Chucho Valdes & Irakere

Musical Group

Jazz

Jesús "Chucho" Valdés (born 1941) is a Cuban pianist, composer and bandleader, founder and leader of the band Irakere; son of pianist Bebo Valdés.

Founder of Irakere; son of Ramón "Bebo" Valdés; multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy award winner; prominent figure in Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz.

A first-time convert describes a father–son evening at Bergamo Jazz Festival where Chucho (Chuco) Valdés's quintet delivered explosive, rhythmically contagious Latin jazz. The reviewer praises the pianist's virtuosity and the solid rhythm section. After intermission, Gianluca Petrella Cosmic Band offered a more psychedelic, wind-driven set with an overly quiet guitar.

For:Jazz listeners, Latin jazz fans, concert-goers, people interested in Cuban music

I admit it: I thought I would be bored, but this was one of the most beautiful - and increasingly rare - father-son evenings I've ever experienced.
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