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Lodge Nursery School is designed to the highest levels of safety and security.
Introduction

Message from the General Manager

Our name and our logo symbolize our belief that every child is a TLNS…precious and unique, ready to shine and achieve his or her hopes and dreams.

We value and cherish our children in The Lodge Nursery School just as they are at home by providing individual care and attention. We re-enforce that each child:

Has special talents;
Has limitless potential;
Is unique - there is no other child exactly the same in the entire world.

We value parents’ trust in allowing us to provide the education and care that will enable their children to grow, learn and be ready for a bright future.

We cater to the needs of families by providing an extended day and year with our summer, winter and spring camps. The Lodge Nursery School is located in the heart of Egypt , Giza , AlHarm Street, Al Marioutia Road ,Sara Towers and is open 06 days per week, 48 weeks per year.

The Lodge Nursery School is designed to the highest levels of safety and security.
Routines, comfortable sleep and rest areas and a healthy approach to food and nutrition ensure that children are provided with the key elements needed for healthy growth and development.

Children look forward to coming every day to experience fun, exciting and inspirational early childhood learning.

Parents can relax knowing that their children are in the best possible setting for their learning, development and all round happiness.

Al-Shimaa Nassar 
General Manager

The Lodge Nursery School
Our mission is to provide all children, regardless of their specific needs, optimum opportunity to maximize their potential capabilities in all areas of development. They will be given a head-start, beginning as early as birth, by professional, caring instructors who will ensure that all domains are covered simultaneously and gradually, and to apply all these methods by attaining international standards in the fields of Early Childhood Development, through continuous professional advancement of all members of staff. 

We realize that attention to the health, nutrition, education, and psychosocial development of children during their early years is essential for the future well-being of nations and the global community, and that children have needs, rights, and intrinsic worth that must be recognized, nurtured and supported if they are to develop optimally.

GOALS;

Why Choose The Lodge Nursery School

The following domains of development are addressed: vocabulary, visual-motor integration, auditory competence, language and speech development, English and Arabic proficiency, fine and gross motor skills, and social skills.
Preschool children and toddlers will show gains in all developmental areas, including literacy, cognitive, social, and emotional development. All members of program staff are knowledgeable about high quality. Early childhood programs and are effective in explaining, organizing and implementing them.

A system is established whereby each child’s
parents are routinely advised of their child’s progress.
The classrooms are stocked with developmentally appropriate materials, supplies and equipment.
Blocks of time are scheduled in such a way that the children can become absorbed in their learning experiences without being interrupted.

The schedule provides a balance of:
teacher-directed and meaningful child
initiated activities,
active and quiet activities,
independent and guided activities,
large-group, small-group, and individual activities.
Provisions are made for children with
diverse abilities to participate
in the program.
The Facilities are fully air-conditioned. There are recording surveillance cameras in every corner, including the garden, to monitor and safe-guard the well-being of every child. All rooms are well ventilated and well lighted.

Our Facilities include:
Quran Room
Islamic Room 
Indoor Play and Activity Area
Lending Library
Reading Area
Spacious Art Room with Changeable wall
Montessori Room
Music and Dance Room
Movie Room for Educational films
Dining and Party Room
Doctor’s Clinic
Events & Trips
Every now and then, we like to break the routine by having a trip or a party. We celebrate every occasion, and when there's none, we make one up, like for example a hat party!!

Archives are our Memories
We are reluctant to remove our old photos from the website, as they bring back fond memories of The Lodge Nursery School who are now attending school. It is for them and their families that we created this page, hoping they will look back and remember the happy times we spent together at The Lodge Nursery School.
Islamic education and Christianity
Educational Programs Include
Part Montessori teaching.
Jolly Phonics reading and spelling system.
Reading, Math, and General Knowledge programs.
Character Education.
Thinking and Problem Solving Skills.
Basic Hygiene.
Nature Studies and
Science Investigations: National Geographic Kids.
Gardening.
Baby Einstein and other educational DVDs; opportunities for discovery and interaction.
Classical music exposure throughout the day.
Sight introduction to the paintings of classical artists.
Wrap-up Time at the end of the day, to reinforce the day’s work.
Activities include Arts and Crafts projects, Sand and Water play, Physical Education, Singing, Dancing, Dramatic Play, Cooking, in-door Time, and much more edutainment.
Parents' Hand-Book

Admission
The Lodge Nursery School extends enrollment to babies and children between the ages of 06 months and 04 years. After the initial application form is filled there is an interview with the family. Upon acceptance the child is invited to “visit” the class for as long as he/she wishes, as a warm-up before the full day to come. The Lodge Nursery School accommodates school age children during holidays, where they are given activities appropriate for their age. Children with diverse abilities will be considered for admission, when the Director determines that our preschool can meet the needs of the child without affecting care for the rest of the children.

