Ginita is an Ecuadorian-Honduran-American composer and trombonist based in Brooklyn, NY. Her specializations are in Latin-Jazz, Salsa, Swing, Cumbia, and chamber music, but Ginita plays and writes in various styles and shapes of ensemble depending where the music calls. She spends time in NYC/Brooklyn and on the West coast teaching at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music as a Visiting Professor.

She has performed with some of the world’s most prolific band leaders and can be found playing with The Sinfonietta, The Roy Hargrove Big Band, Lulada Club, Etienne Charles’ Creole Soul, The Rufus Reid Big Band, The Dee Dee Bridgewater Big Band, Ulysses Owens Jr’s New Century Big Band, Helen Sung’s Big Band, Ted Nash’s Big Band, and made her Broadway debut in Huey Lewis’ “The Heart of Rock and Roll.”

Ginita’s discography is expansive, credited her as both soloist and arranger/composer as a side-person.

Ginita is also the engine of “La Orquesta Esa” and was awarded the Performance Plus Grant through Chamber Music America to record the project with the 10-piece format. At the pen of Ginita, this band ranges in different sizes and shapes dependant on the event, but their core book is comprised of original music by Ginita, as well as her arrangements by influences like Tito Puente, Willie Colon, Titi Amadeo, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, La Sonora Ponceña, and La Lupe.

She also has a Salsa Songbook, which powers the all-women Salsa band, Lulada Club and has also contributed music to Jazz at Lincoln Center, Adriana Vergara, Las Mariquitas, The Roy Hargrove Big Band, The Michael Dease Big Band, and The Gregg Hill Big Band. She’s currently working on a new program to feature a special artist and her music in Detroit.

Her signature sound being joyful and dramatic, LOE draws inspiration from dancers and has a mission to make their audience move. Since its inception, Ginita continues to incorporate new material into every one of her shows and has been known to incorporate into her songbook by popular request via her Instagram stories.

Making their debut on The Dizzy’s Club stage, Ginita y La Orquesta Esa has continued to frequent Lincoln Center stages. Her new album “LIVE at The Jazz Gallery” will be released in 2026.

Ginita is a Yamaha Artist and plays exclusively on Yamaha instruments.