Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Montgomery County Community College’s Lively Arts Series will present Latin jazz musician and composer Paquito D’Rivera with his quintet on Friday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Science Center Theater, 340 DeKalb Pike, Blue Bell. For information and tickets, visit www.mc3.edu/livelyarts or call 215-641-6518.
The performance is made possible by support from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation.
Born in Cuba, saxophonist and composer Paquito D’Rivera is the recipient of the National Medal of the Arts and is the first artist in history to win Latin Grammy awards in both the classical and Latin jazz categories. Most recently, he received his ninth Grammy award in the category of Best Latin Jazz Album for “Funk Tango.”
In addition to his extraordinary performing career as an instrumentalist, D’Rivera rapidly gained a reputation as a dynamic composer, winning a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition. D’Rivera’s work often reveals his widespread and eclectic musical interests.
For more information on Paquito D’Rivera, visit
www.paquitodrivera.com.
