Eva Tilly, born in Ann Arbor (USA), grown up in Münster, Germany
After finishing her studies of music at the conservatory of Würzburg (classical and Jazzpiano) in 1990 and after trips to Latin America and the Caribbean (Brazil and Puerto Rico)
to improve her knowledge about Latin music, she founded the Salsa-Orchestra „Salsamania“ in 1993.
Besides playing also with many other Latin- and Jazzbands and getting more experience with that kind of music she is teaching piano and Improvisation in a music-school since 1990.
Salsamania has been playing in many wellknown Jazzfestivals all over Germany, also at the legendary Montreux Jazzfestival (Switzerland) in 2002 , in Austria, City-Events, clubs, theatres and private Events.
In 2003 the band has been invited to play a tour in Jordania.
Since 2008 Eva is also part of the Latin band “Habana Sublime”, that has been invited, besides many other performances all over Germany, to play a concert in Luxemburg in 2010.
Since 2009 she is a member of the Jazzproject “Jörg Heß Trio” and the Jazzquartet
