Juan Andrés Ospina was born in Bogota, Colombia. He began his formal musical education at the Universidad Javeriana (Bogota, Colombia) in 1998. Subsequently he moved to Barcelona to continue his studies. He attended the Escola D'Angel Soler and the Taller de Musics, where he focused both on classical and jazz music (respectively). During his years in Barcelona he continuously performed at the most well known jazz clubs in Barcelona, and participated in seminars with musicians such as Chick Corea