Harold Lopez-Nussa (born 1983) is a Cuban pianist and composer who has played with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra and won the solo piano contest at Montreux Jazz Festival.

Harold López-Nussa

Lopez-Nussa grew up in Havana in a musical family, playing with his father and brother on drums and percussion, and his mother and uncle on piano. He studied classical piano at Amadeo Roldan Conservatory before falling in love with jazz. He has recorded several albums for Harmonia Mundi and Mack Avenue, exploring Cuban and Afro-Latin traditions. Since 2022, he has lived in France, and his ninth studio album “Timba a la Americana” on Blue Note is produced by Michael League of jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy.