Complex and caffeinated Afro-Cuban jazz.

“…something special…”
–– JazzWise Magazine

“This is not your father’s Cuban jazz.”
–– The Wall Street Journal

“Lyrical, complex and caffeinated, it combines the instrumentation and ground rules of the classic hard-bop quintet with the rhythmic savvy of Afro-Cuban music and long-arc compositional ambition.”
–– DownBeat

Yosvany Terry Quintet

Complex and caffeinated Afro-Cuban jazz.

Yosvany Terry is truly “to the manor born.” And in this case, the manor is in Cuba. The son of Cuba’s greatest chekeré player and beloved violinist, young Yosvany prepared himself for the world stage at the prestigious National School of Arts (ENA) and Amadeo Roldán Conservatory in Havana. Apparently it worked, for his saxophone and chekeré talents have since been in constant demand from both Latin (Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Eddie Palmieri, Chucho Valdés) and American artists (Taj Mahal, Branford Marsalis, Paul Simon). Mr. Terry’s own music is a dynamic force that celebrates – through fiery grooves, hypnotic chants, fierce rhythms, and commanding melodies – both the Cuban traditions of his childhood and the cutting edge of Latin jazz that he’s helping to forge in New York and beyond. These are impressive musicians in their prime who deliver something fresh with an almost physical urgency.

Personnel: Yosvany Terry, saxophone; Taylor Eigsti, piano; JJ Kirkpatrick, trumpet.