The Parade of Cuban Piano Virtuosos in Chicago Continues

ENGLISH: So many masters of the piano have visited Chicago this year - Elio Villafranca, Manuel Valera, Aruán Ortiz, Chucho Valdés, Chuchito Valdés, Harold López-Nussa - and more will come. This week brings

Roberto Fonseca
Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse, Chicago, IL
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
7:00pm and 9:30pm
One of Cuba's most important young Jazz and Fusion pianists and composers and a half-brother of Chuchito Valdés. Roberto gave a phenomenal concert at the Lotus Festival in Bloomington, Indiana last year. You can read a review of that performance here and his recording Yo here.

ESPAÑOL: Tantos maestros del piano han visitado Chicago este año - Elio Villafranca, Manuel Valera, Aruán Ortíz, Chucho Valdés, Chuchito Valdés, Harold López-Nussa - y más vendrán. Esta semana trae

Roberto Fonseca
Mayne Stage, 1328 W. Morse, Chicago, IL
Miercoles, 22 de octubre, 2014
7:00pm y 9:30pm
Uno de los más importantes jóvenes pianistas y compositores en Jazz y Fusión en Cuba y un medio hermano de Chuchito Valdés. Roberto dió un concerto fenomenal en el Lotus Festival en Bloomington, Indiana el año pasado. Puede leer una reseña del concierto (en ingles) aquí y de su grabacion Yo aquí.

friday, 03 october 2014, 02:49 pm

The Harold López-Nussa Trio continues its US Tour on the East Coast. On October 1, they performed at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, which posts videos of its performances on its website. You can watch that concert here, and you can see the rest of the tour itinerary here. Catch them live if you can - their performances are electric.

thursday, 02 october 2014, 04:03 pm

The Harold López-Nussa trio gave an intense performance at Evanston SPACE on Monday, September 29. You can see a photo gallery and summary here.

Also, Mezcla is at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz tonight (October 2).

wednesday, 01 october 2014, 10:03 am

Mezcla, which has been on tour in the Midwestern United States (including the World Music Festivals in Millennium Park in Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin) and a few engagements in Washington state, returns to the Bay Area for two nights: Yoshi's in Oakland on Wednesday, October 1, and the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz on Thursday, October 2. .Here's a clip from their 2013 performance at Yoshi's Oakland:

For times and tickets for Yoshi's Oakland, click here.
For times and tickets for Kuumbwa Jazz Center, click here.

Mezcla is due to release a new album, Pure Mezcla, in November. Stay tuned.