Chucho, Irakere, Omara Portuondo, Yosvany Terry, Harold López-Nussa, Jesús Díaz y su QBA, and many others will gather to celebrate the career of Chucho Valdés on Thursday, Jan. 31 at SFJAZZ.

Here's a great interview with Richard Scheinen about Chucho and his new book with Rebeca Mauleón-Santana, Decoding Afro-Cuban Jazz.

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SFJAZZ is pullng out all the stops for their 2019 Gala which will honor Chucho Valdés with a lifetime achievement award.  The main event, which takes place on January 31, 2019, is a concert with some of the best names in jazz and Afro-Caribbean music including Chucho, Irakere 45, Chucho's children (daughter Leyanis Valdés and son Jesse Valdés), legendary vocalist Omara Portuondo, saxophonist and chékere master Yosvany Terry, Harold López-Nussa, vibraphone master Stefon Harris, famed vocalist Dianne Reeves, SFJAZZ Collective, and other special guests. Click here for photos and more info.

An after party follows the main event with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band from New Orleans and Jesús Díaz y su QBA great Bay Area timba band performing.

 [Tom Ehrlich]

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Luis Perdomo

Ingrid Jensen

Tia Fuller

Wadada Leo Smith

Diane Reeves

Bria Skonberg

Cécile McLoren Salvant

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Marco Bermúdez, Jeremy Bosch, Carlos Cascante

John Santos

Harold López-Nussa

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