I've only just met Ivan Renta, but he immediately impressed me with his mature playing and command of so many styles of the Jazz and Latin greats. In short, he is a monster and he's sounds absolutely beautiful on the JodyJazz HR* 7* Tenor mouthpiece.
Jody Espina
Ivan Renta on the HR* 7* Tenor:
When I first tried out the new Jody Jazz HR* 7*, I noticed an
immediate change in my sound. Bigger, and with a little more edge
especially in the high register. Wow! That's exactly what I've been
looking for. After trying out all kinds of mouthpieces I finally
found the one. Thanks Jody!
Ivan Renta - NYC
Ivan Renta's Bio:
Now in his early twenties, Ivan is currently working on his solo
album as well as with the Lincoln Center's Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra.
His career has just began, and lots of sounds will be heard from "The
New Caribbean Phenom" as Legendary Pianist Eddie Palmieri refers to
Ivan.
Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ivan Renta began playing Alto sax at age
13 in his hometown of Coamo, Puerto Rico. By the age of 15 , Ivan was
already performing with local bands in the southern part of Puerto
Rico. As a teenager he studied with local saxman Jose "Cheguito"
Encarnacion who introduced him to Jazz harmony and improvisation. In
1998 at the age of 17, Ivan moved to New York to attend the
prestigious "New School Jazz and Contemporary Music Program".
While he was attending college, Ivan began performing with world
renown artists such as Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, William Cepeda,
Bobby Sanabria, amongst many others.
In February 2000 Ivan contributed to the critacally acclaimed,
multiple Grammy award winning album "Masterpiece" and also worked on
Latin Jazz Legend Tito Puente's last recording. During the past
years, Ivan Renta has kept quite busy performing with everybody in
the New York jazz scene. His collaborations with top musicians like
Conrad Herwig, Brian Lynch, David Sanchez, Paquito D' Rivera, Dave
Valentin, Ray Barretto, Arturo O'Farill, Willie Colon, Ralph
Irizarry, Ray Vega, John Benitez, Luis Bonilla, Oscar Hernandez,
Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez and Bebo Valdez just to name a few, has
taken him all over, performing at some of the world's biggest venues.