Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ivan Renta began playing Alto sax at age 13 in his hometown Coamo. By age 15 , Ivan was already performing with local bands in the southern part of Puerto Rico. As a teenager he studied with local saxman Jose "Cheguito" Encarnación who introduced him to Jazz harmony and improvisation. In 1998, Ivan moved to New York to attend the prestigious "New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program". While in college, he began performing with top artists such as Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, William Cepeda, Bobby Sanabria, among others. In February 2000 he contributed on the album "Masterpiece" winner of multiple Grammy awards, and also Tito Puente's last recording. During the past years, Ivan Renta has kept quite busy performing with everybody in the New York jazz scene. His collaborations with top artist such as Willie Colon, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Barreto, Paquito D' Rivera, Dave Valentin, Joe Lovano, Arturo Sandoval, The Temptations, Bebo Valdez, Arturo O'Farill, Ralph Irizarry, Mario Rivera, John Benitez, Luis Bonilla, Oscar Hernandez, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, just to name a few, has taken him all over the world's biggest venues.
Now in his mid twenties, Ivan is currently working on his debut solo album as well Jazz at Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra. His career has just began, and lots of sounds will be heard from "The New Caribbean phenom"...... Eddie Palmieri
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Miro hacia atrás y veo que mi cuerpo ya no tiembla.
en http://www.deliris-delirios.blogspot.com hay una muestra mas amplia de mi trabajo,que cada lunes incrementare forma parte de un libro que pretendo editar este año
Ivan desde la blanca Merida en Yucatan Mex.te envio saludos men y comentarte que me identifico con tu manera de tocar.Bendiciones de lo alto pa ti y los tuyos.
oye...mi hermano, como esta la cosa,veo que estas metido ,y te queria mandar un saludote ,ya sabes que se te quiere mucho [aparte de admirarte un chingo. ]
Thanks so much for the Add. We enjoyed your music very much. We hope you and your friends enjoy our music, too. We've just added four new compositions.
It's a pleasure having you among our friends! We wish you all the very best in your careers.
Onward and Upward with Music! Thom & Lorry Gambino New York, New York
PS from Thom: I, too am a Puente alumni--from the early 1970s
