DAYRAMIR GONZÁLEZ & HABANA enTRANCé V.I.D.A.

FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024 · 6 PM & 8:30 PM

The JAI

HIROMI sonicwonder

SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2024 · 7:30 PM

THE BAKER- BAUM CONCERT HALL

Prelude Interview hosted by Robert John Hughes · 6:30 PM

One of jazz piano’s most brazenly virtuosic players.”

— The New York Times

Cuban piano phenomenon Dayramir González began his professional career as a pianist and composer with former Irakere member Chucho Valdés’ Afro-Cuban jazz ensemble Diákara at the age of 16. Since winning Havana’s JoJazz festival in 2004 and 2005, González has gone on to win three Cubadisco awards for his 2007 debut album, Dayramir & Habana enTRANCé, and the 2013 Wayne Shorter Award for most outstanding jazz composer.

Ever since the 2003 release of her groundbreaking debut, Another Mind, pianist Hiromi has astonished audiences with a creative energy that eclipses the boundaries of jazz, classical, and pop, taking improvisation and composition to new heights of complexity and sophistication. Taking the stage as part of the electrified four-piece ensemble sonicwonder, Hiromi builds on the spark of collaboration to create something magnificent.