| Date & Hour: , Friday 2nd May, 9pm |
| Line Up: Dafnis Prieto (drums); Avishai Cohen (trumpet); Roman Filiu (alto & soprano sax); Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax); Manual Valera (piano), Charles Flores (bass). |
His arrival in the U.S. has been compared to that of an asteroid hitting New York.
Indeed, in the relatively short period of time Dafnis Prieto's revolutionary drumming techniques have had an astronomical impact on both the Latin and jazz music scene,locally and internationally.
As a youngster Prieto studied at the school of Fine Arts in Santa Clara, Cuba. Later, he studied at the National School of Music in Havana, where he received a thorough classical education, and ever broadening knowledge of Afro-Cuban music, jazz and world music.
His new sextet are touring a new album 'Taking the Soul for a Walk', the result of a recent commission awarded to Prieto by the prestious Chamber Music of America Foundation. It underlines Prieto's emerging role as an important and visionary composer.
His new compositions are infused by his penchant for beautiful counterpoint melodies over a multitude of polyrhythyms. The compositions performed by the sextet are highly distinctive, and full of contrast and energy.
"Dafnis Prieto is easily the most impressive drummer to come on the jazz scene in the past decade. Possessing awesome virtuosity and astonishing versitility, Prieto has made important contributions to the music of a broad range of leaders..... his compositions are elaborate composites melding Afro-Cuban rhythyms andmodern jazz harmonies into music that is ecstatic and intelligent" - All About Jazz
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