Omar Puente

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• 18th June 1998

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Bio

Omar Puente (b. 1962) is a Cuban-born violinist and jazz musician, currently living in England. He studied classical music at the Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana from the age of 12 and then went on to make a career in classical music, studying at the Estaban Salas and then joining the Nacional Symphony Orquestra de Cuba in which he became first violin. Throughout this time he also played popular Cuban music in clubs, and after leaving the Nacional Symphony Orquestra de Cuba, he went on to tour the world playing modern Cuban music.