Nutrition
We serve healthy, fresh foods, in the form of breakfast, lunch and snack daily. Moreover, a Nutritionist has been consulted and has provided simple balanced menus with additions of particular herbs, nut-powder and spices that are of immense nutritional value to a growing child.
We do not serve foods from the same category together. 

We plan the menu ahead so that we do not repeat the foods too often. 
We provide foods of various colors’ to make them more appealing, and to ensure the presence of different vitamins. 
We think about the texture of foods, chewy or smooth, to add interest to the meal.
We serve meals that smell good, as aromas are important in stimulating appetite.
We place the food on the plates so that items do not touch, and arrange it in a pleasing manner. 
We allow children to decide how much they will eat by serving moderate amounts, to be followed by second helpings if they want. 
We serve familiar foods with new foods, and introduce new foods one at a time to gain acceptance. 
We serve attractive, good tasting, interesting but simple foods that appeal to children. Bite-sized pieces, interesting shapes, small muffins and funny sounding names are just a few examples. 
Above all, we serve the foods children need to grow and develop.

Afternoon Kids Club
Using the space and facilities of the nursery, this afternoon club will be a welcome and safe reprieve for parents of young children who work late, or whose children are restless at home.
The Lodge Nursery School kid’s club provides variable edutainment programs; arts and crafts, music and singing, dancing (aerobics, ballet, folklore) gymnastics, reading, math, drama, etiquette (social skills)
These programs are tailored to suit the age and inclination of the children who attend, and follow the same structured sensory and motor learning stimulation detailed in the nursery program.
The club accommodates nursery and school children from ages three up to ten years. it functions three times a week, or five times a week. We also offer a similar enrichment program held in the mornings during school holidays.
Bus Service
A bus service is available upon request. Full safety measures are met with ample supervision. Our drivers are reliable and the buses are air-conditioned.
Our buses cover the districts of Pyramids’ Area . 

Visiting Physician
Twice a month, our Doctor comes to visit. You will receive a note pertaining to your child's healthy condition, or a prescription when necessary.

Health Care Activities
We also care to include in our themes health care tips and habits. For example there would be a whole week about dental care, another week about how to fight germs, and so on. These entail cross-curricular activities for most of the day.

Lending Library
The facilities include a lending library that contains books not only for our preschoolers, but for their older brothers and sisters as well. There are books to suit all ages, including family books that would be of interest to parents. All family and friends are welcome to subscribe.
OUR VISION AND VALUES
We believe that children can make a positive impact on Planet Earth through their actions and attitude. We aim to instill
values that will continue to be with them throughout their lives. 
We have developed a unique holistic and engaging approach called The Green Engagement Programmer, which focuses
on generating in children a respect and awareness for themselves, others and the world around them.

WONDER
To instill a sense of wonder about the
world, from children's backgrounds
and communities to their surroundings.
To open children's eyes so that they
can see and value the beauty of the
world we live in.

CURIOSITY
To encourage children to explore their
surroundings using all of their senses
and ask questions which will help them
appreciate and respect life in all forms.
KNOWLEDGE
To provide children with informative, 
appropriate and personalized knowledge
which will build a foundation that will allow
intellect to blossom at an individual pace.
RESPECT
To promote positive and respectful
attitudes towards all living things.
LOVE
To be inspired by motherly instincts
and the love of nature. To develop
children's innate ability to love
and be loved.
FUN
To create a lively, stimulating and fun
environment where children enjoy every
aspect of their nursery experience.
To create shared memories that
will last a lifetime.
Services 
The services that are provided ensure that your child is happy, active, safe, clean, learning and moving forward at all times.
Constant Professional Development is a requirement, but our dynamic, enthusiastic teachers look forward eagerly to all training sessions, workshops and practicum’s, even though they eat up a lot of their free time. Their happy, cheerful dispositions turn the hard work into fun. And that is exactly how they convey knowledge to our The Lodge Nursery School through fun and only fun.
The Lodge Nursery School team aims for constant improvement and excellence, and their creative juices are always at work.

