Serious

Cuba’s greatest pianist graces the stage once more at the Barbican, this time with the eight-piece Afro-Cuban Messengers, performing tracks from their eagerly anticipated new release Chucho’s Step.

“He’s a one-man piano whirlwind whipping up an Afro-Cuban jazz storm.” Time Out

Opening the evening is French/ Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf with his heady blend of jazz and classical Arabic music.

Produced by the Barbican in association with Serious

Part of the London Jazz Festival in assocation with BBC Radio 3

Part of the Festival’s Cuban strand, supported by Havana Club. To discover more about emerging talent from Havana, visit www.havana-club.co.uk