We're thrilled to be publishing the legendary Cuban jazz impresario Paquito D’Rivera’s memoir, Letters to Yeyito: Lessons from a Life in Music. A force just as irrepressible on the page as on the stage, Paquito writes with vim and whimsy about his salad days in Havana, playing (and getting into trouble) with musicians ranging from Dizzy Gillespie to Yo-Yo Ma, and his exploits on- and off-tour during his long and brilliant career. Framed as a series of letters to a young aspiring musician (who, years ago, wrote to Paquito but left no return address), the book is also a guide for aspiring artists of all stripes. Print review copies are available on request.
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Author Tour and Events
November 7: concert at Miami Dade College (Miami, FL)
November 10: concert at Manship Theatre (Baton Rouge, LA)
November 11: Banner’s Cultural Season concert at McNeese State University (Lake Charles, LA)
November 13: concert with Arcadia Center for the Arts (Lafayette, LA)
November 15: With Ilan Stavans at Miami Book Fair International (Miami, FL)
November 21: “American in Paris”/"Cape Cod Concerto" at Palau de la Música (Barcelona, Spain)
December 3: concert with the Vana Gierig Group (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg)
January 7 - 10: Festival Internacional de Jazz de Punta del Este (Punta del Este, Uruguay)
January 17 - 24: The Jazz Cruise (Ft. Lauderdale; Puerta Plata; St. Thomas; St. Croix; Freeport)
February 18: “Vintage Paquito D’Rivera” at Instituto Cervantes (New York, NY)
February 27: Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (Miami, FL)
March 3: Salute to Paquito D’Rivera at Tribeca Performing Arts Center (New York, NY)
March 12: Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)
April 2: concert with Wooster Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Space (New York, NY)
April 8: Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA)
April 20: With WGBO host Michael Bourne and pianist Alex Brown at Yamaha Artist Services (New York, NY)