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Magos Herrera
Born in Mexico City and currently based out of New York City, Magos Herrera is a dazzling jazz singer-songwriter, producer, and educator declared as "One of the greatest contemporary interpreters of song” by The Latin Jazz Network. With a sultry voice and an unparalleled presence in the contemporary Latin American jazz scene, she is best known for her eloquent vocal improvisation and her singular bold style, which embraces elements of contemporary jazz with Ibero-American melodies and rhythms in a style that elegantly blends and surpasses language boundaries.
“She gets way under the skin of the song, recalling great communicators like Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday” is how NPR describes Herrera’s talents who has recorded 9 albums including joint collaborations with producer Javier Limón in addition to having participated as a guest artist of several recordings and albums. An accomplished artist, Magos has performed in leading international cultural venues such as Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in NYC, Kennedy Center in DC, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid, Union Chapel in London, Palau de la Musica in Valencia, and has been part of the line-up of some of the most memorable jazz festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival and Montreal Jazz Festival, to mention a few. Featured as one of the most creative Mexicans in the world by Forbes Magazine, throughout her career, Magos has garnered important awards and recognitions, including a Grammy short-list nomination in the Best Jazz Vocal Album category for her album Distancia (2009), and received the Berklee College of Music’s Master of Latin Music Award.
In 2018 Magos released her album Dreamers (Sony Music) in collaboration Brooklyn Rider. ”Dreamers is not only a work of art, setting musicians of the highest order to accomplished music with purpose, but it is a work of love as well” wrote Sounds and colors on this highly acclaimed album that rapidly got into the Top lists of The New York Times, Billboard classical, NPR Music, among others and was nominated for the Grammys for Best arrangement with the song “Niña”.
Created and recorded remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and in collaboration with composer Paola Prestini, in December 2020 Herrera released her tenth album “Con Alma” (National Sawdust Tracks) exploring the question of how we can find communion a in a time of isolation. With more that 30 musicians around the globe this artifact of our time was presented as a virtual digital experience. In March 2023 Con Alma concert was presented as part of the UN Women 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the UN Headquarters to celebrate the power of creative activism, innovation, solidarity and resilience, as well as the leadership of women while humanity faced the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Magos Herrera, Karl Berger, Asher Gamedze, Gretchen Parlato & More
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by Ludovico Granvassu
A remembrance of Karl Berger, the stunning new album by Magos Herrera, and a whole bunch of projects you can find along the Johannesburg-New York-Chicago expressway. Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Sam Butler Storybook" Folklore (Shifting Paradigm) 0:16 Host talks 5:30 Karl Berger, Kirk Knuffke, feat. Jay Anderson, Matt Wilson Ganesh" Heart is a Melody (Stunt) 7:42 Host talks 14:43 Gretchen Parlato, Lionel Loueke Astronauta" Lean In (Edition) 16:13 ...
read moreMagos Herrera: Aire
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by Angelo Leonardi
Se amate l'universo musicale latino nelle sue varie espressioni--più o meno jazzisticamente orientate--verrete coinvolti profondamente da questo disco intenso e sorprendente. Magos Herrera è una cantante e compositrice messicana poco nota in Italia ma considerata tra le massime vocalist contemporanee. Magos risiede a New York dal 2008 e in due decenni ha pubblicato dischi ricercati, spaziando da contenuti jazzistici (ad es. Distancia con Aaron Goldberg e Lionel Loueke) a personali incursioni nel patrimonio musicale di Centro e Sudamerica ...
read moreMischief Night - New Releases, Jazz Scorpios and More New Standards By Women
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by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast presents new releases from Richard Baratta, Diana Panton, Kerry Politzer, Tawanda, Carmen Lundy, JD Allen and Roberta Donnay, with birthday shoutouts to Andy Bey, Magos Herrera, Allison Miller, Amanda Monaco and Jay Clayton, among others. Also Part 5 of selections from Terri Lyne Carrington's New Standards 101 Lead Sheets by Women featuring compositions by Tia Fuller, Melissa Aldana, Patricia Perez and Camille Thurman. Thanks for listening and please support the artists you hear by purchasing their music during ...
read moreRoni Ben-Hur: Stories
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by Jerome Wilson
Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, originally from Israel, has absorbed a lot of different cultures and styles into his music. That is reflected on this CD in the variety of music played here: straight ahead jazz as well as Latin and Middle Eastern folk melodies. Mexican singer Magos Herrera brings a sense of husky passion to the songs La Serena" and A Redoblar" that sits nicely beside Ben-Hur's warm guitar chords, Ingrid Jensen's soaring trumpet and George Cables' crafty piano ...
