| Name | Sandra Mirabal Jean Claude |
| Line-up - Duo Line-up - Band |
Sandra Mirabal Jean Claude - clarinet Jakob Klaasse - piano Sandra Mirabal Jean Claude - vocals & clarinet Jakob Klaasse - piano Liber Torriente - drums & percussion TBC - bass TBC - guitar TBC - percussion |
| Genre | Latin jazz - Haitian & Afro Cuban |
| Origin | Cuba/ Haïti |
| Booking | Contact Eli Silvrants at Jazzconexion |
| Press Material | Downloadcenter |
Touring: Contact Jazzconexion
Like her mother Martha Jean Claude, Sandra Mirabal Jean Claude is a daughter of two islands: Born in Port au Prince, Haiti grown up in La Habana, Cuba, nurtured by the Haitian vocal tradition and Cuban classic & popular music.
Sandra was only 2 months old when the family was forced to live in exile for
more than 34 years.
At the tender age of 9 she played in the movie El otro Cristobal
by Armand Gatti (Fr 1962). She studied clarinet at the Havana conservatory Amadeo
Roldan and Instituto Superior de Arte, played in Orquesta
Nacional de Opera y Ballet and Quinteto de Clarinetes.
As vocalist she performed with many Cuban ensembles, but the most important
to her were the many years she worked and travelled with mothers Haitian folklore-group:
Martha Jean Claude & Makandal.
In 1999 Sandra Mirabal Jean Claude moved via Spain to the Netherlands where
she participated in many musical projects.
In 2003 she recorded with pianist Jakob Klaasse: Danzas y Contradanzas,
the album was in 2004 nominated for an Edison (Chambermusic)
In 2004 invited 5 exellent musicians from Santiago de Cuba, the most Haitian
of all Cuban cities to present a mixed repertoire: Haitian & Cuban, from
powerful Yuruba chants to lullabies and Cuban popular songs with funny lyrics.
Sandra Mirabal is truly a daughter of two islands who combines musical
talent with natural elegance. Her performances show great love to both Haiti
and Cuba and their culture.
Discographie:
Danzas & Contradanzas from the 19th Century - 2004 Basta
Cadencia - 2008 Basta