Bio
Hermanos
Latin Groove
Hermanos is a 6-piece Latin Jazz ensemble based in Louisville, KY. Formed in 2015, and voted the Best Latin Jazz Band in Kentucky for 2020, this band is a diverse group of instrumentalists from various musical and cultural backgrounds.
With a repertoire as varied as its members, Hermanos pushes for a high level of fusion between American and Latin American music by blending great melodies with electrifying rhythms. The result is a unique, captivating, and eclectic sound. Nearly all of the band’s music is an original arrangement or composition. Hermanos has devoted themselves to contributing new ideas to the Latin Jazz lexicon, while preserving the great music of the Latin Jazz masters.
Hermanos is led by saxophonist and Indianapolis, IN native, Rob Nickerson. The remaining band members hail from both Latin America and North America:
Alberto Abril (Panama City, Panama), Guitar; Winton Reynolds (Palo Alto, California), keys; Yody Hernandez-Marti (Havana, Cuba), bass; Caleb Leiva (San Salvador, El Salvador), conga; and Johnny Castaneda (Los Angeles) on drums & timbales.