Desde la bahía.(noticias musicales de San Francisco)(TT: From the bay.)(TA: news from the San Francisco music scene)

From: Latin Beat Magazine | Date: May 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

CHUCHO!: Last Wednesday night, Cuban pianist Jesús "Chucho" Valdés greeted the packed auditorium at Zellerbach Hall (U.C. Berkeley) with a modest smile.

With a quartet of young, baby-faced musicians from the island nation, he wasted no time in showcasing the virtuosity that garnered him a Grammy Award this year in the Latin Jazz category for his Blue Note album Live at the Village Vanguard.

Digging into a repertoire of standards -American and Cuban- Valdés began by vamping solo on piano with percussionist Yaroldy Abreu singing verses to the santería deity of Yemayá. ...

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