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A carnival of music, joy and danceable tunes with host Toni Basanta. www.cubanbridge.wordpress.com Featuring a tribute to Chick Corea shot by Toni at the Montreal Jazz Festival.
You only live once, but if you live right, once is enough. Chick Corea (1941-2021) lived a beautiful life, and today we are remembering him through one of his masterpieces as a leader; Light As A Feather recorded in 1972 with his band Return To Forever. Chick Corea remained a magnetic figure into his 80'ies. It was not about fame or popularity, even though he won 27 Grammys from his 60 Nominations. It was about getting that angelical art form out which he created. Five Montreal musicians, visionaries and virtuosos go head-to-head at this marvelous Live Concert which took place at The Montreal International Jazz Fest 2021, to a packed TD Scene gifting us new inspirations and a profound sense of joy. Peace Is All We Need!

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A carnival of music, joy and danceable tunes with host Toni Basanta. www.cubanbridge.wordpress.com Featuring the career of Cuban horn player Yasek Manzano. Multi-instrumentalist Yasek Manzano makes his home in Havana, Cuba. He has released three CDs as a leader, and performed on countless others. His many original compositions are published by ACDAM and SGAE. He received his Bachelor's Degree from The Fine Arts Institute of Havana (El ISA), and has also studied at Julliard and Berklee here in the US. Known for the interesting arrangements of his work, Yasek's textural treatments of classic pieces by Bach, Vivaldi, Saint-Saëns and J.F. Fasch weave a tapestry of atmosphere for listeners and viewers.

Yasek Manzano is featured in 4 of our HFC episodes. Seeds of Change (Ep.88), with drummer Enrique Pla (Ep.48), Trumpet Summit Trumpet Evolution (Ep. 107) and on 114, where his performance is a passionate ode to his own multicultural vision.

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