Calixto Oviedo & Afrocuban Band Feat Oskar Cartaya (bass), Jonatan Montes (piano & keyboard), Lily Hdez (voice) and Leider “ El King” Chapotin (trumpet) at Catalina Jazz Club

One of the most important representitives of Latin jazz in the world of drumming, creator of a new Cuban sound... Calixto Oviedo is the Elvin Jones of Cuba.- All About Jazz, ItaliaCalixto Oviedo is a living encyclopedia of Cuban drumming and percussion, from the profound roots of African-influenced folklore to the hottest dance music and the cutting edge of jazz. One of the creators of the dynamic timba rhythm when he was the drummer for the iconic Havana group NG la Banda, Oviedos innovative and brilliant percussive techniques have made him the in-demand drummer for The Afro Cuban All Stars, Calixto has had theopportunity to play with numerous internationally known artists including Paquito DRivera,Arturo Sandoval, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdes, Danilo Perez and many others with acareer that spans over 38 years.Calixto Oviedo was born on October 14, 1955Latin Grammy Rumba del sigloAkademia Music Award best latin jazz album dec 2015Calixto moved from Stockholm to Lakewood, CO in July of 2013...

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One of the most important representitives of Latin jazz in the world of drumming, creator of a new Cuban sound... Calixto Oviedo is the Elvin Jones of Cuba.- All About Jazz, ItaliaCalixto Oviedo is a living encyclopedia of Cuban drumming and percussion, from the profound roots of African-influenced folklore to the hottest dance music and the cutting edge of jazz. One of the creators of the dynamic timba rhythm when he was the drummer for the iconic Havana group NG la Banda, Oviedos innovative and brilliant percussive techniques have made him the in-demand drummer for The Afro Cuban All Stars, Calixto has had theopportunity to play with numerous internationally known artists including Paquito DRivera,Arturo Sandoval, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Chucho Valdes, Danilo Perez and many others with acareer that spans over 38 years.Calixto Oviedo was born on October 14, 1955Latin Grammy Rumba del sigloAkademia Music Award best latin jazz album dec 2015Calixto moved from Stockholm to Lakewood, CO in July of 2013. Since then he has been performing and teaching clinicsat major United States Universities, such as University of Colorado at Boulder (CU), California State University at LosAngeles (CSULA), and Berklee College of of Music.He has been honored to play at this various festivals around the world: Feria de Cali, Colombia ; Montreaux Jazz Festival,Paleo Rock Festival, Carnaval in Panam, Nice jazz Festival, France; Roskilde Festival, Festival de Salsa en Madrid,Spain; North Sea Jazz Festival, Netherlands; Antillansefeesten, Belgium; Festival de Salsa en Barcelona, Spain; UmbriaJazz, Italy; Couleur Caf, Belgium; Festival di San Remo, Italy; Riga Ritmi Festival, Latvia; Copenhagen Jazz Festival,Denmark; Nordischerklang, Germany; Gottingen Jazz Festival, Germany; Red Sea Jazz Festiva, Eilat Israel; Imatra BigBand Festival, Finland; Ume Jazz Festival, Sweden; Oslo World Music, Norway; Salsa Festival, Madrid, Spain; Feria delPacifico, Peru; Frutas Tropicales, Helsinki Finland; Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway; Udine jazz Italy; A SulleBocce Italy; Montreal Jazz Festival Canada; Portland Jazz FestivalTijuna Blues & Jazz Festival and may more.Cubanjazztrainhtpp://www.calixtooviedoondrums.com

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