
WHO WE ARE
The Horns Project/Horns to Havana is a New York City-based
nonprofit organization dedicated to instrument donation, repair and
training and education and cultural exchanges between Cuba and the U.S. In
the improvisational and exploratory spirit of jazz, we strive to fulfill dreams
of aspiring young musicians and work to strengthen the ties between
countries using shared musical traditions.

LEADERSHIP
FOUNDING MEMBERS
Susan Sillins
Catherine Murphy
Diane Raines Ward
Eric D. Wright
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Juan José Fábregas
Judith Epstein Gage
Victor Goines
Catherine Murphy
Susan Sillins
Yosvany Terry
Eric D. Wright
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Wynton Marsalis
Chucho Valdés
Rochy Ameneiro
Steven Bingler
Beth Boone
Roland Chassagne
Alisa Froman
Carlos Henriquez
Rene López
Laurel Marx
Rebeca Mauleón
Jim Nadel
Daryl Keith Roach
Ned Sublette
Rick Swig
Linda Usdin
EDUCATION COUNCIL
Victor Goines
Yosvany Terry
Chad Eby
Ashley Shabankareh
INSTRUMENT ARTISANS COUNCIL
David Gage, Chairperson
Andy Frobig
Judith Epstein Gage
Thomas Metzler
Timothy Moran
Roger Sadowsky
STAFF
Susan Sillins, Executive Director
Jana La Sorte, Director of External Relations
Pepe Fabregas, Production Director
Lilian Lombera, Producer Cultural Exchanges
Alison Hall Kibbe, Special Projects
Sarah Escarraz, Staff Photographer

PARTNERS
PARTNERS / SUPPORTERS
Center For Cuban Studies/Cuban Art Space
Chevalets Despiau
Connolly Music Company
D’Addario & Co., Inc
Explore.org, a project of the Annenberg Foundation
Gia Maione Prima Foundation
Glasser Bows
Havana Film Festival New York
Howard Core Company
Jazz at Lincoln Center
Kraus Music Supplies
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
Louis Armstrong Jazz Camp
Magnan Metz
Music For Lifelong Achievement
PlazaCUBA
Preservation Hall Foundation
RS Berkeley Musical Instruments
Sher Music Company
Stanford Jazz Workshop
Trombone Shorty Foundation
CREATIVE TEAM
Carolyn Casey, CKC Design
Laurel Marx Design
Tamako Okamura
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sarah Escarraz
Ayano Hisa
Joe Lambert
Victoria Leonard
Laurel Marx
Petra Richter
Rick Swig
Frank Stewart