Claudia Acuña, one of the most creative and emotionally compelling vocalists to emerge in the past decade, makes her Marsalis Music debut on En Este Momento. The Chilean native places her personal stamp on Spanish-language classics by Victor Jara, Ruben Rada and others, while displaying her own growth as a songwriter with the originals Tulum and That s What They Say. With the support of her longstanding band, featuring pianist and musical director Jason Lindner and guitarist Juancho Herrera, plus a guest appearance by producer Branford Marsalis, Acuña has created a powerful recital that reveals how jazz has been globalized by a new generation of international artists who blend the music s heritage and their own cultural resources in a manner that is both musically challenging and overflowing with feeling.