Thu, Dec 04
|New York
Keith Daniels Quartet Live at Ki Smith Gallery
Join us for a special presentation of Keith Daniels Quartet!
Time & Location
Dec 04, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
New York, 170 Forsyth St, New York, NY 10002, USA
About the event
Keith Daniels Quartet
The Keith Daniels Quartet (KDQ) is an all-Latin American, New York-based ensemble performing original compositions rooted in popular rhythms such as cueca, chacarera, landó, bolero, and samba. By blending folk music from Chile, Argentina, Peru, Brazil and Cuba with jazz improvisation and rock, the band offers a fresh perspective to the Latin music scene: one that embraces heritage while charting new paths forward. The KDQ will release its debut album in 2026, featuring Marco Grispo (Argentina) on guitar, Eduardo Belo (Brazil) on bass, and Juan Carlos Polo (Peru) on drums.
Keith Daniels Llantén (b. 1990) is a Chilean-Guyanese composer, arranger, saxophonist and flutist based in Brooklyn, New York. His writing includes works for classical saxophone and piano, small and full orchestras, small jazz combos, full big bands, singers and vocal ensembles. His arrangements and compositions have been played and/or commissioned by musicians and ensembles such as the…