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Blue Note Jazz Club Announces Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration with Cimafunk

September 1, 2023

Blue Note Jazz Club is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a week-long residency from Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban artist Cimafunk.

Occurring from Sept. 15-Oct. 15, Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the culture and contributions of Hispanic people. From Sept. 26- Oct. 1, Grammy-nominated Afro-Cuban Rockstar Cimafunk will bring his talents to the Blue Note Jazz Club stage. His name refers to his heritage as a “cimarrón,” Cubans of African descent who resisted and escaped slavery, as well as to the essence of his music, which aims to mix classical Cuban rhythms with funk, afrobeat, and hip hop.

The godfather of Funk George Clinton has referred to Cimafunk as “the one,” and Chucho Valdes credits him for musically “uniting Afro-Cuban and African American.” He has received overwhelming praise touring the U.S. and Europe, making a name for himself as one of today’s great showmen, performing an electric live show with La Tribu, his nine-person band from Havana. His live shows are celebrations of groove and are an unforgettable sonic and bodily experience. His latest album, El Alimento, was nominated at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards for Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album.

Since 1981, the Blue Note Jazz Club has been a cultural institution in NYC and one of the premiere jazz clubs in the world. It strives to preserve the history of jazz, and the club practices the foundations of jazz on a nightly basis and carries the torch for the genre in the 21st century.

The club has been frequented by celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, Colin Jost, Zoe Kravitz, and Jon Hamm, and has featured musicians like Robert Glasper, Ron Carter, Pat Metheny, Ms. Lisa Fischer, Christain McBride, Keyon Harrold, Meshell Ndegeocello, and more.

Kicking off on September 26, the shows will take place during Hispanic Heritage Month and feature a variety of iconic special guests including Chuco Valdes, Pedrito Martinez, and Big Freedia. For more information, visit here.