Dafnis Prieto Big Band (L to R). Front row: Roberto Quintero, Josh Deutsch, Román Filiú, Dafnis Prieto, Peter Apfelbaum, Ricky Rodríguez. Middle row: Michael Thomas, Tim Albright, Jeff Nelson, Manuel Valera, Mike Rodríguez, Alex Sipiagin. Back row: Nathan Eklund, Alan Ferber, Chris Cheek, Joel Frahm, Jacob Garchik.

Since his arrival in New York from Cuba in 1999, drummer/composer/bandleader Dafnis Prieto has proven himself an adventurous musician in a variety of settings—trio, quartet, sextet—with a healthy disregard for genre. His latest release, Back to the Sunset,* is his most ambitious to date.

Prieto will bring his Sí o Sí Quartet, with Peter Apfelbaum on saxophones, Alex Brown on piano, and Ricky Rodriguez on bass, to the Outpost this Sunday, April 29. Go here for details. Continue reading →