Nick Orta

Nicky Orta was born on April 29, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1988, the Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval made his way to Miami and formed a group for a world tour that included Nicky on electric bass. This group appears on Sandoval's debut recording on the GRP label entitled Flight to Freedom. Nicky's versatility with musical styles has enabled him to perform with many artists in a variety of genres. In the jazz idiom, he has performed/recorded with artists such as Randy Brecker, Othello Molineaux, Toots Thielemans, Mike Stern, Chick Corea, Paquito D'Rivera, Ernie Watts, , James Moody, Carlos Averhoff, Nestor Torres, Sammy Figueroa, Dave Valentin, and many others. In the Latin/pop genre, Nicky has performed and recorded with a long list of artists that includes Cristian Castro, Alexander Pires, Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Fernandez, Engelbert Humperdinck, Wayne Newton, Candido, and Israel "Cachao" Lopez. In 2005, Nicky received a Grammy nomination for his work on the album "