[JPL] Dafnis Prieto 's Absolute Quintet sizzles in Denver

[Ed Trefzger]

Arturo wrote:
> I'll never forget the first time I saw Dafnis-it was during the 2000 IAJE in
> NY, he had just defected while on tour with Jane Bunnett and played at a jam
> session in an uptown Manhattan art gallery that was chock full of veteran NY
> Latin music players ...

That was an amazing set.  I remember seeing him sit down behind the 
drums in an orange t-shirt.  Since he is small and slightly built and 
was at the time clean shaven, I thought he was a kid getting up for a 
tune, because he looked to be about 14 years old.  He certainly wowed 
the crowd.  He performed a couple days later at Smoke with Brian Lynch, 
if I recall correctly.  I've been a fan ever since.