EDDIE VENEGAS is a New York-based, Venezuelan violinist, trombonist, singer, and composer. He performs regularly on Broadway and with a variety of Latin, jazz, classical, and popular music ensembles.

EDUCATION: Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Eddie first began violin as a child. He moved to New York City to study with Daniel Phillips of the Orion String Quartet at The Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters in Performance of Classical Violin. He is a self-taught trombonist.

BROADWAY: Eddie can currently be seen as a member of the Tony Award-winning band in Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club on trombone and vocals. Previously, he held a regular chair as a violinist in the band of Broadway’s Ain’t Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations (2019-2022) and has performed as a sub in Broadway shows including Miss Saigon (2017), Carousel (2018), My Fair Lady (2018), and Hells Kitchen (2024), among others.

SWEET PLANTAIN STRING QUARTET: Eddie is a founding member of Sweet Plantain Quartet, whose Latin American repertoire features his original compositions and arrangements, as well as music by Astor Piazzolla, Mongo Santamaría, and Paquito D’Rivera. Sweet Plantain has performed on tours of Russia, Sweden, the Mediterranean, and throughout the United States.

LATIN MUSIC: Eddie toured for many years with Grammy Award-winning salsa singer Marc Anthony, doubling on trombone and violin. He is a founding member of Los Hacheros and proud member of the legendary charanga ban, Orquesta Broadway. His extensive background in Latin music has included performances with Pedrito Martinez at Central Park's Summer Stage, with reggaeton star Don Omar at Madison Square Garden, and national tours with Sonia de Los Santos, performing Latin American family music for young audiences.

JAZZ: Eddie has played with The Hudson Jazz Ensemble, The Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, Jon Faddis, Joe Zawinul, Victor Jones, and at NYC's famed Birdland, Blue Note, and Dizzy’s Club.

CLASSICAL: Eddie has performed through the years with The Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra, The Queens Philharmonic, The Sphinx Symphony, Saint Martins of Tours Symphony Orchestra, and with Carpentier String Quartet.

TEACHER: Eddie formerly directed a strings music program for St. Ignatius middle school in The Bronx and most recently held a teaching residency at New Jersey City University.

FILM: In his free time, Eddie has pursued film projects with his wife and collaborator, Karin Venegas. Their documentary Unafraid: Voices from the Crime Victims Treatment Center, featuring Eddie's original music, screened in numerous film festivals throughout the U.S. and is now distributed by Women Make Movies.