Carlos Averhoff Jr.

Saxophonist & Band Leader 
The music of Carlos Averhoff Jr. offers a new hybrid sound of modern Cuban Jazz, his compositions and arrangements masterfully painting a landscape of contemporary harmonies and rhythms from his native land, Cuba.
Band leader of three musical projects Ires 2015,  iQba, 2018 & Together 2022, is a recording artist at Sunnyside Records Jazz label, band member of Chucho Valdes & La Creación Project (2021 to present) and Juan De Marco's Afro-Cuban All Stars (2022 to present) and a Grammy Nominee for his collaboration with Buena Vista Social Club Presenta a Omara Portuondo (2001).
As a band leader and side man, he has performed in recognized stages and Jazz Festivals such as: Carnegie Hall, Paris Philharmonic, Krakow Philharmonic, Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, Berklee Performance Center, Scullers Jazz Club, Blue Note Jazz Club, Angela Peralta Teather, Barcelona Jazz Festival, Detroit Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, Irapuato International Jazz Festival, etc