International Jazz Plaza Festival, between tributes and Cuban music. The academic program of the 40th International Jazz Plaza Festival, which takes place in Havana’s Cuban Art Factory (FAC), invites you to enjoy the genre and pay tribute to two outstanding figures of Cuban culture. The XX International Jazz Colloquium “Leonardo Acosta in Memoriam” begins this Saturday at FAC’s Nave 3 with the presentation of Dayramir Gonzalez’s album V.I.D.A. and several productions by the Egrem label. Afterward, participants will approach the work of pianist and composer Frank Fernandez, who will be honored for his 80th birthday. The director of the National Choir of Cuba, Digna Guerra, and the director of the renowned Original Orchestra of Manzanillo Wilfredo (Pachi) Naranjo, and other artists, will prestige the meeting, which will also honor musician and tres player Pancho Amat on his 75th birthday. After, Bis Music will present the DVD Confluencias de pianos II, by Rodrigo García, the CD Sin Alarde, by Emilio Morales, and the DVD De La Habana a Detroit, by Luis Barbería and Figaro Jazz
