Jazz and Latin drummer Conor Guilfoyle's latest venture looks to be the most exciting Latin group since his own Night In Havana Orchestra - which, by the way, is still going strong. Havana' che is an 11-piece band playing modern Cuban salsa, whose authenticity is grounded in four Cuban musicians and by Guilfoyle and guitarist Nigel Flegg, both hugely experienced in the idiom, and a brass section which includes trumpeters Mark Bradley and Patrice Brun. An all-Cuban vocal section is headed by Antonio Oscar, while Havana pianist Cucu Castellano fits into the exciting rhythm section led by Guilfoyle.
They're in Dublin next Wednesday and in Galway on Friday. Don't miss them.