Three renowned Latin American musicians are performing in the upcoming season at the Chan Centre:
Chucho Valdés Quintet
Fri., November 2, 2012 at 8:00 pm | Chan Shun Concert Hall
Hailed as “the Dean of Latin jazz” and “one of the world’s great virtuosic pianists” by the New York Times, multi-Grammy Award-winner Chucho Valdés has a long-reaching history in developing Afro-Cuban jazz and is revered throughout the international jazz community.
Pablo Ziegler Quartet with Regina Carter in “Tango Meets Jazz”
Sat., February 16, 2013 at 8:00 pm | Chan Shun Concert Hall
Latin Grammy Award-winning pianist, composer and arranger Pablo Ziegler was tango Grand Maestro Astor Piazzolla’s collaborator and pianist for more than a decade. Since then, Ziegler has been reimagining this unique musical form, becoming the finest New Tango musician of his generation.
Lila Downs
Sun., April 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm | Chan Shun Concert Hall
World-traveling singer Lila Downs dramatically fuses traditional Mexican music with blues, jazz, soul and even klezmer music in her original compositions, which all highlight the “ferocious sweep of her voice” (Boston Globe).