Saxophonist, from Cuba to Miami Luiso

Pop saxophone with Cuban roots: a nightclub melody at stadium volume.

Luiso playing alto saxophone on stage under a warm light.
Luiso playing saxophone next to Pitbull in concert, with the drummer behind them.

In Pitbull's band since 2024Full tours of the United States and around the world: arenas and stadiums across several continents, festivals from Europe to the Middle East, and the big nights at Hyde Park.

The story

Luiso sitting on the stage steps in a red cap and sunglasses, holding his alto saxophone and smiling at the camera.
Soundcheck, before doors open.

He started at five, in Cuba, learning from his father. Today he lives in Miami and plays in Pitbull's band. Between those two moments there is one straight line, and it is the sound.

Luis Diomedis Guerra Pérez, known as Luiso, is a saxophonist, composer, and educator. His playing comes out of a deliberately wide training: classical, jazz, pop, funk, ballad, and Latin jazz, all living in the same instrument.

He comes from a family of artists: his father a Cuban saxophonist and educator, his mother a dancer.

His first teacher was his father.

At ten he entered the Escuela Vocacional de Arte in Matanzas and left at fifteen with a Gold Diploma in saxophone. Then came the Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana, where he met and accompanied Wynton Marsalis, competed in international jazz contests, and was part of the academy's JazzBand, a stage that proved decisive for his career.

In January 2013 he auditioned for the University of the Arts (ISA) and won one of the five places awarded nationwide. Those years were magic. His first work as a lead saxophonist arrived with Waldo Mendoza, Habana Abierta, and Leoni Torres, one of the most important artists he has worked with: together they toured Cuba, recorded albums and music videos that won awards on the island, and toured internationally through Europe and Latin America. Along the way he accompanied Pablo Milanés, Gente de Zona, Pancho Céspedes, Willy Chirino, and Jacob Forever, among many other Cuban artists.

In 2021 he moved to Miami, and the city brought the Billboard Latin Music Awards: Elvis Crespo in 2022, Olga Tañón in 2023, along with recordings with Paulina Rubio and Maffio.

In early 2024 he got the call to join the band of Armando Christian Pérez, Pitbull. It began with a full United States tour, and he has been touring the world ever since, playing arenas and stadiums across several continents, sharing the stage with T-Pain, Jon Bon Jovi, Lil Jon, Mariah Carey, and Wiz Khalifa. With that band he has played BST Hyde Park in London, Lollapalooza Berlin, Stagecoach, Tinderbox, Werchter Boutique, Bésame Mucho, and MDLBEAST Soundstorm in Riyadh, and productions such as the Latin GRAMMYs and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026. Hyde Park, with the park full and a Guinness World Record involved, is still the biggest night.

His Yamaha YAS-62 has been with him for more than a decade, in the same case, from one island to another continent; by now it is less an instrument than a voice. To the tradition of the saxophone he adds the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI), which opens another palette and another way of moving on stage. The technique is classical; the result is contemporary. He is a Yamaha, D'Addario, and Akai Professional artist.

And he still teaches, which is the other half of the craft, the half he learned at home.

Trained at the Escuela Vocacional de Arte in Matanzas, the Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana, and the University of the Arts (ISA).

A member of the Yamaha, D'Addario, and Akai Professional artist families.

He has played and recorded with

Pitbull

  • Mariah Carey
  • Jon Bon Jovi
  • Wynton Marsalis
  • Wiz Khalifa
  • T-Pain
  • Lil Jon
  • Paulina Rubio
  • Olga Tañón
  • Elvis Crespo
  • Pablo Milanés
  • Leoni Torres
  • Gente de Zona
  • Willy Chirino
  • Pancho Céspedes
  • Jacob Forever
  • Waldo Mendoza
  • Habana Abierta
  • Maffio
  • and many more
Luiso jumping on stage with his saxophone raised, among jets of smoke and lights, alongside the band.

On stage

Festivals, arenas, red carpets, and soundchecks at four in the afternoon. Swipe, and tap a photo to see it larger.

Contact and booking

Live shows, studio sessions, collaborations, lessons, and private events, in Miami and worldwide. Write to me directly, I answer myself.

saxoluis22@gmail.com

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