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Island Grooves Fest: Calixto Oviedo and the Cuban Jazz Train
Presenting Sponsor TD Bank
Thomson Plaza 23-24 Table/GA
January 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Synopsis
Back by popular demand! The inescapable Calixto Oviedo and the Cuban Jazz Train return to reshape the connection between Afro-Cuban music and jazz at Live on the Plaza. Originating from a common African polyrhythmic foundation, the group playfully combines traditional Spanish elements and distinct blues inflections for a sound that is truly their own. Oviedo, a Latin Grammy nominee for La Rumba del Siglo (2000), has collaborated with renowned global artists such as Paquito D'Rivera, Arturo Sandoval, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Chucho Valdés.