Elio Villafranca at Brooklyn Public Library Dweck Auditorium and Outdoor Plaza

The two Cuban masters, percussionist/composer Arturo Stable and pianist/composer Elio Villafranca, pay tribute to the legacies of different percussive traditions, from the Spanish flamenco tradition to the Iranian saghezi, blended with contemporary jazz idioms, at a February 15 performance to celebrate the release of their Motema Music CD, Dos Y Mas.

Villafranca performs internationally as leader of his quartet, and has collaborated with leading jazz artists including Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Fortune and Johnny Pacheco. Stable performs with such illustrious leaders as Dave Samuels and Paquito D’ Rivera....

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The two Cuban masters, percussionist/composer Arturo Stable and pianist/composer Elio Villafranca, pay tribute to the legacies of different percussive traditions, from the Spanish flamenco tradition to the Iranian saghezi, blended with contemporary jazz idioms, at a February 15 performance to celebrate the release of their Motema Music CD, Dos Y Mas.

Villafranca performs internationally as leader of his quartet, and has collaborated with leading jazz artists including Wynton Marsalis, Sonny Fortune and Johnny Pacheco. Stable performs with such illustrious leaders as Dave Samuels and Paquito D’ Rivera.

This Series is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York State's 62 counties.

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