Harvard University Jazz Master in Residence Chucho Valdés in concert with Harvard Jazz Bands
A concert featuring pianist Chucho Valdés, the 2019 Harvard University Jazz Master in Residence, with the Harvard Jazz Bands. The Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is one of the most influential figures in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Latin Grammy Award Winner. Born into a family of musicians in Quivicán, Havana province, Cuba, Dionisio Jesús "Chucho" Valdés Rodríguez, has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, rock and more, into an organic, personal style that has both a distinct style and substance. He will perform with the Harvard Jazz Bands in a concert sponsored by the Office for the Arts at Harvard and the Harvard Jazz Bands (Yosvany Terry and Mark Olson, conductors).
Tickets: $15; Students & Seniors (65+): $8; Outings & Innings with Harvard ID, WGBH Members: $10
Presented in collaboration with the Afro-Latin American Research Institute and the Office for the Arts at Harvard
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LOCATION:Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy Street STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTART:20190413T000000Z DTEND:20190413T020000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR