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The Checkout: Live From 92YTribeca - Featuring Alexis Cuadrado: A Lorca Soundscape / Manuel Valera & The New Cuban Express at 92YTribeca
Courtesy of 92YTribeca | Posted on January 9, 2012
Where
92YTribeca
200 Hudson St
New York, NY
Map
212 415 5500
When
Wed, March 28, 2012
8pm
At Door
Save the date
Musicians
Alexis Cuadrado
bassManuel Valera
pianoYosvany Terry
saxophoneEric Doob
drumsJohn Benitez
bassTom Guarna
guitar, electricMauricio Herrera
percussionAbout
For this installment of The Checkout: Live From 92YTribeca, presented with WBGO's Josh Jackson, 92YTribeca is proud to present the New York premier of "A Lorca Soundscape," a new work by bassist-composer Alexis Cuadrado. Commissioned by Chamber Music America, “A Lorca Soundscape” reflects on Federico Garcia Lorca's 1930 book Poeta en Nueva York with a series of jazz pieces that use the poetry as lyrics. Poeta en Nueva York connects deeply with the current socioeconomic and political climate and Cuadrado's music, in turn, is a contemporary reflection on Lorca's themes and cityscape. Also on the bill for the evening is pianist Manuel Valera and his band The New Cuban Express, which features a contemporary take on the music of Cuba as well as original compositions and arrangements from its members...