Jane Bunnett and Maqueque at Musical Instrument Museum

7:30pm – 9:30pm; Four-time Juno Award winner, two-time GRAMMY nominee, and soprano saxophonist and flautist Jane Bunnett will bring the soul of Cuba to MIM Music Theater with her all-female sextet. A long-time jazz musician, Bunnett began digging deep into the music of Cuba during a trip there in 1982, falling in love with its intricate folkloric Afro-Cuban rhythms, blending them with contemporary jazz sounds. Bunnett has been credited with introducing many great Cuban musicians to North American audiences over the past couple of decades including Dafnis Prieto, Yosvanny Terry, Pedrito Martinez, and David Virelles...

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7:30pm – 9:30pm; Four-time Juno Award winner, two-time GRAMMY nominee, and soprano saxophonist and flautist Jane Bunnett will bring the soul of Cuba to MIM Music Theater with her all-female sextet. A long-time jazz musician, Bunnett began digging deep into the music of Cuba during a trip there in 1982, falling in love with its intricate folkloric Afro-Cuban rhythms, blending them with contemporary jazz sounds. Bunnett has been credited with introducing many great Cuban musicians to North American audiences over the past couple of decades including Dafnis Prieto, Yosvanny Terry, Pedrito Martinez, and David Virelles. Maqueque band members are Bunnett on flute and soprano sax, virtuoso drummer Yissy García, dynamic percussionist Daymé Arceno, Yusa on tres guitar and fretless bass, pianist Danae, and Magdelys on batás and congas. The group’s fresh and highly accessible take on jazz vocalization stirs the soul, especially when blended with Bunnett’s mournful yet sensual soprano sax riffs. “Utterly shatters the glass ceiling of Afro-Cuban jazz”—Boston Globe

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