Milena Casado

Called “a revelation” by The New York Times, Spanish composer, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player Milena Casado is quickly gaining notice for her unique and deeply personal approach to music. Both as a composer and instrumentalist,
Casado masterfully blends the familiar and the unknown — rooted in tradition, yet reaching for something fundamentally new.

Having already caught the attention of many renowned artists, Casado has performed with such greats as Terri Lyne Carrington, Aaron Parks, Kris Davis, Vijay Iyer, Jazzmeia Horn, and Jorge Rossy, among others. She has been featured at many of the world’s top venues and festivals, including Carnegie Hall,
the Village Vanguard, the Kennedy Center, the Blue Note NYC, North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, and Monterey Jazz Festival .

An increasingly notable bandleader in her own right, Casado now leads her own working quintet, with recent performances at North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival, NYC Winter JazzFest, and other major venues.