Luis Montilla

Luis Montilla *Born in Maracaibo,Venezuela and began playing the violin by age 11 *By age 16 made his first record *Obtained a music degree from the Catholic University "Cecilio Acosta" and Conservatory "Jose Luis Paz" in Venezuela *Although Luis is classically trained,he has played jazz and latin music most of his career *Prodigious improviser which is an unusual skill for violinists *Move to Los Angeles California in 1996 *Hotel-Played for several years at the InterContinental del Lago hotel in Maracaibo.One of the most prestigious hotels in Venezuela and part of the InterContinental Hotels&Resorts.Performing at the lobby bar he catered to tourists from U.S.A,Europe,Asia and Latin America *Concerts-Performed with Artists Like Luis Conte,Javier Santos,Orlando Lopez "Masacote",Charlie Zaa,Isrrael Lopez "Cachao"(latin Jazz leyend creator of the mambo )Chistian Castro,Sergio Arau,Chicano Grup,Federico Britos(mi maestro)Alfredo D'La Fe,Daniel Suares,Cucho Garcia,Los Galos and many others *TV-In 1999 became the band leader and arranger for Telemundo's "Cuanto Cuesta el Show" in Los Angeles. *Luis is a soulful performer that captivates audience with his heartfe it playing style and virtuosity. *Mr Montilla is a well rounded and experienced musician that can play jazz,standards,hip-hop,latin and everything in between.He is at home playing at a wedding,dinner party,dance,in front of a TV camara or thousands of people in a concert.