Arizona’s Latin And Afro American Musicians Team Up To Recreate The Incredible Moment of Dizzy Gillespie’s Concert in Cuba For The 5th Annual Phoenix Int’l Jazz day at CityScape April 30th 2016 featuring DR. Jesse McGuire
Phoenix AZ — As diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Cuban governments thawed this winter, pianist and Saxophonist Doc Jones was in New Orleans planning a CD release album with his Recording Artist daughter Nayo Jones.
“I saw people break out into tears of joy,” Doc Jones told 504 Magazine,“and I think that moment will make its way into the next issue of 504 magazine.”
The Chicago born and raised godson of a legendary Cuban bandleader has long looked to the island for inspiration. Although Doc Jones has never visited Cuba he has a standing invitation from one of his Cuba musician buddies to bring his International Jazz Day Foundation AZ Festival to Havana. Doc Jones Plan to visit Cuba in 2016 to develop a project that symbolizes the long-awaited relaxing of Cold War hostilities that have defined the relationship between the U.S. and Cuba for half a century.