Grammy nominee Ariacne Trujillo Duran is considered one of the virtuoso pianists,arranger and vocalist from the New York area .She was born in Havana, Cuba, where she had an extensive career since age 4,as a classical concert pianist and composer,performing at age 14, with the tops Cuba’s symphonic orchestras.Since she arrived in New York City in 2002,Trujillo has been leading numerous significant projects as well as working as a lead singer, arranger, pianist and director for the position for the off-Broadway production “Carmen to Havana and Back.”

Trujillo’s musical essence is full of strength,mastery, versatility, charisma, sympathy and an energy that captivates. With her virtuosity on the piano, her powerful and flexible voice and the freshness and peculiarity of her arrangements, she mixes the genres of her native Cuba, with passages of classical music, and the style that she has perfected in her more than 20 years in the Cosmopolitan city of New York. One of Trujillo’s compositions was included in Terri Lyne Carrington’s book New Standards, published by Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice.
Trujillo graduated with a Suma Cum Laude degree in Music from New Jersey City University, and has a Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance in the specialty of Voice and Piano,her teaching experience includes clinics at Berklee College of Music, New York University and Duke University, Virginia.Mannes School of Music,Lehman College,Berklee Valencia,as well as Universities and conservatories in Peru,Colombia,Greece,Spain,Brazil and Costa Rica.

Trujillo has performed, shared a stage, and recorded with legends such as Paul Simon, Paquito D. Rivera, Wynton Marsalis, Steve Gadd, Jonny Pacheco, John Scofield, Javier Limón, Steve Turre, Brian Lynch, Lew Soloff, Taj Mahal, Diego El Cigala, Alain Perez, Jimmy Bush, Justo Betancourt , Isaac Delgado, Gloria Trevi and Esperanza Spalding.

Trujillos extensive vocal technique goes from opera to jazz, where she develops a wide register from which she phrases, using methods and colors typical of R&B, Funk, Blues, and Soul.This range of genres can be heard in the peculiarity of her arrangements and compositions,All with a high level of development and new musical concept designed for each of his different projects, whether it is her Trio,Quartet or Quintet.
Trujillo’s musical essence is full of strength, simplicity, mastery, versatility, charisma, sympathy and an energy that catches. With his virtuosity on the piano and her powerful and flexibles voice, mixes the genres of his native Cuba, with passages of classical music, and the style that she has perfected in his more than 20 years lived in the cosmopolitan city of New York. Trujillo spreads a powerful message of the representation and empowerment of women in the world of music. With her extensive career and her powerful presence,she has become one of the most top Latin Jazz leading musicians of the world.