Carlos Averhoff, Jr., "iRESI"

September 23, 2015 | By Curtis Killian Latin Grammy-nominated Cuban tenor saxophonist Carlos Averhoff, Jr is a contemporary Afro-Cuban Jazz composer and educator described by All About Jazz as "a dynamic fresh new voice on the saxophone." Born in Havana, the son of legendary saxophonist Carlos Averhoff was classically trained in some of Cuba's best music schools, and after completing extensive academic studies at Berklee and beyond, now holds faculty positions in the Berklee woodwind department as well as Berklee's City Music Program. Says Averhoff, Jr. of his alma mater: "Berklee is a universe of music connected to the world." Hear the title track from Carlos Averhoff, Jr.'s 2015 debut album, iRESI, via Sounds of Berklee, and catch him September 26, 2015 at Berklee's Beantown Jazz Fest and October 15, 2015 at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.