Pablo Cardenas Presents “Gershwin in Havana”

World-class Cuban pianist Pablo Cardenas is back at The Coda to perform the best of legendary composer George Gershwin in Cuban style, recreating his music with modern harmonies and Afro-Cuban rhythms, a perfect fusion you don’t want to miss. Pablo will be inviting two outstanding guest vocalists and joined by an all-stars band. Gershwin was one of the most important pianists and composers in the history of music. He had the versatility to create for different genres and was well known in popular, Jazz and Classical music. He also gained great recognition, making the music for some of the best musical theatre productions of all time, like “Porgy and Bess”. George Gershwin’s music was influenced by Cuban music thanks to a trip to the Island. As he was aware of the international relevance of Cuban music, Gershwin travelled to Havana in 1932 to experience all he could from the music scene over there. As a result of those two weeks' vacation in Havana, he left inspired to create important pieces like the Cuban Overture. (About Pablo Cardenas) Pablo Cardenas is a Cuban Jazz pianist, composer, music educator and arranger with different influences like Afro-Cuban, Latin jazz, jazz fusion, modern jazz, classical and more. He studied classical performance at the Superior Institute of Arts in Havana, Cuba. Since the 2000s he has been performing in music festivals in Havana and internationally. He has been residing in Canada since 2011 where he created different music projects as The West Coast Cuban Orchestra, highly contributing for the development of the Afro-Cuban music and jazz scene in the area, performing at the most important venues and festivals around, and collaborating with many accomplished musicians like Canadian treasures Dee Daniels and Denzal Sinclair. Pablo has been also collaborating with the Victoria Symphony Orchestra in the last years.