Paquito D'Rivera: Live In Chicago

Paquito D'Rivera performs with the Kaia String Quartet. Aaron Edwards/Courtesy of the Latino Music Festival/WFMT Radio Chicago hide caption

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Aaron Edwards/Courtesy of the Latino Music Festival/WFMT Radio Chicago

The reedman Paquito D'Rivera has made a career out of crossing genres. Born in Cuba, his larder is never out of Afro-Caribbean and Latin American sounds; he's made a name for himself as a jazz virtuoso and classical performer. Chicago's Latino Music Festival took advantage this year. Artistic director Elbio Barilari, himself a composer (and host of Fiesta! on the WFMT Radio Network, and professor, and author), invited D'Rivera to headline his festival, including a performance of Barilari's own "Musings on the Nature of Time" — a response to Mozart's Clarinet Quintet featuring the Kaia String Quartet.

Set List

• "I Love You" (Cole Porter)
• "Preludio y Merengue" (D'Rivera)
• "Al Fin Te Vie" (Ernesto Lecuona)
• "Musings on the Nature of Time" (Barilari)
• "Canyengue" (Barilari)
• "Aires Tropicales" (D'Rivera)

Personnel

• Paquito D'Rivera, clarinet
• Rick Ferguson, piano
• Larry Gray, bass
• Ernie Adams, drums
• Victoria Moreira, violin
• Naomi Culp, violin
• Sixto Franco Chordá, viola
• Veronica Nettles, cello

Credits

Max Evert and Grank Gilbert (Mayne Stage), recording engineers. Neil Tevault/NPR, mix engineer. Recorded Dec. 15, 2013.