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Master Bassist and Grammy award winner John Benítez, and Master Cuban singer Gerardo Contino bring to Terraza their Timba project with an avalanche of rhythm and groove. This gentlemen will bring to the stage a sound so full of energy, it will make people dance non-stop or sit at the edge of their seats while having an incredible night!

John Benítez has performed with some of the finest jazz and latin jazz musicians, including Wynton Marsalis, Tito Puente, Michele Camilo, Dave Valentin, Chris Botti, Papo Vazquez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Eddi Palmieri, Bobby Watson, Arturo O’Farrill, Danilo Pérez, Chick Corea, Chucho Valdez, Bebo Valdez, Israel López “Cachao”, Changuito, Mongo Santamaría, Roy Hargrove, Dave Samuels, Ignacio Berroa, To name just a few....

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Master Bassist and Grammy award winner John Benítez, and Master Cuban singer Gerardo Contino bring to Terraza their Timba project with an avalanche of rhythm and groove. This gentlemen will bring to the stage a sound so full of energy, it will make people dance non-stop or sit at the edge of their seats while having an incredible night!

John Benítez has performed with some of the finest jazz and latin jazz musicians, including Wynton Marsalis, Tito Puente, Michele Camilo, Dave Valentin, Chris Botti, Papo Vazquez, Giovanni Hidalgo, Eddi Palmieri, Bobby Watson, Arturo O’Farrill, Danilo Pérez, Chick Corea, Chucho Valdez, Bebo Valdez, Israel López “Cachao”, Changuito, Mongo Santamaría, Roy Hargrove, Dave Samuels, Ignacio Berroa, To name just a few.
He recorded with Roy Hargrove’s Crisol Band (whose recording, Havana, was awarded the Grammy for best latin jazz performance in 1997) and Grammy-nominated Obsesion by David Sánchez, Tito Puente, Hilton Ruiz, Antonio Hart, The Tropi-Jazz All Stars, The Mingus Big Band, the Caribbean Jazz Project, and Eddi Palmieri who once called him “the greatest bass player in the world.”

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