The Arts Center at Duck Creek is thrilled to present the Camila Cortina Quintet on Thursday, July 24 at 6 PM, as part of our 2025 New Music Series, curated by Peter Watrous.

Cortina’s performance marks the third concert in our summer series and brings an exhilarating blend of Afro-Cuban traditions, jazz, classical, and world music to the Duck Creek stage.

Camila Cortina Bello is a Cuban-born pianist, composer, and educator. Trained in classical piano at Cuba’s premier conservatories, she also holds a degree in musicology. After performing extensively across Asia, she continued her studies at Berklee College of Music on a full-tuition scholarship. In 2023, Camila was selected as a New Music USA Next Jazz Legacy Fellow, an initiative supporting emerging women in jazz. She has performed at major festivals, including Cape May Jazz Festival, DC Jazz Festival, Ecuador Jazz Festival, and Festival Internacional de Jazz de Punta del Este. She has collaborated with Paquito D’Rivera, Miguel Zenón, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Dianne Reeves, among many others.

Her solo piano work Bravura premiered at London’s Barbican Centre in 2024, and she was a finalist for the Cintas Foundation Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition. She also appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk with the Afro-Cuban band OKAN. Now based in New Jersey, Camila remains an active performer in the New York music scene, continuing to push musical boundaries while honoring her heritage and global influences.

Ensemble Features

Piano and Composition:

Camila Cortina Bello

Voice:

Maya Quiñones

Clarinet/Saxophone:

Juan Ruiz

Bass:

Gerson Lazo-Quiroga

Drums:

Julian Miltenberger

July 24, 2025 | 6PM - 8PM
(IF RAIN, THE PERFORMANCE WILL MOVE INSIDE)

Location: The Arts Center at Duck Creek, 127 Squaw Road, East Hampton, NY
Contact: duck@duckcreekarts.org | info@duckcreekarts.org
Website: www.duckcreekarts.org

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