Chucho Valdés: Narrativas Musicales

  • Starts: Thursday, 12 PM PM  
  • Ends: Thursday, 1:30 PM PM  
  • Location: Leverett Library, 28 DeWolfe Street, Cambridge

The Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valdés is one of the most influential figures in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. 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.  Valdés is six-time Grammy Award winner and three-time Latin Grammy Award Winner. He has been named 2019 Jazz Master in Residence at Harvard University. 

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Photo of Chucho Valdés