The Chucho Valdes Quintet

Presented by: Sunset Presents
Co-Presented by The Monterey Jazz Festival
Winner of five Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards, Chucho Valdes has been hailed as 'the dean of Latin jazz' and 'one of the world's great virtuosic pianists.' The pianist, composer, arranger, band leader and music professor began his musical life at home under the direction of his father, the great Bebo Valdes.
Over the course of his remarkable career, Valdes has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center and the… Show more Hollywood Bowl, sharing the stage with such musical luminaries as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Branford and Wynton Marsalis, Carlos Santana, Dizzy Gillespie, and Tito Puente to name but a few, all while paving a new path for Cuban music. Experience the joy, complexity and sizzling heat of Cuba with Valdes and his stellar band.
Valdes demonstrates a dizzying exuberance at the piano, like he can barely contain his enthusiasm. - All About Jazz
PUBLIC Tickets Do Not Go On Sale Until Thursday, August 2 At 9:30 Am. Subsciber renewal priority deadline is June 29.

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