Colombian pianist, composer and educator, Santiago Bertel, plays and creates music that merges together the jazz language and the western classical tradition, with Latin American rhythms. From studying in the Conservatory of music at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, to graduating from Berklee College of Music, thanks to a grant from the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation, he has performed at major venues around the world such as Palau de Les Arts Reina Sofía, Berklee Performance Center, Field Concert Hall, Luis Ángel Arango Concert Hall, León de Grief Auditorium, among many others. His goal is to explore Latin American music roots and it's fusion with other music styles around the globe, while recreating color and stories throughout his compositions, dynamic sound paintings to nurture both mind and spirit.