Oskar Cartaya

Oskar Cartaya, during the course of a full career playing bass, composing, arranging and acting as musical director for an amazing array of artists, Oskar has soaked up the influences of his homes in Puerto Rico, New York and Los Angeles to create his very unique style. A long prolific career working with the likes of Spyro Grya, Herb Albert, Jennifer Lopez, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Tito Puente, Robbie Robertson, Willie Colon, Dave Valentin and more has given a solid reputation in the music industry. Some of Oskars credits include the production of Passion Dance by Herb Alpert (Almo Records) and Plenarriquea for Jennifer Lopez, a live concert on DVD (Sony Music). Touring with a plethora of artists including Steve Winwood, Spyro Gyra and the late Tito Puente. Add in to the mix a stint in the house band for TVs ShowTime at The Apollo, the ESPYs, Latin Grammy Awards, Guys Choice Awards, composing and arranging for projects such as Jodie Fosters movie Contact, producing the soundtrack for the movie Wedding Bell Blues and playing on Grammy-Winning albums for Arturo Sandoval, Willie Colon, and Spyro Gyra.