Bilingual Programmer

The programmer is offered in both Arabic and English to support children’s integration and appreciation of local culture while preparing them for full participation in global society.

The Lodge Nursery School – Pyramids’ – Giza – Egypt

Payment Policy

With regards to the payment of fees, here are some important points for your consideration:

Fee to be paid by Term.
Term 1: September – Decem
Term 2: January – March
Term 3: April – June

1. All payments should be made before the 10th of the first month of term; otherwise a 20% penalty fee will be levied automatically.

2. If a child leaves during the month, full fees will be charged. Fees and Registration are not refundable under any circumstances.

3. In the event of absence through illness or holidays, there is no reduction in the termly fee, irrespective of the number of days absent.

4. Children who are leaving for the Summer months (July, August or both) will be charged a Retainer Fee. The fee is calculated according to 15% of the monthly fee.

There are no exceptions to these school policies under any circumstances.
Nursery 6 months - 4 years
Number of days per week: 6 days / week

Registration Fees

(First year only): 000 EGP/Soon 
Tuition Fees by Term:

1st: 000 EGP/Soon
2nd: 000 EGP/Soon
2rd: 000 EGP/Soon

OUR HOURS ARE :
DAILY 07.30 AM - 03.30 PM
FRIDAY : HOLIDAY- OFF 

DAILY TIMETABLE

7.30am -8.00am
Children arrive, and after registering with a member of staff on duty, sit at designated tables to do puzzles, construction etc. Parents/carers settle children in.
8.00 am-9.25am
Blue table children go to benches for chat time/lesson session. 
Yellow table children go to small hall every day except Wednesday. Both Yellow and Blues join together in the main hall on Wednesdays for their chat/lesson session.
9.45am
Children involved in activity relating to previous session.
10.15am
Playtime followed by toileting and hand washing. This is followed by snack time. Children offered a variety of fruit and pour own milk/water.
After break, table top toys and other play equipment are put out and play continues. Weather permitting children will spend time in the garden.
11.40am
Tidy up time. Children encouraged to sort toys and place in correct boxes. Dolls will be dressed. Children will not move furniture or mats or enter the cupboard.
After tidy up time, Music session - songs, musical instruments, music and movement etc.
12.10pm-13:10
Story time.
13.10pm- 14.00 pm 
Home time - children are called to the door one by one as their parents/careers arrive. The children are marked off the register as they depart.

Location and Address :-

• Contact Us: Egypt , Giza , AlHarm Street, Al Marioutia Road ,Sara Towers 
• E-Mail Address : thelodgenurseryschool@gmail.com
• Web Site: Soon
• Phone : Soon
• Fax : Soon
• Emergency Phone : Soon
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Apo (Velizar Angelov) &amp; Nevena (Nevena Koleva) are an embodiment of style and contrasting mixture of sounds. They have an incredible style-experimenting fever that takes to the variety of their songs. The young artists bravely challenge the boundaries of genres.
In 2005 they start building together the basis of one future creative success.

The music and arrange are made by Apo. It is possible for the listener to feel in his creations the puff of melancholy which takes them to a new experience. Other of his tracks are known by their charge which can blast and leave the audience breathless at the end. It is the measured mixture of bright and pale colors that makes the works of Apo beautiful and interesting.

Nevena takes care of the text and the vocals. They are marked by strong emotionality, universal ideas and thoughts which often give a reason to the listeners to go beyond the borders of the trivial subjects, and penetrate into the depths of pure human feelings. Her first attempts as a writer are settled into the near past, but her words combined with her performance as a singer, can touch many.

These two artists can brag about performing in a large number of clubs, both in the capital and the country. They have shared one stage with musical giants like Foreign Beggars, Spor, Pendulum and more. Hundreds have been shaken up by Apo&amp;Nevena, and the ambition of the music couple is to touch the hearts of thousands.

Apo&amp;Nevena are still at the start of their musical path, but they are not afraid of crossing the line for sure. Their ambitions, lined with skills and hard work, lead them ahead to the dreamed future.

