Coto Pincheira — Ian Stewart | Bass Player, Author, Educator

This week we get to hear the incredibly fascinating story of pianist/composer Coto Pincheira. Coto is a Chilean-born musician who has lived and worked in Havana, the San Fransisco Bay Area and currently resides in NYC. While in Cuba, Coto performed with many notable acts including Oscar Valdes & Diakara, Amaury Perez & Los Pepines, Bamboleo, and is the first and only foreign pianist to play for the famous La Tropicana Cabaret. In this interview, Coto concentrates on reflecting on his unique experience of living and working in Cuba during 1990s and how it changed the course of his life forever.