Silvano Monasterios Venezuelan Septet: Jazz Ensemble in New York

About Silvano Monasterios Venezuelan Septet

Silvano Monasterios Venezuelan Septet is a New York–based jazz group led by pianist, composer, and orchestrator Silvano Monasterios, heard in the city at Smalls Jazz Club. The band draws on Latin jazz and modern jazz language, shaped by Monasterios’s experience writing for larger ensembles, including his Venezuelan Nonet. His charts lean on harmony and counterpoint, with careful shifts in instrumental color across the septet. The performances favor structure and detail over showmanship.