Bijou Theatre: Alex Cuba

Bijou Theatre: Alex Cuba
Wed May 10, 7:30 PM
803 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902

Alex Cuba is a Grammy/Latin Grammy and Juno winning singer-songwriter/producer and musician, born Alexis Puentes in Artemisa, Cuba. He was immersed in music at a very young age, joining his father’s (guitarist and teacher Valentin Puentes) group of 24 guitarists. Alex went on to study electric and upright bass, touring and recording nationally and internationally. His sound is the unique confluence of tradition and global influences in articulate arrangements that convey emotions through melody and lyrics.

In 2022 he won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop for Mendó as a producer, artist, and engineer. His musical evolution for years was all about searching for the simplicity and soul in Cuban music – taking apart the complex arrangements, mixing it with North American influences, adopting the melodic simplicity of pop music, looking to Cuban folk traditions for inspiration – he’s always exploring, always creating something fresh and new, and always, it seems, getting it just right. His sugarcane-sweet melodies, pop-soul hooks, and powerful guitar riffs relinquish a conventional stereotype that exemplifies much of the Latin music landscape. Come see him light up the historic Bijou stage!

To purchase a penny4arts ticket, please get in touch with the TN Theatre Box Office – by phone at 865-684-1200 opt. 2 (phone hours = 10 AM-3 PM) or in-person, 224 Clinch Ave. (in-person hours = 10 AM-5 PM). We stop giving out seats/admissions for Penny4Arts at 5:00 PM on the day of the show.

Open to students outside of Knox County: YES
Advanced reservations required: YES
For more information, please contact: info@knoxbijou.org
https://knoxbijou.org/bijou-events/alex-cuba/