JuYaMa

The trio of Julián Olivares, Yago Salorio, and Marc Halbheer blends Latin music with jazz and flamenco.

Julián Olivares is a seasoned musician with diverse artistic experience. He is well-versed in both traditional and contemporary music styles. His passion lies in exploring and fusing genres such as jazz, bossa nova, Cuban son, and flamenco. His goal is to convey the passion and strength of Spanish and Latin music while interacting with global sounds. He has recorded and performed live with renowned artists, including Malú, Juan Carlos Calderón, Arijit Singh, Diana Navarro, Pastora Soler, Canteca de Macao, María Carrasco, Pepe Habichuela, and Los Chocolatinos.

Yago Salorio is a highly skilled bassist with an impressive career. His interest in merging Spain’s rich musical heritage with other traditions has led him to record and tour with Flamenco Jazz artists like Andrés Olaégui, Francisco Molina, Paco del Pozo, and Caco Senante, as well as Juan Carlos Calderón and various Latin music groups. In 2005, he joined the band of Spanish singer Malú. Since 2006, he has performed weekly with Los Chocolatinos, a group dedicated to music with Latin American roots.

Marc Halbheer was born in Zurich, where his passion for music became evident early on. As a teenager, he discovered his love for percussion and has since honed his skills to become a master of these instruments. In the late 1980s, Halbheer spent three years in Los Angeles, studying under Ralph Humphrey and Ed Man, both members of Frank Zappa’s legendary band. He had the opportunity to work with jazz, Latin, and pop bands, performing in numerous clubs across Southern California. During this time, he met Yiotis Kiourtsoglou (GR) and Lior Yekutieli (IL), who became lifelong musical collaborators and co-founders of the band Exit Trio.