Name: Chucho Valdés with Joe Lovano & Etienne Charles
Start: 2027-06-04T20:00:00-05:00
End: 2027-06-04T21:30:00-05:00
Location: 220 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60604

$Chucho Vald\u00e9s with Joe Lovano & Etienne Charles$

Chucho Valdés 85th Birthday Celebration with special guests Joe Lovano & Etienne Charles
Cuban pianist, composer, arranger and NEA Jazz Master Chucho Valdés — winner of seven Grammy and seven Latin Grammy Awards — is described by Billboard as “one of the most influential figures in modern Afro-Cuban jazz.” Across a remarkable 60-year career, he has redefined Afro-Cuban music, “seamlessly weaving aspects of folk, jazz and classical into a singular musical vision” (DownBeat). Celebrate Valdés’ 85th birthday with a captivating program featuring saxophonist and longtime collaborator Joe Lovano and Trinidad-born trumpeter Etienne Charles.
Performers
Chucho Valdés piano
Joe Lovano tenor saxophone
Etienne Charles trumpet