The Jazz Plaza International Festival is about to begin in Cuba. The opening concert of the International Jazz Plaza Festival, on Jan. 21, will be dedicated to the 50 years of artistic life of maestro Joaquín Betancourt, according to the event’s Facebook page. Scheduled to be held at the Martí Theater in Havana, the opening gala “Amada Música” will also recognize the work of the Jazz Band for 15 years, a project directed since its foundation by the award-winning creator, winner of the 2019 National Music Award, according to the site on Facebook. According to the organizers of Jazz Plaza, prestigious instrumentalists from different countries will arrive on the island to share their music on different stages of this city and Santiago de Cuba.