"cuban Rhapsody" Hilario Duran & Jane Bunnett Duet at Barrie Jazz & Blues Festival at The Rotunda Barrie City Hall

When two of the most acclaimed modern explorers of Cuban music combine their prodigious talents on the music they love, musical magic happens. That is demonstrated in truly enchanting fashion on Cuban Rhapsody, the duet performance by Hilario Duran and Jane Bunnett.
They are virtuoso players, arrangers, composers, and bandleaders in their own right, and they have the Grammy nominations and Juno Awards to prove it. The tunes here range in age from the mid 19th century through to the 1940s, '50s and '60s. These richly romantic compositions are treated with love and respect by these two virtuosos, but they are not afraid to occasionally add a fresh coat of paint to the original arrangements. They are jazz players, after all, so improvisation is part of their musical DNA. ...

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When two of the most acclaimed modern explorers of Cuban music combine their prodigious talents on the music they love, musical magic happens. That is demonstrated in truly enchanting fashion on Cuban Rhapsody, the duet performance by Hilario Duran and Jane Bunnett.
They are virtuoso players, arrangers, composers, and bandleaders in their own right, and they have the Grammy nominations and Juno Awards to prove it. The tunes here range in age from the mid 19th century through to the 1940s, '50s and '60s. These richly romantic compositions are treated with love and respect by these two virtuosos, but they are not afraid to occasionally add a fresh coat of paint to the original arrangements. They are jazz players, after all, so improvisation is part of their musical DNA.
Celebrating a long standing and profound musical partnership, Hilario Duran and Jane Bunnett join together in a duet formation presenting a program that includes original repertoire and arrangements from both of these celebrated artists performing the Afro-Cuban classics and Latin Jazz genres traditions with elements of Modern Jazz .

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