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Donald Vega

Donald Vega was trained classically in piano in his native Nicaragua. He emigrated to the United States at age 14 and found a musical home with the Colburn School of Performing Arts (CSPA). He began his studies there in classical piano with Teresa de Jong Pombo and Dr. Louis Lepley. Vega began learning the language of jazz from mentor Billy Higgins at The World Stage and continued at CSPA with Jeffrey Lavner, then later with bassist John Clayton at the University of Southern California. He went on to graduate from Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School where he studied with piano great Kenny Barron. Vega currently performs internationally as the pianist for world renowned bassist Ron Carter’s Golden Striker Trio with whom he has recorded several albums. Mr. Vega is also a professor at The Juilliard School and Hofstra University and sits on the board of BackCountry Jazz, a non-profit organization which provides music education programs and performances to underprivileged youth. 

All Is Merry And Bright

By Donald Vega

Label: Imagery Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Royal Davids City; Joy To The World; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; O Come O Come Emmanuel; Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem; Greensleeves; Deck The Halls; Midnight Clear; God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen; Auld Lang Syne.

The Answer

By Ilya Osachuk

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: I Cover the Waterfront; Lviv Perspective; Intro (February); February; Work; Tenderly; The Answer; Waltz for J; Satellite.

The Answer

December 14, 2024

Album: The Answer
By Ilya Osachuk
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Duration: 07:47

All Is Merry & Bright: New Holiday Album By Donald Vega

December 9, 2024

Grammy nominated pianist and composer Donald Vega is getting into the holiday spirit early this year with his new album All is Merry and Bright;(Imagery, 2024). Recorded, Mixed & Mastered in DigitaleXtreme Definition (352.8kHz/32bit) in both stereo and immersive sound, with Multi GRAMMY-Winner Engineer &Producer Jim Anderson. The 2023 Guggenheim Fellow and Juilliard Professor shared his ...

Lou Donaldson, Roy Haynes RIP + New Releases

by David Brown
November 23, 2024

This week, we are celebrating two legends of the music who both recently passed. The soulful, bluesy saxophonist Mr. Lou Donaldson left us on November 9th at the age of 98, and one of the most recorded drummers in jazz history, Mr. Roy Haynes who passed on November 12 at the age of 99. Both of ...

Ilya Osachuk: The Answer

by Neil Duggan
November 19, 2024

Canadian bassist Ilya Osachuk is positive proof that the jazz education system in Canada and the US is in fine shape. Born in Winnipeg, Osachuk graduated from the University of Manitoba's Desautels Faculty of Music in 2021 with a Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Performance. He then moved to New York and gained a Master of Music ...

Donald Vega Earns Grammy Nomination For 'As I Travel' - Best Latin Jazz Album

November 12, 2024

Celebrated pianist and composer Donald Vega receives a GRAMMY nomination in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album for his 2023 recording of As I Travel, an autobiographical suite of compositions inspired by his journey to the United States from his native Nicaragua, and the people and experiences that shaped him along the way. “Always and ...

Saxophonist Kirk Edwards Release 'SHOUT' Features Donald Vega

January 10, 2024

For the past eight years Kirk Edwards has studied jazz improvisation with the celebrated pianist Donald Vega. As an organic outgrowth of this association Kirk often shared original compositions with Donald. Mr. Vega would offer suggestions to enhance these songs and Kirk would implement those elements into the pieces. As the original compositions became more refined ...

As I Travel

By Donald Vega

Label: Imagery Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: i Baila! Dance Like No One's Watching; As I Travel; I Know You Can Fly; Tomorrows; Alegria; Disturbios; Isabel-The Enchanting Nature of You; Dear Mayra; Beautiful Ladies.