Congratulations to DESA Instrumental Music junior José André Montaño! Jose was a featured artist in The Kennedy Center and NPR’s annual event: A Jazz Piano Christmas.
This year, NPR and the Kennedy Center’s annual sell-out event spotlights ferociously talented Japanese musical phenom Hiromi, Mountain Stage’s Bob Thompson, and Bolivian prodigy and DESA student, José André Montaño, chosen as one of the Kennedy Center’s “Next 50” leaders.
Check out this NPR article and listen to Jose playing “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” and”Silent Night.”