Gary Núñez graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and then Magna Cum Laude from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico; nonetheless, Gary credits “la calle” (public performance) and its fellow musicians for his true musical knowledge. Gary, a self-taught bass player, learned other instruments, including drums, guitar, and vibraphone, before finding his “true voice” through the four-string double bass. Considered to be a proficient musician, an innovator and a consistent lover and “worker” of Puerto Rican music, Gary Nuñez is always expanding the reach of this music while in search of his own voice and identity in the music world.