On March 17th, 2023, Aruán Ortiz will release his 6th album as leader Serranías: Sketchbook for piano trio with the Swiss label Intakt Records. The album, that features bassist Brad Jones (Ornette Coleman, Elvis Costello, Elvin Jones, Muhal Richard Abrams, Vernon Reid, John Zorn, Don Byron, Marc Ribot, The Jazz Passengers) and master drummer John Betsch (Max Roach, Abdullah Ibrahim, Steve Lacy, Henry Threadgill, Mal Waldron, Marilyn Crispell), is a celebration of his 20th years first piano trio release and his 50th birthday, summarizing the musical influences that have shaped Aruán's artistic vision and deepened his personal approach as a performer and composer since he left his hometown, Santiago de Cuba, in 1996.