This is not your grandfather’s Latin jazz. An acclaimed composer and visionary bandleader, Cuban drum maestro Dafnis Prieto is in the vanguard of a brilliant movement of Latin American musicians reshaping the New York jazz scene. The 2011 recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship, he’s a conservatory-trained virtuoso who combines vast knowledge of Afro-Cuban folkloric rhythms with jazz’s post-bop forms. Prieto’s sextet brims with similarly dazzling talents, and he’s celebrating the release of the band’s eagerly awaited second album Triangles and Circles featuring a superlative cast including saxophonists Peter Apfelbaum and Felipe Lamoglia, trumpeter Mike Rodriguez, pianist Manuel Valera, and bassist Johannes Weidenmueller.
Meet Juan de Marcos
After the Afro-Cuban All Stars concert, meet the legendary Juan de Marcos in an informal and engaging Q&A conducted by Chelis Lopez of KPOO-FM Radio, followed by a reception.
A central figure in Cuban music for three decades, Juan de Marcos has set himself a lifetime mission: to show the wealth, diversity and vitality of Cuban music to the world. His work with super groups and incredible artists such as the Afro-Cuban All Stars, the Buena Vista Social Club, Rubén González, Ibrahim Ferrer, Sierra Maestra and others has had extraordinary success in introducing the whole range of Cuban music around the globe.
*Note: This reception and Q&A session is NOT at Yerba Buena Gardens. It is 1 block away at the California Historical Society.
Both programs admission-free. RSVP to reception appreciated: rsvp@ybgfestival.org
“Meet Juan de Marcos” is co-presented by
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