Chucho Valdés with the Afro-Cuban Messengers
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Chucho Valdés with the Afro-Cuban Messengers
Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Gartner Auditorium
"Few headliners bring such colossal technique, expressive exuberance and ancient artistic tradition to a single performance."-Chicago Tribune
Hailed as "the dean of Latin jazz" and "one of the world's great virtuosic pianists" by the New York Times, multi-Grammy Award-winner Chucho Valdés has recorded over eighty CDs during his illustrious career, performing with countless jazz masters, including Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, and Chick Corea.
$45, $40; Museum members $44, $39
The Afro-Cuban Messengers
- Lázaro Rivero Alarcón, bass
- Juan Carlos Rojas Castro, drums
- Yaroldy Abreu Robles, percussion
- Dreiser Durruthy Bambolé, batá drum and vocals
- Carlos Manuel Miyares Hernandez, tenor saxophone
- Reinaldo Melián Álvarez, trumpet
Season or Series:
VIVA! & Gala 2011-12
These programs made possible in part by the Ernest L. and Louise M. Gartner Fund, the P. J. McMyler Musical Endowment Fund, and the Anton and Rose Zverina Music Fund.
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