Born and raised in Cuba, masterful jazz pianist/composer Harold López-Nussa and his family recently relocated from Havana to Toulouse. The musician’s Blue Note debut, Timba a la Americana, is a vibrant album teeming with joy and pathos that was inspired by his new life in France.   

Australian painter Brett Whiteley was also shaped by his time working in Paris and the many French artists he counted as company.   

In López-Nussa’s intimate show in Brett Whiteley’s studio space and gallery, he’ll perform songs from his critically acclaimed album – and touch on how travel and his life in France moulded him as an artist.    

BRETT WHITELEY STUDIO SESSIONS

The Brett Whiteley Studio Sessions are back and a whole lot bigger in 2024. Musicians Anoushka Shankar, Harold López-Nussa, Tim Freedman, Jo Davie, Judith Hill and Rizo will share songs and stories in the artist’s intimate studio space. Hear how their musical tastes, travels, and favourite people and places gloriously intersect with Whiteley’s own inspirations. You’re in for a treat.