Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcalba will perform as a duo at Smphony Center in Chicago on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 8:00pm.   Although each has a long and storied musical career, this tour is said to be their first time performing as a duo.   More information and tickets are available at the Symphony Center website. 


Omar Sosa will be on tour in the United States in  several cities in March including a key stop at the Old Town School of Folk Music  in Chicago on March 15.   This tour is in support of his new release with Seckou Keita, Transparent Water, scheduled for release this month.   We'll say more about that recording closer to the date.  For the Old Town School of Folk Music performane, tickets and more information are available here.  The rest of the tour schedule is available here.  
Here is some video of Omar and Sekou performing together:

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Cuarteto de Saxofones de Santiago

ENGLISH:  Bill Tilford attended the Havana portion of Jazz Plaza 2018 (there were concurrent events in Santiago, but one cannot be in two places at once), and in the most comprehensive coverage of the Havana events outside of Cuba, you can find his commentaries, multiple photo galleries and copies of the schedules and the excellent dailies published by Jazz Plaza HERE. 
ESPAÑOL: Bill Tilford asistió a la porción habanera de Jazz Plaza 2018 (hubo eventos simultáneos en Santiago, pero no se puede estar en dos lugares a la vez), y en la cobertura más exhaustiva de los eventos de La Habana fuera de Cuba, puede encontrar sus comentarios, múltiples galerías de fotos y copias de los horarios y los excelentes diarios publicados por Jazz Plaza AQUÍ.

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ENGLISH: Jane Bunnett & Maqueque gave an excellent performance at The Jazz Kitchen in Indianapolis, Indiana on March 5.  You can view a photo gallery and commentary here. 
ESPAÑOL:  Jane Bunnett & Maqueque dió un excelente concierto en The Jazz Kitchen en Indianapolis, Indiana el 5 de marzo.  Puede ver una galería de fotos y comentarios aquí. 

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ENGLISH:   Cubadisco 2018 will take place in June in Havana, Cuba.  The Cuban Institute of Music (ICM)  has announced the bases for the inscription of recordings in the competition.  That announcement is available here...
In the months to come, our Cubadisco 2018 section will carry the most comprehensive coverage available in English (and apart from Cuban sources generally)  
ESPAÑOL:  Cubadisco 2018 tendrá lugar en La Habana, Cuba en  junio.   El Instituto Cubano de la Música (ICM) ha publicado las bases de la inscripción de grabaciones en el certamen. La convocatoria está disponible aquí...
En los próximos meses,  nuestra sección dedicada al Cubadisco 2018 va a contener la cobertura más exhaustiva en inglés (y aparte de las fuentes cubanas por lo general)

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