at SFJAZZ Center, Miner Auditorium
A singular force in Cuban music for more than half a century, piano virtuoso Chucho Valdés is reuniting with a new version of Irakere, the legendary band that changed the course of Latin music in the 1970s and 80s. The son of celebrated pianist and Havana bandleader Bebo Valdés, Chucho was already recognized as the more formidable pianist of his generation when he launched Irakare in 1973 with a phenomenal cast that included Paquito D'Rivera and Arturo Sandoval. The band's unprecedented synthesis of folkloric Afro-Cuban rhythms, sacred drums, rock, funk, and jazz opened up vast new frontiers, and helped pave the way for the pervasively popular dance music known as timba. While Irakere's albums continued to influence new generations, the band waned after Valdés left in 1997 (though his son, the stellar pianist Chuchito Valdés, performed with the group until 1999). Similar to Valdés's 2011 Grammy-winning Afro-Cuban Messengers album Chucho's Steps, the new edition of Irakare is a vivid vehicle designed to introduce audiences to a blazing new generation of Cuban talent.
Artist Personnel
Chucho Valdés piano
Rafael Águila alto saxophone
Ariel Bringuez tenor saxophone
Carlos Dimet trumpet
Manuel Machado trumpet
Reinaldo Melián trumpet
Gastón Joya bass
Rodney Barreto drums
Dreiser Durruthy batá and vocals
Yaroldy Abreu Robles percussion
Artist Website
valdeschucho.com
"Chucho Valdés... unreal... you must see him with his tribute to Irakere show... " — BBC DJ Gilles Peterson
"...celebrating their 40th anniversary under the brilliant pianist Chucho Valdes's continuing leadership, Irakere are a hurricane where the Buena Vistas were a summer breeze. " — The Guardian (UK)
"One of the world's great virtuosic pianists. " — The New York Times on Chucho Valdés
"…one of the finest jazz bands, regardless of style, in the world " — Los Angeles Times
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201 Franklin Street
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Orignal From: Chucho Valdés & Irakere
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