Chucho Valdés at Paramount Theatre-oakland

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With Monk'estra, Music Directors Hilario Durán & John Beasley In celebration of his 80th birthday in 2021, Cuban piano legend Chucho Valdés went back to the beginning, the very beginning. La Creación, his new three-movement suite for big band, Afro-Cuban percussion and vocals, recounts the story of creation according to La Regla de Ocha, the Afro-Cuban religion also known as Santería. Valdés describes the project as ?an atmosphere in the style of Miles Davis? Bitches Brew.? This personal project, featuring Monk'estra and music directors Hilario Durán and John Beasley, makes its Bay Area debut with this performance.