7pm: Avant Scène with the conservatory jazz combo under the foirail dome
The father of Cuban jazz, Chucho Valdés, has won six Grammys and three Latin Grammys. He cut his teeth in the cabaret run by his father, Bebo Valdés. Nicknamed the "Cuban Mozart", Chucho Valdés quickly established himself as an exceptional musician. Remarkably eclectic, he followed in his father?s footsteps to develop Afro-Cuban jazz, which he took to the top from the late 60s onwards. Characterized by the use of...