C4 Trío: From Venezuela to the World

January 16, 2020 nycfreeconcerts_4nf0ji David Rubenstein Atrium, Latin, Lincoln Center 0

2014 and 2019 Latin Grammy winners, C4 Trío is an ensemble of three virtuosic Venezuelan cuatro performers—Jorge Glem, Hector Molina, and Edward Ramírez—along with bassist Rodner Padilla, that specializes in a contemporary, vibrant sound. The national instrument of Venezuela, the cuatro is a small, four-string guitar prominent in llanera music, the traditional music of the plains. C4 Trío has transformed the cuatro into a versatile and contemporary instrument for a variety of musical contexts. C4 Trío’s concerts are musical voyages with no borders that embraces traditional repertoire as well as improvisations in jazz, folk and pop idioms.