Born in Miami, FL, Haitian-American Claudens Louis is a saxophonist, educator, composer, producer and active performing artist. Louis’ love for education has led him to conducting clinics and masterclasses at several universities and music programs around the world as a teaching artist. Louis’ passion for the arts, education and his community is what has earned him his current position as the Site Director at Miami Music Project , a non-profit providing free instruments and music lessons to underserved communities in Miami, FL. He is successfully serving students in the very community he grew up in. As a performing artist, Louis’ experience includes performing in different countries as an American Music Ambassador for the U.S. Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs and performances with stellar legendary artists such as 5-time Grammy Award winner Shaun Martin of Snarky Puppy, the Snarky Puppy horn-section, Jason Derulo, Wyclef Jean, Steffon Harris, Warren Wolf, Drew Tucker, Black Violin, PostModern Jukebox’s Sarah Reich and Prince’s MonoNeon, to name a few. He has been touring the globe with a number of these legendary artists, but also as a bandleader with his own original project, The CieL Experience. He continues to impress audiences around the world with his high-energy performances, distinct style of improvisation, and original compositions.

Louis released his debut album of original works entitled “Progression” in October of 2018. Shortly after, he was featured on his second album “The New Standard” as a member of the modern jazz fusion collective, Drew Tucker and The New Standard. His latest single, “Shadows” , released on October 23rd, 2020 with his collective, The CieL Experience, has been taking the world by storm! Claudens Louis and his unique style will continue to provoke much conversation in all music circles as he elevates his stature as a versatile jazz-world music artist .