[JPL] Dafnis Prieto 's Absolute Quintet sizzles in Denver

[TomtheJazzman]

I saw him with Arturo O'Farrill with Linda Yohn and Jim Eigo down in the 
Village and he was amazing.  ALOHA  Tom

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> Arturo wrote:
>> I'll never forget the first time I saw Dafnis-it was during the 2000 
>> IAJE in
>> NY, he had just defected while on tour with Jane Bunnett and played 
>> at a jam
>> session in an uptown Manhattan art gallery that was chock full of 
>> veteran NY
>> Latin music players ...
>
> That was an amazing set.  I remember seeing him sit down behind the 
> drums in an orange t-shirt.  Since he is small and slightly built and 
> was at the time clean shaven, I thought he was a kid getting up for a 
> tune, because he looked to be about 14 years old.  He certainly wowed 
> the crowd.  He performed a couple days later at Smoke with Brian 
> Lynch, if I recall correctly.  I've been a fan ever since.
> -- 
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