Stan Kenton's CUBAN FIRE!! Hosted by Nina Ferro & Andrew Mott
Fri, 09 Oct
|The Thornbury Theatre
25-piece Afro-Cuban jazz orchestra of Melbourne musicians and your hosts Nina Ferro & Andrew Mott, featuring Stan Kenton’s Cuban Fire Suite and other Latin hits from original 1950s/1960s manuscripts.
Time & Location
09 Oct 2026, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Thornbury Theatre, 859 High St, Thornbury VIC 3071, Australia
About the event
For ONE NIGHT ONLY witness the power, colour and spectacle of one of jazz’s most thrilling works in a very special evening as 25 of Melbourne’s finest musicians present Stan Kenton’s Cuban Fire Suite &other latin hits.
Hosted with vocals by the fabulous Nina Ferro and performed from the original Johnny Richards & Gene Roland manuscript scores used on the landmark 1956 & 1960 Capitol sessions.The legendary sounds of the Stan Kenton orchestra were era-defining and changed the course of jazz through their innovative and progressive approach.
Audiences will have a unique opportunity to hear this dazzling music performed LIVE, with its huge brass & reeds, driving percussion, colourful solos and latin fire which has made the work a milestone.Believed to be the only time the complete 11-mvt suite has been played before an audience in 60+years and set within the beautiful Thornbury Theatre, Cuban Fire! captures the lush, hip…