Pianist Otmaro Ruiz has recorded and toured with some of the finest musicians on in the music business such asJohn Mclaughlin, Steve Winwood with Tito Puente and Arturo Sandoval, Ginno Vannelli, Robbie Robertson, Dianne Reeves(as music director), Herb Alpert, Jon Anderson, Alex Acuna, Gabriela Anders, Steve Cole, Dave Weckl, Frank Gambale, Nyee Moses, among others.....Otmaro takes part in the most diverse musical situations, always of the greatest quality ranging from straight-ahead jazz to Pop-Rock, from authentic Salsa & Afro-Cuban to the most exciting Fusion, always keeping versatility as his main focus, not as a financial strategy, but out of the true love and respect he feels for all styles of music.........Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Otmaro started his musical studies at the age of eight years old at the "Juan Manuel Olivares" Conservatory, where he covered academic classes (theory, harmony, ear training, history & aesthetics, analysis) and eight years of Classical Guitar.Otmaro became part of the very small elite of Recording and Touring musicians working with the most prominent Venezuelan artists and International Jazz and Pop artists visiting his country and in conjunction with his performing career, Otmaro was part of one of the most important TV & Radio Jingle production companies, "Musica & Letra", which would become a very important ingredient in his development as a composer, arranger and producer. . .. make
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