Henrique Eisenmann

New York-based Brazilian pianist Henrique Eisenmann is changing the paradigm of contemporary improvisation, creating an original musical universe that is powerfully inventive, authentic, drawing on the tradition of Classical music, Jazz and folk World Music.

Eisenmann is a current member of the Paul Winter Consort (recipient of 6-Grammy awards), and has performed with prestigious artists such as Steve Reich, Nexus ensemble, Gunther Schuller, The Brubeck Brothers, Luciana Souza, Tom Zé and many others. He has recorded dozens of records; the latest release "Nação" has drawn unanimous praise from critics across the world. Eisenmann is a former faculty at New England Conservatory and current faculty member at the Juilliard School in NYC, teaching creative Improvisation. He often tours the world in collaboration with different artists, poets, dancers, and musicians from all over the globe, having performed in renowned stages in Japan, China, Vietnam, Israel, Europe, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Cuba and others.

Eisenmann is the Artistic Director for Jazz Lab, a creative music program and festival held in Massachusetts; he is often a guest teaching artist at MIT, Brown University, Yale, Manhattan School of Music, UMass, and others, teaching lectures on creativity, improvisation and World Music.

Eisenmann is a strong enthusiast for cultural diversity. He is currently composing music for the multinational project Flyways, bringing together musicians from Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi, Uganda, Ethiopia and Middle East in a celebration of cultural diversity.