Enclave was founded in 2003 by saxophonist/ percussionist Hilary Noble and pianist Rebecca Cline with a view to reinterpreting the Latin/jazz fusion for the 21st century. The group paints with a broad palette of Afro-Latin and jazz colors and its music has variously been described as fiery, refreshing, and forward-looking.

Enclave released its first, eponymous title on Zoho in 2005 to critical acclaim and strong support from New England-based fans. The recipient of a 2007 New Works Commission from Chamber Music America, Enclave premiered the new suite, Clay, Iron, Water, in the fall of 2008 in Boston and New York. Enclave Diaspora, the quartet’s second release, offers fresh material whose engaging melodies belie the adventurous harmonies and rhythms that bubble underneath.

The creative partnership of Noble and Cline shows itself in the finishing of each other’s musical sentences as they jointly conceive, compose, and arrange the music. Their musical grammar derives from a variety of sources: Hilary has studied saxophone with Yusef Lateef in the U.S., and percussion with Maximino Duquesne in Cuba. Rebecca has studied piano with Joanne Brackeen in the U. S., and with Chucho Valdés in Cuba. Hilary and Rebecca have performed with some of the torchbearers of the music, including Giovanni Hidalgo, Bobby Sanabria and John Santos.

Bassist Fernando Huergo and drummer Steve Langone anchor the sound of the group, which has been evolving with unchanging personnel for three years. Fernando and Steve have played jointly with the Jinga Trio, Jinga Quintet, Nando Michelin, and have also performed separately with the likes of Luciana Souza, Danilo Perez, Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Samuels, Dave Kikoski, Paulo Braga, and many others.

Hilary Noble

He has performed all over the U.S., as well as in the Netherlands, Austria, France, and Switzerland. Artists he has played and recorded with include Bobby Sanabria’s Ascención, Charles Neville, Bo Diddley, Eric Krasno, Entrain, Max Creek, Bob Moses, Robin Kenyatta, Clifford Thornton, and Alvin Queen.

Rebecca Cline

Her piano playing and/or compositions can be heard on Enclave (Zoho Music), Somos Obbini Tumbao (Tumbadora), It Never Entered My Mind (Jon Hazilla) and Live at the Nuyorican Café, vol. I: Gracias Polo (TahoeRican). Rebecca is an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music, where she teaches Ensembles and Piano.

Fernando Huergo

Fernando graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1992. He has also studied with Charlie Banacos, Jerry Bergonzi, Cecil McBee, John Lockwood, and George Rusell, among others. Currently an Associate Professor, he has been teaching in the Bass Department at Berklee since 1996. He has also been teaching at Tufts University since 2001.

Steve Langone