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by John Chacona
Guitarist Roni Ben-Hur is an old soul. Uninterested in ostentation, the Israeli-born guitarist has been content to release a series of warm-hearted recordings that favor partnership over pomposity. Half his 12 leader dates have been duets or are co-credited. Stories isn't one of them, but it might as well be. This is an ensemble recording, patient and glowing with wisdom. Ben-Hur is helped by the elder masters he often chooses to bring gravity and wisdom to his dates. ...
read moreMagos Herrera: Rebirth in New York
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by Gabriel Medina Arenas
New York City became the new jazz mecca during the 1920s, when many top jazz musicians from jny: Chicago and the rest of the U.S. migrated to the Big Apple. Jazz musicians from around the globe moved there every decade, knowing New York has some of the top jazz venues in the world, a dozen jazz festivals, and numerous jazz record labels. Competition is tremendous, but The City of Dreams" remains the best place for a jazz musician to gain ...
read moreMagos Herrera: Mexico Azul
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by Raul d'Gama Rose
The sultry contralto cracks through the silence and a relatively new voce is discovered streaking across the skies of North America. This is the dark, sensuous voice of Magos Herrera, an outstanding young vocalist from Mexico. The constraints of singing in that register appear not to hold Herrera back for she often lets her voice soar free of the registers in which she is meant to sing. Her great leaps of gymnastic vocal skill are manifest throughout the woefully short ...
read moreMexican Jazz Singer Magos Herrera Performs at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston on Wednesday, September 14
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Magos Herrera is performing at Scullers Jazz Club at the Doubletree Suites by Hilton Hotel on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the show are $20 and can be purchased online. Dinner and show is also available for $62. For more details call 617-562-4111. Born in Mexico City, Herrera combines a modern interpretation on jazz performance with Latin culture and Afro-Cuban influences.She has six CDs, including Distancia, which earned her a nomination for best jazz vocal.album in ...
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Magos Herrera to Perform at BAMcafe on May 21
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Vocalist Magos Herrera will perform at BAMcafe Live in Brooklyn, featuring music from Distancia, her debut CD on Sunnyside Records The Mexican-born Herrera sings in Spanish, English and Portuguese. But really, what she does on Distancia transcends language. She's blending elements from various traditions, stretching the very notion of jazz singing, pushing past the diva pleasantries into a sound that's bold, thrilling and effortlessly global." - Tom Moon, NPR radio NPR Music Review: Tom Moon Herrera creates a thoroughly ...
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Mexican Jazz Vocalist Magos Herrera at Sculler's in Boston on Thursday, April 29
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
Latin American jazz vocalist Magos Herrera and her band perform at Sculler's Jazz Club in Boston on Thursday, April 29, 2010, starting at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 Born in Mexico City, Herrera blends the styling of jazz standards with Latin American melodies to create a unique musical sound that is at once traditional and contemporary. Herrera's band includes Aaron Goldberg, piano; Ben Monder, guitar; Ricky Rodriquez, bass; and Alan Kautz, drums. For a list of upcoming jazz shows at ...
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Magos Herrera to Perform at Galapagos Art Space on April 15 and BAMcafe on May 21
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Vocalist Magos Herrera set to perform in Brooklyn, featuring music from Distancia, her debut CD on Sunnyside Records - Galapagos Art Space on April 15- BAMcafe Live on May 21The Mexican-born Herrera sings in Spanish, English and Portuguese. But really, what she does on Distancia transcends language. She's blending elements from various traditions, stretching the very notion of jazz singing, pushing past the diva pleasantries into a sound that's bold, thrilling and effortlessly global." - Tom Moon, NPR ...
