Dayramir González Quartet

Dayramir González started his professional career as a pianist and composer at the age of 16 with former Irakere member, Oscar Valdes’ Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble Diákara. He received the highest awards at Havana’s JoJazz festival in 2004 and 2005 and three Cubadisco awards for his 2007 debut album Dayramir & Habana enTRANCé before proceeding to Berklee College of Music as the first Cuban national “Presidential Scholarship” recipient. His latest album, The Grand Concourse, was named one of the Top 40 albums of 2018 and received 4.5 stars from DownBeat.

Since completing his education at Berklee College of Music in 2013, he has performed in 15,000-seat stadiums with legends Chucho and Bebo Valdes and headlined Carnegie Hall, as a representative of the young generation of Afro-Cuban jazz. In recent years and with multiple recorded albums in his portfolio, Dayramir has developed an international following with clubs, concert halls, and festival appearances throughout North and South America, as well as Europe. A United States citizen, Dayramir still performs annually in Cuba at the legendary Jazz Plaza Festival in Havana, while staying close to his cultural and creative roots.