Manuel Valera Quartet
About This Event
Manuel Valera, a Cuban pianist and composer based in New York, leads his quartet at The Django. His work—heard in settings from small-group jazz to Afro-Cuban projects and at venues such as Smalls and Bar Bayeux—centers his writing and treats rhythm as a structural device, favoring architectural form and conversational interplay over display.
About the Artists
Manuel Valera
Manuel Valera is a Cuban pianist and composer based in New York City, heard in settings that range from small-group jazz to Afro-Cuban projects. In NYC he appears at venues including The Django, Smalls Jazz Club, and Bar Bayeux, where he has worked alongside artists such as Duduka Da Fonseca, Vinicius Gomes, and Eduardo Belo.
Manuel Valera Quartet
Site of Cuban composer and jazz pianist Manuel Valera. Find his discography store, upcoming events and details about his musical career in New York and more than 30 worldwide.