The Blue Island Project is a Boston-based band, born at Berklee College of Music in 2019 and directed by Cuban Pianist, Composer, Arranger, and Bandleader Anibal Cruz. Their music showcases a combination of Afrocuban and Brazilian rhythms, Gospel, and Jazz. With Anibal Cruz - piano from Cuba, Gerson Lazo - bass from Chile, Takahumi Nikaido and Kan Yanabe - percussion, from Japan, this project exposes an audience to various cultural backgrounds, embracing their diversity through music.