Night In Havana

Night in Havana is a Symphonic night where a featured orchestra performs with the guest Cuban act Tiempo Libre. This Grammy Award winning ensemble are a group of classically trained musicians; who have come together to become one of the sensational jazz, dance music bands of today. The Tiempo Libre’s members bring to life the rich tradition of their native Cuban music. Jorge Gómez, the band’s musical director has successfully collaborated this season with the leading orchestras in America.
 
The band will play with Oregon Symphony, the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, The Colorado Springs Philharmonic, The San Francisco Symphony and The Florida Orchestra amongst many others in a series of Night in Havana Tiemp Libere shows. For this holiday season, the band and the orchestra have made a wonderful mix of the traditional and modern form of Cuban street and club music. Are you ready for such great fun? If yes, then grab Night in Havana tickets. They will offer you everything from dancing cha-cha-chás to swaying sons and the bands most loved hits like Guantanamera and Son de la Loma.
 
Tiempo Libre was formed in 2001, when seven of its members gave up their solo careers and decided to become a part of the first ever all-Cuban original Timba band. On its first public show at the Ravinia Festival in 2002, the band shared the beauty of traditional Cuban music with the twist of modern pop and jazz. They created a new style of music with its extraordinary members, all trained at the best known conservatories in Cuba. With more than a decade in mainstream music, the band has collaborated with world class artist. Instrumentalist like Joshua Bell and Sir James Galway and classical composer like Ricardo Lorenz have all worked with them on their albums. With these collaborations the band has connected classical and jazz music. Cuban music has been recreated without boundaries by Libre. No wonder they have produced some of the most original and enjoyable Latin American jazz, everyone loves, Timba!
 
Tiempo Libre came to mainstream music when it released its debut album Arroz con Mango . The album was a tribute to the member’s link to their homeland and streets of Havana. It was always a dream of these and members to come and live in the U.S to sing and play music without boundaries. Once in the US, this album became a celebration of their new start. The album made the band an international star in no time. Getting great public and critical acclaim world over the album finally got a Grammy Award in 2006 for Best Salsa/Meringue Album. Form here onwards the band made more of their magical music and released Lo Que Esperabas. The album was nominated in the category of Best Latin Tropical album for the Grammys.  The band was also given the title of Best Latin Band for the year 2008.
 
Bach in Havana, was the band’s third studio effort released in 2009. It too got nominated for a Grammy as the Best Tropical Latin Album. Singles Yosvany Terry and Paquito D’Rivera were beautiful fusions of Afro-Cuban rhythms and classy Bach that made this album memorable. In 2011 the band released My Secret Radio; a tribute to the band members early days hiding and listening to Miami radio stations in Cuba. This was the time that the band absorbed the Afro-Cuban tradition and influences from the pop world.  The band plays a wide range of impressions like Chaka Kahn, Earth Wind & Fire and Michael Jackson.
 
Timba is surely one of the most joyous dance music of today. With this signature music, Tiempo Libre has become a big hit in the U.S. and Latin American world. The band has been delivering high-voltage performances all over the world. Their sound is seductive, melodies and sweet and rhythms jumping.  On tour, this music becomes even hotter than usual. Night in Havana showcases Tiempo Libre’s super hot Timba in a dazzling live concert. The show will present a mix of everything from jazz to salsa, to son and conga and of course the classy Bach. The night will also play live orchestral version of hits from Grammy winning and nominated albums Arroz Con Mango, Lo Que Esperabas, Bach in Havana and My Secret Radio. Tiempo Libre’s live shows and tours are known to sell out in no time. Grab cheap Night in Havana tickets to make a trip to the world of Tiempo Libre’s mesmeric music. Do join in to have your share of fun.