Juan Prada was born in LaHabana (Cuba) in 1965.Hestudied piano, orchestral direction and composition, graduating at theInstituto Superior de Arte in La Habana. Integrated several groups such as“Cohesion” (vocal music) and “Arte Vivo”. Founded in 1989, “Vidrio y corte”. He accompanied several figures of Cuban song including Noel Nicola, Miriam Ramos and Argelia Fragoso.

In 1994 he settled in Uruguay, joined severalgroups as the “Trio Piazzolla'93” ,“Patakin”, “Confusion”, and “Madretierra” among others. He was also founder of“Latín banda”, “Salu” and “Habaname”, and has performed as guest of theSymphonic Band of Montevideo on several occasions.

Prada has performed in Cuba, Finland ,Nicaragua, Venezuela, Argentina ,Brazil, United States, Germany and Uruguay ,which was nationalized and lives today.

Heparticipated in several festivals, including several editions of the“International Festival of Contemporary Music in La Habana” “International Festival of Boleros de Oro” (Habana1993), “International Festival of Boleros” (Venezuela 1993), Benny Moré (Cuba,1994), Third International Festival “Jazz del Sur” (Uruguay 1996), International Jazz Festival "Paco Mañosa" (Uruguay, 2004), and atinternational meetings of jazz "Jazz a la Calle" (Uruguay 2007, 2008 and 2009), “Festival de Jazz de Pelotas”, Rio Grande del Sur, Brazil 2010 and 2013, “SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL 2011” ,(California-USA), “IV JAZZ FESTIVAL MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay 2011), and “JAZZ AM RHEIM 2013” in Germany amongothers.

In 2006 waspresented with his trio at the “Centro Cultural General San Martin in Buenos Aires”, with the participation as a guest of the multi award-winning, the Canadian trompetist "Brownman", and that same year “Juan Prada TRIO” was one of the finalist “V INTERNATIONAL CONTEST OFINTERPRETERS OF JAZZ” of Granada in Spain representing Uruguay.

Juan Prada won three times the National Composition Prize by the National Union of Writersand Artists of Cuba, the Annual Award Music of Uruguay in 2012, and the grantto the composition "Justino Zavala Muniz" 2012 in Uruguay

He hasparticipated as an extensive discography cesionist and also has executed and composed music for films, dance, audiovisual and Academy music and currently combines teaching with his interpreter, composer and orchestrator career.

Justreleased independently his second discografic work "PLEGARIAS"