Bio

Juan Olivera (Montevideo, 1993) is a Uruguayan trumpeter with a background in classical music from an early age. Since the age of 13, he has performed with major professional orchestras in Montevideo, including the SODRE Orchestra and the Montevideo Philharmonic Orchestra.

He graduated from the Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla (Buenos Aires), where he completed a degree in Jazz Performance as well as studies in Composition.

He has shared the stage with artists such as Tony Malaby, Tim Berne, Ed Neumeister (USA), Ernesto Jodos, Enrique Norris, Rodrigo Domínguez (Argentina), Hugo Fattoruso, Rubén Rada, Raúl Jaurena, Alberto Magnone, and Larbanois & Carrero, among others.

As a bandleader, he has released two albums: Intraterreno on Ears and Eyes Records, and Resplandor on Little Butterfly Records. He has performed at festivals such as the Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, Lima Jazz Festival, Montevideo Jazz Festival, and Jazz a la Calle, among others, with various ensembles.

He is currently a trumpet, improvisation, and jazz ensemble instructor at Conservatorio Sur.

He has participated in the School for Improvisational Music in New York and has studied with leading trumpet figures from the New York jazz scene, including Jeremy Pelt, Giveton Gelin, and Peter Evans.

He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Composition at the Jazz Campus of the FHNW University in Basel.

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