EVA CORTÉS. BACK 2 THE SOURCE.

After her first two releases for Universal Jazz Spain “Como Agua Entre los Dedos” (Like Water Between the Fingers), and “El Mar de mi Vida” (The Sea of My Life), Eva Cortés ranks among the young and most interesting composers and performers of the jazz scene in Spanish.

“Back 2 The Source” is Eva’s personal look at the essence of what she considers to be the mainstay of her musical influence – jazz.

the American Songbook, in which the Honduras-born artist uses for the

first time English as the main language in one of her recordings.

But not only that – after having toured Spain, France, Norway, the

Netherlands, and performing several times in NYC, this album is the

fruit of “the solid base provided by a band performing with the same

set-up for several years now, with many hours, experiences, and miles

in common … with the consistency provided by that sort of complicity

which can only be achieved with the ongoing and constant work”.

“Back 2 The Source” is jazz from head to toe and, as it is often the

case in Eva’s albums, it includes outstanding collaborations with

guest artists like the guitar player and a major Brasilian figure

Romero Lubambo, or Mark Whitfield, who is probably nowadays one of the

most significant names of jazz guitar. Other guest artists include

Paco de Lucía’s bass player and a major figure in Cuban music for the

last ten years, Alain Pérez, besides one of the key names in the