Cuban native trombone player and musical director, Yordan Martinez studied music in Cuba, as well as completing his degree in jazz at Université de Montréal. He played with Klimax and Giraldo Piloto and now have is own band The Cuban Martinez Show. Since 2003, here in Montreal Martinez has shared the stage with artists as Michel Legrand, Bran Van 3000, Oliver Jones and Vic Vogel. He has also recorded with Chucho Valdés, Jose Lui Quintana "Changuito", Edwin Bonilla (Gloria Estafan's percussionist) and many more. In February 2010, Martinez starts The Cuban Martinez Show and participates in the "Festival Montreal en lumière". A year later in may 2011, he is awarded de Syli d'Or world music award, which he shares with his ten-member orchestra. Since then Yordan Martinez has been a very prolific music director, both with his quintet and ten-member orchestra, playing and composing a variety of styles, ranging from traditional Cuban music, salsa, timba, latin music and world music. He is musical director and arranger for other artists like Dominique Hudson and DANZA shows since 2011. He remains a very creative and talented member of the Montreal world-music scene! They are one of the most busy latin band in Montréal doing every sundays at Bobards in Montréal since 2011 and playing once a month at Cabaret Le Balcon in Old Montreal since 2011. They bring their cuban energy and make a real party everywhere they go. Martinez is a talented trombon player as well as a unique musical director and compser. He brings live music scene to the people of all ages and loves to collaborate and participate at all kind of festivals and celebration of world music.