Victor Solano

I graduated from City College’s jazz conservatory where I was fortunate enough to study privately with Jason Rigby, a well known and respected tenor saxophonist. I also studied with other members of the amazing faculty at City College including Steve Wilson an alto saxophonist, Mike Holober who is a jazz arranger pianist and big band leader, Ray Gallen who plays piano and my mentor Danny Dalillo, a jazz pianist who studied with Mike Longo and has had a great influence on my musicianship. While in school and after graduating I have had the pleasure of learning and collaborating with some of the best musicians in the jazz world and pop scene. After graduating, I performed with Blue Note Records signed artist Takuya Koroda. I’m also a member of the Harlem Society Jazz Orchestra lead by Steven Fowler where I had the opportunity to sit in a section with Braxton Cook and many other amazing musicians. I am also currently a student at Brownstone Jazz, a famous Brooklyn jazz venue where I have learned from musicians such as Eric Lemon, Patience Higgins, Stanley Banks and many other musicians that help set the standard of jazz in New York City. I’ve also performed with Mase and Steve Aoki. I’ve played music for Sinkane, a well-known world music artist, and had the pleasure to open for Indian artist Diljeet Dosanjh. I have also preformed outside of New York. I’ve performed in japan with a group called Chilly Source and in New Orleans with The Simplistic Big Band lead my grammy award wining artist Anthony Coleman. I currently lead a septet where we play original music composed by me and my bandmates. I hope to continue pushing my musical limits and helping others convey their music to the world.