Name: Alejandro Castaño & Friends at The Collective
Start: 2025-11-18T19:00:00-07:00
Location: The Collective Community Arts Center

$Alejandro Casta\u00f1o & Friends at The Collective$

The Cultural Caravan returns to The Collective for an intimate performance by percussionist Alejandro Castaño!
This event will weave music together with The Collective's art exhibit, Stories We Share From Around the World. For more information about The Collective, visit LafayetteCo.gov.
Tickets available now! Pay what you wish, starting at just $0 for adults, children/students FREE.
About the artist:
Alejandro Castaño is a jazz and Afro-Cuban drummer and percussionist in Denver, Colorado. He is a first-generation Cuban and Colombian-American and draws inspiration from his culture into his music. Alejandro is an active performer and educator in the United States and abroad.
Highlights of his performance and recording credits include Chuchito Valdés, Ron Miles, Benny Benack III, Gerardo Aguillón, Raul Murciano, Jonathan Powell, Steve Turre, Greg Gisbert, Annie Booth, and many others.
Throughout his career, he has conducted numerous master classes at universities such as Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Truman State University, University of Jamestown, and University of Wyoming. Additionally, he has been a guest artist and educator at the National University of Costa Rica since 2012.
Currently, he is a lecturer at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and an instructor at Front Range Community College and Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, teaching drumset, percussion, jazz history and music theory. Alejandro can frequently be seen performing at Denver’s local jazz venues, festivals, and beyond.