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For Fernando Huergo, musical diversity doesn't come as a surprise. For all he remembers growing up in a musical household in Córdoba, Argentina, surrounded by music that his father, a professional singer, pianist and guitarist would encourage him to check out. "I was singing Chega de Saudade when I was about two years old, with my parents and uncles passing around instruments and singing," says Fernando when asked what sparked his love for music. He would hear tango, classical music and Argentinean folklore, discovering jazz and Brazilian music by sifting through his dad's extensive record collection. At age eighteen his emerging talent had earned him a teaching position at a local conservatory, and a few years later he moved to the U.S. to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he also currently is on the faculty. "Here's where the music gets mixed," he comments on the importance of coming to America. "People are very open, still resp