Magos Herrera / Magos Herrera quartet
Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grant Recipient
Recipient Information
Location
New York, New York
Year of Award
2021
Grant or Fellowship
Jazz Road Creative Residencies Grant
Grant Amount
$39,929
About the Project
"Tropical'' residency for Mexican-born Herrera's quartet to record (audio and video) her new music with The Knights Orchestra. Music includes Latin-American and jazz gems and some original previously written pieces through a Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grant. Herrera now has the opportunity to afford orchestral artists fees for rehearsals and recording.
Residency Location
New York, NY
About the Artist
Born in Mexico City and based out of New York City, Magos Herrera is a jazz singer-songwriter, producer, activist and educator. Declared as ""One of the greatest contemporary interpreters of song” by The Latin Jazz Network, she is best known for her eloquent vocal improvisation and her singular bold style, which embraces elements of contemporary jazz with Ibero-American melodies and rhythm. Has recorded 10 albums in addition to having participated as a guest artist of several recordings. Has performed in leading cultural venues globally such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in NYC, Kennedy Center in DC and has been part of the line-up of some of the most memorable jazz festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival, to mention a few. Throughout her career she has garnered important awards and recognitions, including two Grammy nominations and have received the Berklee College of Music’s Master of Latin Music Award. She serves as spokesperson for UN Women for UNITE to end violence against women campaign and He For She, as a promoter of gender equality. Herrera is a 2020 recipient of Chamber Music Americas New Jazz Works Award and has been included as one of the most creative Mexicans in the world by Forbes Mexico Magazine. In 2018 Magos released her album Dreamers (Sony Music) in collaboration Brooklyn Rider, ”Dreamers is not only a work of art, setting musicians of the highest order to accomplished music with purpose, but it is a work of love as well” wrote Sounds and colors on this highly acclaimed album that rapidly got into the Top lists of The New York Times, Billboard classical, NPR Music, among others. Created and recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and in collaboration with composer Paola Prestini, in December 2020 Herrera released her tenth album “Con Alma” (National Sawdust Tracks), exploring the question of how we can find communion a in a time of isolation with more that 30 musicians around the globe, this artifact of our time was presented as a virtual digital experience on Dec 2020. Currently Magos Herrera serves as a Cultural Diplomatic Advisor for the Mexican Government.