. His first Piano Solo album was just released in October, 2024. Carlos Alberto’s solid project is his Latin Jazz quartet integrated by Alvaro de Minaya (Drums and Percussion), Daniel Chavolla (Bass) and Jasmin Lalande (Sax and Flute). The quarter repertoire includes a majority of original works composed by Carlos Alberto and interpretations from great contemporary Latin American composers such as Ernesto Lecuona, Astor Piazzolla, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Michelle Camilo and Mario Ruiz Armengol. Carlos Alberto plays on a regular basis in most popular jazz lounges in the National Capital Region.

Carlos Alberto is also an electrical engineer working for the IT industry sector in Ottawa, Canada.