Paquito D'Rivera & Madrid-New York Connection Band - La Fleur de Cayenne (2025)

The magical world of the great Cuban-American woodwind master Paquito D’Rivera continues to expand. Over his seven decades in music, D’Rivera has become engaged with musicians hailing from locations all throughout the world. His most recent release, La Fleur de Cayenne, highlights his work with an ensemble of Cuban expatriates and a Colombian vibraphonist who call Madrid, Spain home with a group they call the Madrid-New York Connection Band.

D'Rivera has called the United States home since the early 1980s, his arrival creating a spark in New York City’s jazz and Latin music communities. His interest in the music and collaborations with musicians from different origins have made D’Rivera a magnetic personality, continually attracting individuals interested in incorporating his brilliant sounds on clarinet and saxophone into their music.

In the late 1990s, D’Rivera was enjoying a quiet evening at his New Jersey home when a car pulled up nearby. A handful of young musicians called out to him, explaining that they were Cuban musicians living in Spain who wanted to see where D’Rivera lived. That was how D’Rivera met Pepe Rivero, a pianist and composer originally from Manzanillo, thus beginning a long and fruitful musical relationship.

TRACKLIST

1. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - La Fleur de Cayenne
2. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - Miriam
3. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - Paq-Man in La Pampa
4. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - Vals Venezolano
5. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - Milonga Gris
6. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - Ante el Escorial
7. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - A la Antigua
8. Paquito D'Rivera;Madrid-New York Connection Band - Cinema Paradiso