Cuba's Paquito D'Rivera, a jazz giant, comes to Israel

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Paquito D'Rivera, a leading saxophone and clarinet player in Latin jazz, will perform in Israel in December as part of the World Jazz Music festival in Ra'anana. The festival will take place between December 10 and 12 at the Fies Center for Music and will include some 20 performances across five different venues. Additional international and local ensembles will also perform alongside him.

This is the second edition of the event, and it will also include a film premiere, lectures, events for the whole family and late-night jam sessions. D'Rivera will be the centerpiece of the festival and will perform with his quintet in arrangements that blend jazz, Cuban rhythms and classical music.

D'Rivera was born in Cuba and has won five Grammy Awards. He will come to Israel with his quintet, and he will be followed by international and Israeli musicians over three days of performances.