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Jane Bunnett and Maqueque at Musical Instrument Museum
Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on May 7, 2015
Where
Musical Instrument Museum
4725 E. Mayo Boulevard
Phoenix, AZ
Map
480.478.6000
When
Sun, May 17, 2015
7:30 pm
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Musicians
About
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...