MCG Jazz presents Hugo Cruz Latin Dance Party at the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park, Downtown

Hugo Alexander Cruz Machado is an award winning, Cuban-born internationally noted drummer and composer who has performed in South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Mexico, Chile, Venezuela, and the United States.  Hugo is the leader of the group Caminos, who have made appearances at the Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival 2019, Fábrica de Artes in Havana, Cuba, First Night Pittsburgh 2020, City of Asylum, The Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust events, The Frick Museum, Con Alma, Carnegie Museum of arts in Pittsburgh, among others.  

Caminos fuse rhythms and melodies of Afro-Cuban, Cuban, and American music, in an original contemporary expression that honors traditional Cuban form. Hugo Cruz and Caminos released an album this February called Punto de Partida, featuring many notable musicians from Cuba and the U.S., recording eight of Hugo’s original compositions. 

This show is a part of the of the Pittsburgh Playhouse Inside/Outside Summer Concert Series at the Highmark Theatre -opening onto the Forbes Avenue Plaza for an evening of drinks and mingling while enjoying music curated by MCG Jazz.