Bosquejo en Riesgo

Bosquejo en Riesgo is a musical project formed by Costa Rican musicians Maria Amalia Quesada (voice) and José Arturo Soto (piano), who are based in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Through experimentation and improvisation in various genres, ranging from Latin American folklore to jazz, the group’s music carries all the musician’s multicultural experience. Bosquejo en Riesgo is also an expansion of the artist’s musical boundaries and an approach to different audiences through original compositions and arrangements from the Latin American imagination.

María Amalia Quesada

Maria Amalia currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She started studying music in Costa Rica at a very young age. She has been part of the classical and pop music scenes in Costa Rica, performing with various ensembles in some of the country’s most prominent theaters, including the Melico Salazar.

Maria Amalia has performed with the Costa Rican singer/songwriter Humberto Vargas, winner of the Viña del Mar in 2006. In Boston, she has performed with a number of salsa and jazz groups and is currently studying with the renowned singers Sofía Rei and Roxana Amed. In Bosquejo en Riesgo, Maria Amalia works as a singer and a composer.

José Arturo Soto

Pianist, arranger and composer José Soto lives in Boston Massachusetts. Jose studied music at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Studies from the New England Conservatory. He has studied with many renowned Costa Rican and international musicians and teachers, including Danilo Pérez, Luis Bonilla, Bob Moses, Jerry Leake, Ken Schaphorst, Frank Carlberg, Luis Marín, Marco Pignataro, Luis Monge, Gerardo Meza, and Alexander Sklioutovski.

He has been an important part of the Costa Rican music scene, performing with prominent national artists and bands such as Cantoamerica, Malpais, Editus, Son de Tiquezia, Humberto Vargas, Bernardo Quesada, and others.

José has performed in various national and international music festivals, including El Festival Internacional de las Artes (FIA) and the Festival Internacional de Flauta in Costa Rica; El Festival Ollin Khan and the Xalapa Jazz Festival in Mexico; the Panama Jazz Festival; and the Honduras Jazz Festival.

As an educator, he helped to found the Danilo Perez Foundation’s Children’s Program, where he taught for two years. He has also worked in many important institutions in Costa Rica, including the Universidad Nacional.

Jose is currently working with the singer, Maria Amalia Quesada Chavarria, in their new project, Bosquejo en Riesgo.