Erman Erim was born in 1981 in Neumarkt, next to Nuremberg. Although he was fascinated by metropolis like Berlin and more particularly Istanbul (where a part of his family is still living), because of their musical and cultural diversity, he likes the Bavarian city as a refuge for his inspiration. He enjoys a very good reputation with his residency in the surrounding Zoom Club in Nuremberg. He has also played in respected clubs like Berghain, Rohstofflager, Rocker 33, Airport Würzburg or the Weekend Club, where his Live-Acts full of energy contributed to build him a good notoriety. 
Erman Erim released 3 EPs on Terminal M so far and addition remix on Martin Woerner’s label “Inclusion”. With his releases “4 Takt Ep” and “Harmonic Habitat” and the new Club-hit “Wir sind doch anders”, Terminal M introduced his sound to a bigger audience and presented him beside Monika Kruse in the Terminal M Showcases in Berlin, Switzerland, or ADE in Holland. Furthermore, Terminal M released in 2009 his interpretation of the track “Don’t Come so Close” from Monika Kruse’s album “Changes of Perception”, together with a remix of 2000AndOne on the EP „Changes of Perception – 2nd Remix Edition”. 
Erman’s style is marked by his accentuated melody and the charm of his live-performances. The pieces are recorded steadily live during his mostly nightly studio-sessions and are later only lightly retreated. Erman Erim: “It has to work in one shot. And then it must just “click”, you make the right melody and you know you just have to add a bassline and diverse other elements. Then you again finalize somethings and in the morning your piece is finished.” The talent to record melodies and to arrange the tracks live comes from his early enthusiasm and ability to play piano. In children photos he appears as a 3 years old “virtuoso” organ player. Even in his playing, instruments, particularly the ones with buttons, became a passion for him. Erman enjoys playing classic or jazzy tracks on the keyboard and piano and has a passion for film music. Thus he has already composed music pieces for film scenes, or he produces for himself the percussion samples for his tracks. Thereby he always trusts his sense of hearing – he never was interested in music notes and scores. 
Erman Erim’s remarkable openness and interests for music reflect also in his wide music tastes in many music styles: classic, pop, jazz, rock but also American and German hip-hop. 
Beside his interests for the music, Erman goes to the Spanish city of Sevilla where he spends several months for work, and while there he collected new beliefs and inspiring influences. 
For the future, Erman Erim wants to focus and concentrate only and totally on the music… Go for it!

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2. While the potatoes are cooking, melt butter and warm cream.
3. When the potatoes are done, drain the water and place the steaming hot potatoes into a large bowl. Pour the heated cream and melted butter over the potatoes. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher. Then use a strong wooden spoon to beat further. Add milk and beat until the mashed potatoes are smooth.
4. Add salt and pepper to taste.

"A lucid dream. A light in the shadow. SolEye Aka Kalifer invites you for a smooth psychedelic journey. Surf different waves and go deep into the ocean.

Let it go. More and more. Take off in the sky. Dive through the clouds and hear the melodies of the nature. Land in another place, melt your soul with your body. Dissolve your ego and let your spirit listen the beats of its heart.

Peace ☘️ "

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Alexandre is known to fill with smiling faces the festivals's Chillfloor like 
Ozora , Freedom , Psy-fi , Hadra , Isis Garden , Alckemya , Terra Gathering, Harmonic , South Nature , Udumbara,  Karma Kusala , Stone Moon etc ...
His bond with the public is hypnotic , intense and favorising interconnections .
Deeply inspire by nature, love, sharing and well-being, 
he evolves inside rythms and atmospheres of Chill-Out and Downtempo culture.
Part of the duo OKALM , He is also producing under the name of GAÏA LEX 

to create some specific ambiance 
he is performing under the following Dj pseudonyms  :
Kalifer (Chillgressive)
SolEye (Ambient/Chill)
Deepnoz ( World/Ethnic/House )
∩∪ (Ambient Techno / Mental Techno)
LCEP (UpTempo)

Multidimensional Alexandre mix some warm and transporting selections  putting a lot of care to transition in between tracks . 
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The project SolEye is about feeling one with nature .
These selections are mixed with love and softness to drive you in the deeper layers of yourself .
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Kalifer invite you to transcend yourself by dancing on downtempo , 
Midtempo , Chillgressive and Psytechno Rythms .
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The DeepNoz's set are a fine selection of Downtempo World House with folkloric and Organic elements , this project will transport you on a flying carpet around our beautiful planet .
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L.C.E.P. Is mostly a lot of fun with psychelic uptempo musics , from psyprog to forest passing by twillight etc to keep groovin . 
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Also , he is  stage manager and programmer 
for Hadra Trance Festival since his integration in 
2016 into Hadra Altervision Records .

