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Grammy Nominated Latin Jazz Pianist Nachito Herrera Performs March 1

Boasting both a Grammy and Emmy nomination, he has shared the stage with such notable musicians as Doc Severinsen, McCoy Tyner, Tito Fuentes and Chick Corea.  During the 1990’s he was the Music Director at the Tropicana in Havana and of the famed jazz group Cubanismo.  In 2001, he moved to the United States and has toured the United States extensively as a member of The Afro Cuban All Stars and has appeared at the Omaha Jazz & Blues Festival and at the North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreaux Jazz Festival with Cubanismo and has performed at other jazz festivals in Granada, St. Lucia, Chicago, and San Jose.

Just this past year Nachito Herrera received the American Heritage Award from the American Immigration Council in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments and positive contributions to the United States. He received two Grammy nominations as part of his work with Cubanismo and was recipient of 25 on the Rise – Hispanic Leaders by the Minnesota Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The Minnesota Music Awards named him Best Latin Artist, and City Pages named him Best Jazz Artist of the Twin Cities. Nachito Herrera holds a Master of Music degree from Superior Institute of Art, Havana, Cuba. He currently teaches at the MacPhail School of Music in Minneapolis.

There will be an opportunity to meet Herrera at a CD signing immediately following the concert.

General Admission tickets are $15.00 and are available through all Select-A-Seat locations (806) 770-2000 or www.selectaseatlubbock.com.  TTU Students receive one free ticket with valid ID at the SUB information booth located at the entrance to the Allen Theatre on the campus of Texas Tech University.

Community outreach for this program was funded in part by the Sybil B. Harrington Endowment for the Arts of the Lubbock Area Foundation.

For more information, please contact Jo Moore at 806.742.0700, by email at jo.moore@ttu.edu or visit www.presidentialseries.ttu.edu and www.facebook.com/presidential.series










Posted:
2/21/2013

Originator:
Jo Moore

Email:
jo.moore@ttu.edu

Department:
Visual and Perform Arts

Event Information
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Date: 3/1/2013

Location:
Allen Theatre in TTU Student Union Building


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