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Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez Duo at Norton Center For The Arts (centre College)
Courtesy of Steve | Posted on October 12, 2018
When
Sun, February 24, 2019
7:00 pm
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Musicians
Alfredo Rodriguez
pianoPedrito Martinez
percussionAbout
Grammy®-nominated artists Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez first worked together on Alfredo’s 2012 release The Invasion Parade. Since that initial recording session they have had the rare occasion to perform together as a duo, leaving audiences completely mesmerized by their fearless and virtuosic playing.
Each artist brings a different approach to the collaboration. A protégé of Quincy Jones, who took him under his wing when he defected to the US in 2009, pianist Rodríguez was schooled in the rigorous classical conservatories of Havana. His riveting artistry is informed as much by Bach and Stravinsky as it is by his Afro Cuban and jazz roots...