Dec 2023

I firest heard Felipe’s work on a live album with Gonzalo Rubalcaba back in the early 2000’s. I was just dabbling in taking Salsa and Latin jazz gigs and that album both changed my world and terrified me. I’d never heard such prodigious playing and knew that it was the furthest reaches of the deep end of the pool (and I still needed my arm floaties). Still, his name and playing stuck with me and I’ve since followed his work in many different groups. I’m a huge fan of Cuban music and musicians and Felipe was my entry point. Enjoy!