**Jazz Journey Concert UPDATE: Chucho Valdés

DATE

Mon, Nov 19, 2012

TIME

9:00pm - 11:00pm

Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents
Jazz Journey Concert: Chucho Valdés

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation presents the legendary Cuban jazz pianist Chucho Valdés and his band in a Jazz Journey Concert at the Joy Theater on Monday, Nov. 19, 2012.

Valdés, a multiple-Grammy winner, co-founded the legendary group Irakere (which also included Arturo Sandoval and Paquito d'Rivera).

Opening for Valdés will be Alexey Marti, a young Cuban percussionist studying at the University of New Orleans. He'll lead a Latin jazz ensemble and also do a special duet performance with the young Cuban jazz pianist Aldo Lopez-Gavilan.

Admission is free! Doors open at 7pm and seating will be on a first come, first serve basis. Don't dilly dally on this one! » Read More

LIVE BROADCAST INFO

**Due to technical difficulties, we won't be able to broadcast live tonight, but we'll be recording Chucho's performance and broadcasting it on WWOZ 90.7FM on Wednesday, November 21 at 4pm CST**