Legendary Mexican jazz artist Tino Contreras performing at Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul
10 April 2021
Legendary Mexican jazz artist Tino Contreras has performed a unique streamed show inside the home of Frida Kahlo.
The globally streamed event will be the first ever music stream from the Frida Kahlo Museum and is a celebration of both Contreras’ dynamic contribution to jazz as well as a celebration of his 97th birthday.
Tino Contreras' special performance at the Frida Kahlo Museum will be broadcast on the 10 and 11 April 2021 from 8pm (BST) and is produced by London Latin Music festival La Linea.
Watch the 3 YouTube trailers at the link below.
The Dice streaming link is available below (for 24 hours on demand)
At 97 years old, Tino Contreras is an iconic living legend. Describing him as just a jazz drummer from Mexico City severely underplays his contribution to the presence of jazz in Mexico.
He was born into a family of musicians in the northwestern Mexican state of Chihuahua in 1924. In his 20s, Contreras moved to Juarez where he would cross the border into El Paso, seeking out pre-war jazz and swing from travelling New York musicians. In the '50s, he moved to Mexico City and launched a career that made him a pioneer of Mexican jazzistas: hardcore post-boppers who mixed Mexican influences into their music.
Further info at this link.
