Carlos Sarduy

Afro-Cuban Jazz

Cuba

About Carlos Sarduy

A main feature artist in the Afro-Cuban Collective, Cuban trumpet player Carlos Sarduy, has received one GRAMMY AWARD together with Chucho Valdés for Irakére 40 and two LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS.

Carlos Sarduy was born on the 9th of March in La Habana, Cuba. He is currently considered one of the most important Cuban trumpet players. At the age of 19, he released his solo album ‘Charly en la Habana’, in which he collaborated with Chucho Valdés, Germán Velazco, Amadito Valdés, Teresa García Caturla y Roberto Carcassés among others famous musicians. This album was nominated for the Cubadisco awards in the Jazz category.

Taught to play the trumpet by his father, Carlos showed a huge talent already from the age of 3. The child prodigy went on to study music in school, and music became his natural way of expressing himself. Once you hear his amazing playing, you know you are into something not only unique, but splendid and outstanding. Besides being a spectacular trumpet player and composer, the multi-talented musician is also a composer, pianist, percussionist and producer. He collaborated with great artists such as Chucho Valdés, Bebo Valdés, Steve Coleman, Mariza, David Murray, Esperanza Spalding, Concha Buika, Ainhoa Arteta, El Comité, Richard Bona and Alfredo Rodriguez.

The Afrocuban Collective

Featuring the other world class artists Kumar Sublevao-Beat, Yadira Ferrer, Alan Sousa & Diego Coppinger, the Afrocuban Collective will be performing a repertoire of original songs and Afro-Cuban classics with a modern, Afro-jazz, and tribal style.

See their schedule, here.