Composer, arranger, violinist and 2017 LUKAS winner for Jazz Act of the Year, Omar Puente, and is one of the most respected Jazz violinists on the global Jazz scene and has performed to audiences worldwide. First violinist at the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra before leaving Cuba in 1997, he toured with Buena Vista’s Ruben Gonzales all over the world and has played with the likes of John Williams, Kirsty MacColl, Jools Holland, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Gonzales, Winston Marsalis’ and Nigel Kennedy. https://www.omarpuente.com/