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Jazz Vocalist Magos Herrera at Galapagos, Brooklin
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All About Jazz
MAGOS HERRERA CONCERT PRESENTED BY GALAPAGOS ART SPACE VISIONINTOART: FERUS FESTIVAL April 15, 2010, 10pm Cover 15 USdlls Magos Herrera, jazz vocalist and composer will present the music of her newest Grammy nominee album Distancia Sunnyside records. Line Up: Magos Herrera. Vocals Mike Moreno.Guitar Ricky Rodriguez. Bass Alex Kautz. Drums Directions to Galapagos at the corner of Water Street in DUMBO 16 Main Street ...
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Vocalist Magos Herrera to Perform at Joe's Pub on September 11 in Support of Recent Release "Distancia"
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Vocalist Magos HerreraTo Perform at Joe's Pub on September 11In Support of Recent Release Distancia The Mexican-born Herrera sings in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Butreally, what she does on Distancia transcends language. Blending elementsfrom various traditions, she's stretching the very notion of jazz singing,pushing past the diva pleasantries into a sound that's bold, thrilling andeffortlessly global" - Tom Moon, NPRVocalist Magos Herrera will perform with her group at ...
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Voices: Beat Kaestli and Magos Herrera @ Drom, Sunday Dec. 7th
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All About Jazz
BEAT KAESTLI and MAGOS HERRERA @ DROM, NYC Sunday, December 7th at 9:30pm and 11pm 85 Avenue A, New York (212)777-1157 www.dromnyc.com - Cover: $10 Featuring: MAGOS HERRERA and BEAT KAESTLI. vocals LAGE LUND. guitar BEN STIVERS. nord RICKY RODRIGUEZ. bass ALEXANDRE KAUTZ. drums Mexico’s Magos Herrera is considered one of the most beautiful voices and the most active vocalist ...
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Vocalist Beat Kaestli at Sweet Rhythm: Tues, December 18th, with Victor Prieto and Magos Herrera
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
Featuring Victor Prieto (accordion) and Magos Herrera (vocals) Tuesday, December 18th 2007, 8:00 and 9:30 PM 88 Seventh Avenue South 212-255-3626 Cover: $15 ($10 Minimum) Line up: Beat Kaestli - voice Magos Herrera - voice Victor Prieto - accordion Jamie Reynolds - piano Gary Wang - bass Fred Kennedy - drums After returning from his fourth European tour, a tour in Canada ...
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Vocalist Beat Kaestli at Sweet Rhythm: Tues, December 18th, with Victor Prieto and Magos Herrera
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
BEAT KAESTLI QUARTET at Sweet Rhythm featuring Victor Prieto (accordion) and Magos Herrera (vocals) Tuesday, December 18th 2007, 8:00 and 9:30 PM 88 Seventh Avenue South 212-255-3626 Cover: $15 ($10 Minimum) Line up: Beat Kaestli - voice Magos Herrera - voice Victor Prieto - accordion Jamie Reynolds - piano Gary Wang - bass Fred Kennedy - drums After returning from ...
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One of the great modern singers of our time. Latin Jazz Network
Herrera gets way under the skin of the song, recalling great communicators like Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. NPR
You can now declare Magos Herrera to be one of the greatest contemporary interpreters of song. Latin Jazz network
She's stretching the very notion of jazz singing, pushing past the diva pleasantries into a sound that's bold, thrilling and effortlessly global. NPR
Primary Instrument
Vocals
Location
New York City
Credentials/Background
Magos has also been a valued teacher since 2000, when she started teaching vocal technique and improvisation in music schools including Fermatta Music Academy and DIM Music School in Mexico City. Magos has been a guest professor for master classes and clinics at New England Conservatory in Boston, MA, Berklee College in Boston, Berklee Latino in Colombia, Berklee Valencia, Central College in Pella, Iowa, Miami Dade College, Kuala Lumpur Music Academy, Hong Kong University, Escuela Superior de Música in Mexico City, JazzUV in Xalapa, Mahidol University and KPN Music Academy in Bangkok, and held academic residencies in Swarnabhoomy Academy of Music and Global Music Institute in India, the Carnegie Hall Musical Exchange Program in 2012, and more recently, the Langnau Jazz Camp in Switzerland. Currently she is part of Mannes Conservatory at New School Faculty.