As a pianist, music director, composer, arranger, producer, and recording artist, Steinway Artist Nachito Herrera has worked with such groups as the Buena Vista Social Club, Cubanismo, AfroCuba Allstars, and Nachito Herrera and the Universals. Over the past 30 years, he has performed at major international jazz festivals, including The Gilmore, Amsterdam, North Sea, Montreal, San Francisco, Telluride, and Vale Jazz Festival, among many others.

Nachito has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, winning two. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for the 2017 PBS show, “Minnesota Original: Nachito Herrera.” He was presented with the American Heritage Award by Barack Obama; the American Immigration Lawyers Association’s 2014 Immigrant of Distinction Award; the 2015 Minnesota Immigrant of Distinction Award; and the Minnesota Music Awards for Best Latin Jazz Artist for three years running.

Now living in Minnesota, Nachito has been playing with his own band, as well as with different projects and orchestras, including the Minnesota Orchestra, The Wayzata Symphony Orchestra, Youth Symphony, Metropolitan Orchestra, Cuban National Symphony, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, Chippewa Valley Symphony, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Big Band, and many others. Nachito’s musicianship continues to wow audiences everywhere.

Advance e-tickets available HERE beginning at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7 for $30. Paper tickets will be available at Globe News in Superior and Zenith Bookstore in West Duluth. Tickets will be available at the door for $35 while they last. Doors open at 6 pm.

This project is supported by a grant from the Lloyd K. Johnson Foundation.