Chucho Valdés @ Detroit Jazz Festival – La Creación w Yoruban band

2022 Artist in Residence Detroit Jazz Festival CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to …

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Chucho Valdés @ Hollywood Bowl – La Creación: Yoruban + MONK’estra bands

Hollywood Bowl 2301 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN W/ MONK’ESTRA, MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, …

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Chucho Valdés @ Paramount Theatre – La Creación: Yoruban + MONK’estra bands

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his new …

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Chucho Valdés @ Monterey Jazz Festival – La Creación: Yoruban + MONK’estra bands

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his new …

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Chucho Valdés @ Rose Theatre/Lincoln Ctr- La Creación w Yoruban band

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his …

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Chucho Valdés @ Berklee, Boston – La Creación w Yoruban band

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his …

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Chucho Valdés @ Kennedy Ctr Washington DC – La Creación w Yoruban band

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his new …

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Chucho Valdés @ Chicago Symphony – La Creación w Yoruban band & MONK’estra

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his new …

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MONK’estra in Hamburg w Jazzkombinat Big Band

John Beasley conducts the Jazzkombinat Hamburg playing the music of MONK'estra Jazzkombinat represents the vibrant generation of young jazz musicians in Hamburg. The 21-strong ensemble has set itself the task of networking these musicians in a national collective. It regularly invites guests from all over Europe to Hamburg, who develop and perform their music together …

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Chucho Valdés – US & Euro Tour – La Creación w Yoruban band & CA gigs w MONK’estra

CHUCHO VALDÉS LA CREACIÓN - MUSIC DIRECTORS HILARIO DURÁN & JOHN BEASLEY La Creación is an extraordinary career-spanning masterwork rendered with the vibrant sonic palette he forged in the epochal Cuban jazz fusion band Irakere. In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his new …

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Kennedy Center Honors – George Clooney, U2, Amy Grant, Gladys Knight, Tania Leon,

Kennedy Center 2700 F St., NW, Washington, United States

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has selected the 45th Honorees for lifetime artistic achievements: acclaimed actor and filmmaker George Clooney; contemporary Christian and pop singer-songwriter Amy Grant; legendary singer of soul, Gospel, R&B, and pop Gladys Knight; Cuban-born American composer, conductor, and educator Tania León; and iconic Irish rock band U2, comprised of band members Bono, The …

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MONK’estra 4tet – Koerner Hall -Royal Conservatory, Toronto

Tribute to Monk & Mingus John Beasley's MONK'estra opens the show with his quartet featuring: Reuben Rogers (bass), Terreon Gully (drums), Devin Daniels (sax) and John Beasley (keyboards) BBC Music Magazine enthuses “John Beasley’s bold refashionings of Thelonious Monk once again hit the jackpot. Beasley’s not just breathing new life into Monk’s repertoire – he’s …

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Dianne Reeves Spring European Tour

Dianne Reeves Band: Romero Lubambo (g), John Beasley (p), Terreon Gulley (d), Reuben Rogers (b)  *Dates subject to change: March 18  Budapest, Hungary - MUPA Budapest 20  Vienna, Austria - Vienna Konzerthaus 21 Innere Stadt, Kärnten, AUT - Konzerthaus Klagenfurt The Frühlingserwachen 24  Essen, Germany - Philharmonie Essen 26  Katowice, Poland - NOSPR Katowice 27  …

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“Bird Lives” Knoxville Orchestra -ft Charles McPherson -John Beasley conductor & arranger

To mark Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker’s centennial in 2020, award-winning co-conductors and co-arrangers John Beasley (pianist) and Magnus Lindgren (saxophonist) came together to reimagine some of Parker’s music for big band with a string orchestra in an album called “Bird Lives.” The project earned Beasley a GRAMMY award at this year’s ceremony, and this KJO performance …

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2023 International Jazz Day -LiveStream 4pm ET – www.JazzDay.com

Herbie Hancock will take viewers on an international tour of sights and sounds showcasing jazz in all its diversity in 13 countries. Music Director, John Beasley Performers, include Blue Note Beijing Jazz Orchestra (China) Cyrille Aimée (France) Sergio Mendes (Brazil) Thandi Ntuli (South Africa) Philippe Powell (France) Antonio Sánchez (Mexico) Somi (Rwanda/Uganda/USA) Oran Etkin (Israel) Thana …

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