Nesto’s Jazz is led by bassist, percussionist and bandleader, David Ernesto (Nesto) Vanegas, Nesto’s Jazz modernizes the traditions of North and South American dance styles. In this fusion of world rhythms and American jazz, listeners can experience a dense influence of hard bop, bebop, samba, baião, bossa nova, and Caribbean grooves. This group has blended an original sound that expands upon the legacies of Tito Puente, Charles Mingus, Cal Tjader and Chick Corea.

Musicians include Vanegas on bass, Matthew Biggers on piano, and fellow percussionists, Paul Terry on drum kit, and Justin Steger on vibraphone.