Miami's own troubadour, Alfredo Triff takes traditional Cuban musical styles—boleros, son and more—and re-imagines them through a lush and sultry jazz-inflected post-modern lens. Classically trained by Russian masters, Havana-born Triff has performed with Sting, Jack Bruce, Eddie Palmieri and Arnaldo Antunes, among others.

Triff's outstanding trio includes Daniel Ponce on congas, who has worked and recorded with musicians such as Paquito d'Rivera, Laurie Anderson, Rolling Stones, Patti LaBelle and Herbie Hancock; and Alex Berti, former member principal double bass with the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra, who has worked with Yo Yo Ma, Placido Domingo and Arturo Sandoval.

This performance includes guest artists Adrian Castro, with his unique Afro-Latino spoken word poetry; Rosie Inguanzo, actress and poet, as "Es (Linda) Cinfuentes" and the velvet vocals of mesmerizing singer-songwriter Roberto Poveda.

"Alfredo Triff is a Miami treasure," says Tigertail Executive Director Mary Luft. "A renaissance man who is about to explode onto the national music scene. The artists performing are the best."

"[Triff] fuses classic Cuban styles such as son, danzón and rumba with jazz or blues harmonies and unexpected rhythmic play, lending an astringent elegance and daring to the Cuban styles' soulfulness and indulgent emotion." — The Miami Herald

"Poveda growls, scats and croons, moving with a loose, jerky elegance like a suave boiulevardier who's burned out on love and has gone a little nuts." — The Miami Herald

For more on Alfredo Triff, go to www.alfredotriff.com. See and hear the trio on YouTube and MySpace.

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