Chucho Valdés, piano at Celebrity Series of Boston

Winner of six Grammy and three Latin Grammy Awards, the Cuban pianist, composer and arranger Chucho Valds is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. In a rich career spanning sixty years, Chucho has pushed boundaries in pursuit of new expressions in Afro-Cuban music. His influence in the genre is immeasurable, his work establishing the standard by which younger generations set out to create their own. This master of Afro-Cuban jazz plays a solo concert exclusively for Celebrity Series audiences recorded at Miamis New World Center.