YasserPino

Born in Havana in 1976, Yasser Pino now resides in Copenhagen, Denmark. He graduated as a concertist and classical guitar teacher from the Conservatory "Amadeo Roldán" in Havana in 1995, and later as a contrabass player and teacher from the Rhythmic Conservatory of Copenhagen in 2006.

In Cuba, Pino worked as a bass player with bands such as Aries, Natura, Gerardo Alfonso, Raúl Torres, Polito Ibáñez, Chucho Valdés Jr, Roberto Fonseca & "Temperamento", Denis y su Swing, and Rojitas y su Orquesta.

Today he is a sought-after collaborator, playing and recording extensively with renowned musicians including Morten Grønvad, Simon Spang-Hanssen, Jonas Johansen, Steen Rasmussen, Jakob Dinesen, Calixto Oviedo, Eliel Lazo, Alexander Abreu, Ernesto Manuitt, Selene Muñoz, Carlos Perez, Afrocuban All Stars, Cubanismo, Harold López-Nussa Trio, Abel Marcel, Dafnis Prieto, Rolando Luna, and Jorge Luis Pacheco, among others. He also teaches contrabass, electric bass, guitar and ensemble.

With the release of "Natura" — the debut album from his Latin Jazz project The Latin Syndicate — Yasser has cemented his mark as one of the most versatile and solid musicians of his generation.