Chucho Valdés and Irakere

May 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM · Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens, NY Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens, NY

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Chucho Valdés

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Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés, born in Quivicán, is a pivotal figure in Afro-Cuban jazz. Winner of 7 GRAMMYs® and 5 Latin GRAMMYs®, inducted into Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. Known for his blend of jazz, classical, and rock.

Irakere

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Irakere, co-founded by Chucho Valdés and Armando de Sequeira Romeu, revolutionized Afro-Cuban jazz by blending traditional rhythms with jazz, rock, and funk. The band featured stars like Arturo Sandoval and Paquito D'Rivera. Their 1979 album, "Irakere," won a Grammy, influencing the Cuban jazz scene. Known for hits like "Rucu Rucu A Santa Clara," they embraced timba, salsa, and more. Valdés led until 1997, and Irakere's legacy endures with global reissues of their groundbreaking work.

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Genre: Latin, R&B, Blues, Jazz

Witness the Chucho Valdés concert in Queens at Kupferberg Center for the Arts on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8:00 PM, with Irakere. Grab tickets before they’re gone!

Winner of seven Grammy and six Latin Grammy Awards, the Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. Chucho Valdés: Irakere 50 is a celebration of Irakere, the Cuban band that, with its bold fusion of Afro-Cuban ritual music, popular Cuban music styles, jazz and rock, marked a before and after in Latin jazz.

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Kupferberg Center for the Arts

153-49 Reeves Avenue

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