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Chucho Valdés at the piano during a jazz festival in Poland, 2022. Photo: Jacek Proszyk/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)

Culture Feb 11, 2026 3 min read

Chucho Valdés and His Royal Quartet: 60 Years of Afro-Cuban Jazz

Cuban maestro Chucho Valdés, NEA Jazz Master 2025, tours the U.S. with his Royal Quartet celebrating six decades of musical alchemy.