Brooklyn Center Presents Yosvany Terry Afro-cuban Sextet at Brooklyn Center For The Performing Arts

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2016-17 Jazz series on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 8pm with Yosvany Terry Afro-Cuban Sextet. Blending influences from West Africa, Cuba, and American jazz, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist has created a singular sound, now recognized as one of the most ambitious cross-cultural visions on the contemporary scene.Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

About Yosvany Terry
Saxophonist Yosvany Terryburst onto the jazz and contemporary music scene in New York in 1999...

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Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College concludes its 2016-17 Jazz series on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at 8pm with Yosvany Terry Afro-Cuban Sextet. Blending influences from West Africa, Cuba, and American jazz, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated artist has created a singular sound, now recognized as one of the most ambitious cross-cultural visions on the contemporary scene.Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm).

About Yosvany Terry
Saxophonist Yosvany Terryburst onto the jazz and contemporary music scene in New York in 1999. Born into an illustrious musical family in Camaguey, Cuba, Terry is an internationally acclaimed composer, saxophonist, percussionist, bandleader, educator, and cultural bearer of the Afro-Cuban tradition. After immersing himself in the European classical tradition at Havana's prestigious National School of Arts and Amadeo Roldan Conservatory, he went on to perform with major figures in every realm of Cuban music, including celebrated nueva trova singer/guitarist Silvio Rodriguez, pianists Chucho Valdes and Frank Emilio, and Don Pancho y Los Terry, the band led by his father, violinist and shekere master Eladio "Don Pancho" Terry Gonzales.

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