Omar Puente and Al MacSween

Leading exponent of Cuban jazz

Cuban violinist Omar Puente with Al MacSween perform Bridges
Omar Puente is the world's leading exponents of Latin-jazz violin. He has worked with some of the greats of Cuban music, including Ruben Gonzalez and of Buena Vista Social Club, Cachao Lopez and Guillermo Rubalcaba, and more recently has performed with Latin music legends, Tito Puente, Chucho Valdes and Eddie Palmieri.. In the classical world he has performed with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, legendary violinist Nigel Kennedy and has composed and performed for the Carlos Acosta ballet.

Al MacSween has led to collaborations with an range of artists, including Indian vocal maestro, Shankar Mahadevan (Shakti), British soul legend Ruby Turner, South-African trumpeter Claude Deppa (African Jazz All-Stars) and a host of world-renowned jazz musicians including the late Abram Wilson, Pee Wee Ellis, Gilad Atzmon, Dennis Rollins, Tony Kofi and many more.