2018 is marked by the release of his first compilation 
"Deep Resonance" released by Hadra Altervision Records .
https://hadrarecords.bandcamp.com/album/v-a-deep-resonance

2020 is marked by his integration to the label Mindspring Music 

Booking @ altervision.booking@hadra.net 

Ψ mix 2 fr3e the mind & to raise awareness  
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Since 2002 and his first contact with french techno and electro cultures, 
Alexandre became one with this underground part of culture and took part to these movement. 
Member of Grenoble’s underground culture, he began to arrange in 2003, under the name Kalifer.
In 2009 are published two albums by Aka records then Alexandre , 
thirsty for listening to other music than his own 
start to concacrate fully is time to Djing .
In 2012, he integrated as the collective “Les Rythmes Actuels” with this uptempo project with psyprog, psytrance or progressive techno.
In 2016, Alexandre aka Kalifer with his second project "Soleye" 
integrate the chill area in Hadra Records.

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Dude , don't forget to pump up the volume ;) 
and to support the artist by buying his music ,
playlist are always avalaible , if not , do not be shy to ask  !

My purpose is to offer you the best musical expérience .
Each track is selected in the way to offer you a safe auditory travel 
thrue a patient selection of the best artists of our epoch .

I wish you a confortable listening .

Ps : For a better expérience mixes are availaible to download in wav . <3

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The whole story begins around 2005 when I heard about a schoolmate that was producing tracks. Wanting to try my hand at it, I decided to get myself some demo software and experiment with some basic hip-hop beats. As I developed a knowledge on how to arrange and sequence my samples, I started getting into other software and various synthesiser and samples to broaden the spectrum.

Going under the alias of D-Livid and hoping to found what would eventually be called "The Asylum!", I eventually got into FL Studio and started producing my own take on Hip-Hop which I called Elektro-Hop because of the distinct use of Synths rather than just using samples. Besides that I started to experiment with Kwaito-House as well as Progressive Trance, the latter being the real base for what Gigitsu Music is today.

Fast forward a few years to the little "accident" I had which in turn ended up in me losing the originals to about 50 or so tracks, I got fed up and decided to call it quits having lost so much work and so much free time with it. But it didn't end there. With a growing passion for Trance and Chill-out/Ambient and being jobless at the time, I decided to produce just one more track as a self prescribed stress release therapy. The result would be known as "Surrealism", which marked the beginning of a new Era. The original is still available on YouTube and various other share sites under the D-Livid pseudonym although it has been remastered under the Gigitsu moniker.

After falling in love with my new work, 2009 marked the beginning of the Gigitsu Music project and myself going under the Gigi d'Autriche alias. From there on my main focus was to forget about mainstream and "profit" and instead focus on creating what I wanted to hear just for the sake of creating and sharing it. With influences coming from all across the board, I started out my new work. The likes of Thomas Newman, Oceanlab, Chicane, Tiesto, Frank Borell, Vangelis, Moby, Brian Eno and various other artists in various genres, I developed a real passion for musical scores and rich string ensembles.

Fun fact: At the time I created the project, I had chosen the name Gigitsu as a combination of my own nickname and the martial art, Jiu Jitsu. Only about a year ago did I actually realize that Jiu Jitsu was derived from Jujutsu which, roughly translated from Japanese into English, means "Gentle Art".

Hi and thanks for stopping by on my Soundcload. This page is used as a showreel for music i am working on, and as idea bank for my self and those who made ​​themselves guilty of charge as friends and fellow musicians. Feel free to enjoy the music, but be aware that much of the material is sketches waiting for the final touch from you. The raw sketches will be in a playlist marked with ´Raw material`. Some of the playlists are finished material that´s been recorded and released by some artist. Other songs have been composed for a special assignment, like the music that was used for the Grillstad and Tine advertising campaign. Iḿ also very proud that i was invited by Andreas W. Paulsen (aka Big-Ice) to compose with him one song that was intended for the 1. episode Ibiza, on the first season of the MTV 2011 Dexpedition made a huge success by Dex Carrington and  

If you have any questions about any of the music here on Soundcloud (songs, beats or instrumental tracks) you are always welcome to send me a mail with any questions you might have? Mail to: oddandreas@me.com, you can also find me on Twitter: @Mroddandreas  

Remember this is my musical work bench. When you listen to the tracks, have in mind that If the vocal is missing on one of them, it might be your vocal performance the track is begging for to fill the need of a perfect vocal deliverance as top line? You may also contribute with lyrics and sharing some of the the songwriter credits? I have a lot of beats from my MPC and iPad just waiting for the unknown funky mother of all bass players asking for permission to deliver some bass magic on my slammer? You might prefer to work on your carrier as a performer, and you want to arrange the songs in your own way and record the song on your next commercial Album release? The choices and options are many?  

