BIG BAND DOES BERNSTEIN: The Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band takes a new look at Leonard Bernstein’s iconic score for “West Side Story” at McCarter Theatre on October 4.

McCarter Theatre presents Bobby Sanabria Multiverse Big Band – West Side Story Reimagined on Saturday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m. McCarter is at 91 University Place.

This performance transforms Leonard Bernstein’s iconic score through Afro-Caribbean grooves, Puerto Rican bomba, and plena, and New York jazz. Over 1,000 images by the legendary photography collective Seis del Sur will be projected behind the orchestra, perfectly synced with the music.

Immediately following the performance, Sanabria will join Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, for a special post-show conversation.

Bronx-born Nuyorican drummer, composer, arranger, and bandleader Sanabria has performed and recorded with Tito Puente, Mario Bauzá, Dizzy Gillespie, Celia Cruz, and Ruben Blades. His albums — including Afro-Cuban Dream: Live and in Clave, Big Band Urban Folktales, Multiverse, West Side Story Reimagined, and Vox Humana — have all been Grammy-nominated, with West Side Story Reimagined winning the Jazz Journalists Association Album of the Year Award.

Sanabria teaches at the New School and New York University. He has served on the faculty of Manhattan School of Music, and has been honored with Percussionist of the Year awards, induction into the Bronx Walk of Fame, and an Honorary Doctorate in Music from Lehman College. His work celebrates the history, culture, and innovation of Latin jazz while mentoring new generations of musicians worldwide.

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