1.   A few hours later Sanchez was being filmed in a discussion with Valdez and two legendary older Cuban pianists, Rueben Gonzalez and Frank Emilio Flynn.

2.   The blind Cuban pianist Frank Emilio Flynn, whose long career connected many tributaries of Cuban jazz, died Thursday at his home in Havana.

3.   The Cuban pianist Chucho Valdez will be performing a rare two-week stand at the Village Vanguard.

4.   The pianists Herbie Hancock and Ahmad Jamal will be paired for one concert, with a guest appearance by the Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba.

5.   Their first guest is the Cuban virtuoso pianist Chucho Valdes, who played at Lincoln Center in January.

6.   Whether playing solo or with his seven-piece Havana combo, the septuagenarian Cuban pianist never loses his playful touch.