If you are a drummer that want to experience with rhythms to find new ways of com-by your live drums with programmed loops and beats? As long as you have a honest wish to create something healthy that comes from the bottom of your creative soul and the genuine need to play and create with words, rhythms & music, you are always welcome to my house. 

 If i share some of my work and craft in a collaboration and spend a valuable amount of time with a fellow musician or songwriter, the only thing i expect is that you deliver the best that you have in you, and nothing less? If your not in to it, you are not only waisting my time but also your own time. I will not agree to share my name on some half-hearted production done by a arrogant player that abuse fellow musicians craft and love for music.  

Aruán Ortiz, “the latest Cuban wunderkind to arrive in the United States” (BET Jazz), hit the ground running when he came on the American jazz scene in 2003.

A former classically trained violist and pianist, this Santiago de Cuba native’s sound is as marked by the influence of the contemporary classical composers such as Schoenberg, Ravel, and Copland as by traditional Afro Cuban sounds and jazz greats Bud Powell, Art Tatum, and Thelonious Monk.

Aruán’s jazz career took off in Europe after being recipient of various awards including Best Jazz Interpretation, Festival de Jazz in Vic, Spain (2000) and Semifinalist, Jas Hennessy Piano Solo Competition, Montreux, Switzerland (2001). He soon became a first‐call pianist in Barcelona and Paris. Since arriving in the US, he has played steadily with Wallace Roney, Antoine Roney, Terri Lyne Carrington, Greg Osby, and Cindy Blackman. He has also played or recorded with Esperanza Spalding, Gary Thomas, Wayne Krantz, Rasheed Ali, Stefon Harris, Horacio “El Negro” Hernández, Giovanni Hidalgo, George Garzone, Jane Bunnett, and Jerry Bergonzi among other great jazz artists.

Aruán considers himself “a curious person who loves music”, and portrays his music as an architectural structure of sounds, incorporating contemporary classical music, Afro‐Cuban rhythms and improvisation as primary material in his compositions. This is evident in his recordings Impresión Tropical, Universal 1996; Aruán Ortiz Trio Vol. 1, Ayva/Pimienta/ Universal, 2004; and Alameda, Fresh Sound New Talent, 2009, which received 4 stars in Jazzwise magazine (U.K.) which named it one of the top ten jazz CDs of the year.

Aruán’s ability to subtly incorporate world music elements into avant‐garde jazz makes his sense of creativity unique and recognizable in different styles. This musical vision led him to be featured on dozens of albums such as the Flamenco influenced recording ‘Evocación’ by Raynald Colom (Ad Lib Arts/Harmonia Mundi 2009), Esperanza Spalding’s “Junjo,” (Ayva Música, 2005), Arturo Stable’s “Notes on Canvas” (Origen Records, 2005), Wallace Roney’s “If Only for One Night” (High Note, 2010), The Afro-Horn Project by Francisco Mora Catlett (AACE, 2012), Steve Turre’s “Woody’s Delight” (High Note, 2012), among many others.

He was invited by flutist Mark Weinstein to produce, arrange and perform on the CD “El Cumbanchero” (Jazzheads 2010), inspired by the traditional music of Cuba for string quintet, flute, piano and percussion. This album was nominated as one of the best albums of 2011 by numerous music publications, and Aruán won Latin Jazz Corner’s “Arranger of the Year 2011” for his contribution on this album.

The music of his upcoming CD Santiarican Blues Suite (Sunnyside Records, 2012), was commissioned by the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre for the 25th anniversary of the company 2010. The choreography Pagan or Not by Jose Mateo based in the music of this Suite, was selected one of the best ballet performances in New England in 2011. 

Aruán Ortiz is a critically acclaimed and recognized performer, composer, producer and educator, not only on the New York City scene, but around the globe as well.


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