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Jazz Foundation of America: Cucho Martinez & Friends

Live at Plaza33
August 28, 2025, 6:00pm–7:30pm

A free sunset music festival featuring Americana, jazz, and emerging indie acts. Curated by keystone cultural partners including Jalopy Theatre, The Jazz Gallery, New Colossus Festival and Jazz Foundation of America.

Bassist Cucho Martinez has long been a revered presence in Latin jazz rhythm sections, supporting the ensembles of Horace Silver, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Paquito D'Rivera, and many more. Also adept at maracas and cuatro, he is perhaps best known for his 50-year partnership with the late, great percussionist Ray Mantilla, whose repertoire and distinctly swinging sound carries on in this group.

where + when

Plaza33
33rd Street and Seventh Avenue
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May 22 – September 18
Select Thursdays beginning 6pm