Chucho Valdés - The Creation With the Yoruban Orchestra Hilario Durán & John Beasley (Music Director) - co-arrangers/conductors The great Cuban pianist and composer Jesús “Chucho” Valdés presents La Creación (The Creation), his new work for big band, Afro-Cuban percussion and vocals. A suite in four movements, La Creación explores the story of creation according to the Regla de …

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John Beasley and Magnus Lindgren with SWR Big Band + Strings Co-conductors/arrangers/instrumentalists November 2021 9  Stuttgart *Album release* ~  Phönixhalle I’m Römerkastell 10 Karlsruhe ~  Tollhaus 12 Stockholm ~ Konserthuset 15 Bielefeld ~ Rudolf-Oetker-Halle Bird Lives album to release Fall 2021 by ACT Music EPK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwi6rhUosbw

John Beasley and Magnus Lindgren with SWR Big Band + Strings Co-conductors/arrangers/instrumentalists November 2021 9  Stuttgart *Album release* ~  Phönixhalle I’m Römerkastell 10 Karlsruhe~  Tollhaus 12 Stockholm ~ Konserthuset 15 Bielefeld ~ Rudolf-Oetker-Halle Bird Lives album to release October by ACT Music EPK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwi6rhUosbw

John Beasley and Magnus Lindgren with SWR Big Band + Strings Co-conductors/arrangers/instrumentalists November 2021 9    Stuttgart *Album release* ~  Phönixhalle I’m Römerkastell 10   Karlsruhe ~  Tollhaus 12   Stockholm ~ Konserthuset 15   Bielefeld ~ Rudolf-Oetker-Halle Bird Lives album to release Fall 2021 by ACT Music EPK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwi6rhUosbw

John Beasley and Magnus Lindgren with SWR Big Band + Strings Co-conductors/arrangers/instrumentalists November: 9  Stuttgart *Album release* ~  Phönixhalle I’m Römerkastell 10 Karlsruhe ~  Tollhaus 12 Stockholm ~ Konserthuset 15 Bielefeld ~ Rudolf-Oetker-Halle Bird Lives album to release October by ACT Music EPK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwi6rhUosbw

Chucho Valdés - The Creation with the Yoruban Orchestra Hilario Durán & John Beasley: Co-arrangers/conductors/MD As energetic and inspired as ever, Chucho Valdés presents The Creation, an epic work retracing the emergence of the Yoruba culture in the Caribbean. Flamboyant and vibrant, this Afro-Cuban oratorio is preceded by a solo concert with Valdés on piano. …

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Chucho Valdés 1. Piano solo 2. The Creation with the Keystone Big Band Hilario Durán & John Beasley Co-arrangers/conductors/MD As energetic and inspired as ever, Chucho Valdés presents The Creation, an epic work retracing the emergence of the Yoruba culture in the Caribbean. Flamboyant and vibrant, this Afro-Cuban oratorio is preceded by a solo concert …

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Dianne Reeves w John Beasley (piano) November: 22 Antwerp ~ Queen Elizabeth Hall 24 Basel ~ Volkshaus Basel 25 Vienna ~ Weiner Konzerthaus 26 Barcelona ~ Jazz Fest ~ Barts 28 Madrid ~ Auditorio Nacional December: 3 Detroit Orchestra Hall 4 George Mason U, Fairfax, VA

Chucho Valdés - The Creation with the Yoruban Orchestra Hilario Durán & John Beasley  Co-arrangers/Conductors/MD The great Cuban pianist and composer Jesús “Chucho” Valdés presents La Creación (The Creation), his new work for big band, Afro-Cuban percussion and vocals. A suite in four movements, La Creación explores the story of creation according to the Regla de Ocha, the …

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Dianne Reeves w John Beasley (piano) November: 22 Antwerp ~ Queen Elizabeth Hall 24 Basel ~ Volkshaus Basel 25 Vienna ~ Weiner Konzerthaus 26 Barcelona ~ Jazz Fest ~ Barts 28 Madrid ~ Auditorio Nacional December: 3 Detroit Orchestra Hall 4 George Mason U, Fairfax, VA https://diannereeves.com/shows/

Dianne Reeves w John Beasley (piano) November: 22 Antwerp ~ Queen Elizabeth Hall 24 Basel ~ Volkshaus Basel 25 Vienna ~ Weiner Konzerthaus 26 Barcelona ~ Jazz Fest ~ Barts 28 Madrid ~ Auditorio Nacional December: 3 Detroit Orchestra Hall 4 George Mason U, Fairfax, VA https://diannereeves.com/shows/