vana (pianist Vana Gierig)  
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news... Vana has finished recording his new CD, to be released in 2012. Paquito D’Rivera recorded 4 songs with Vana's group.

> After starting 2012 with his trio at the Santiago Jazz Festival in Chile, Vana's group will be joined again in March by 9-time Grammy Award winner Paquito D'Rivera at the Burghausen Jazz Festival in Germany, as well as at Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Austria (details see concerts).

 
> In March, Vana was a guest pianist for 3 nights at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra.> Vana and special guest Paquito D’Rivera on Spanish TV who came to soundcheck in February at their 365 Jazz Bilbao Festival appearance
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Vana's group with Paquito D'Rivera at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Holland

"Vana Gierig and Vinicius Barros prove the diversity of the piano trio."

Augsburger Allgemeine, Germany, Jan. '09 (Birdland concert review)

"...as everything that was brought to the ear tonight, the encore was indescribable."

>Mexico City: Vana Trio, joined by specila guest, Paquito d'Rivera, for a concert at Sala Nezahualcóyotl (UNAM), Mexico City..
Vana Trio, Ivrea Jazz Festival, Italy (with Marcus McLaurine, bass, and Alvester Garnett, drums) Vana's CD a new day was re-released world-wide in 2008 (Feb. in Europe, May in US), by Challenge Records. This follows the live CD, featuring Gene Jackson (drums), Sean Conly (bass), Vinicius Barros (percussion) and special guests.

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