Chucho Valdés

Feb 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM · Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA

Feb 20

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Chucho Valdés

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Cuban pianist and composer Chucho Valdés, born in Quivicán, is a pivotal figure in Afro-Cuban jazz, blending Afro-Cuban, jazz, and classical styles. He's won seven GRAMMYs, five Latin GRAMMYs, and a Latin Academy Lifetime Achievement Award. His acclaimed album "Jazz Batá 2" earned a Latin GRAMMY and was on Billboard's 50 Best Latin Albums of the Decade. Valdés collaborates with his wife, Lorena Salcedo, to share Latin jazz globally.