"The Music of Puente, Machito & Henriquez"

Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents "The Music of Puente, Machito & Henriquez"

Elements of Latin music can be heard in some of the earliest jazz, a tendency Jelly Roll Morton referred to as the "Spanish Tinge." With "The Music of Puente, Machito & Henriquez", music director and bassist Carlos Henriquez and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will explore the phenomenon of Latin jazz, taking cues from Afro-Cuban forefather Machito and "Mambo King" Tito Puente. Machito was one of the first to introduce Afro-Cuban jazz, opening the door for Latin styles like mambo, "son", "guaracha", and "guajira". A longtime member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the versatile Henriquez has shared stages with Puente, Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri, Ruben Blades, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Bobby Cruz, and a host of greats from various genres. At these Rose Theater performances, he'll debut his own compositions and pay tribute to the works of Latin jazz greats.