DAFNIS PRIETO – Sí o Sí Quartet
UNIT “B” by Chocolate Maven
821 W. San Mateo Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Saturday, May 2nd
** 5:30pm: pre-show dinner and cocktails available (Concert Tickets Required)
Concert Start: 7:00pm
$35 (SFMC Members) / $40 (Non-Members) / $50 (VIP Seating*)
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
“One of the most multidimensional artists working today “……… JazzTimes
Grammy-winning and Latin Grammy-nominated drummer, composer, and MacArthur Fellow, Dafnis Prieto, a native of Cuba, will be appearing at UNIT B with his acclaimed Sí o Sí (Yes or Yes) Quartet featuring Peter Apfelbaum on woodwinds, Martin Bejerano piano, and Ricky Rodríguez, electric bass, on the heels of their 2024 release, 3 Sides of the Coin, his 10th album and one that brought the group together to commemorate Prieto’s 25 years in the United States and his 50th birthday. Prieto notes that in a quartet, the contributions of every member are vital and the “chemistry in the band is well documented in this album.” He cites the band’s 15-year span together in various iterations as a primary reason the album is “executed with such authenticity and precision.” The Sí o Sí Quartet first recorded together in 2009 for the album Live at Jazz Standard NYC. Prieto has, since moving to NYC in 1999, worked with premier artists in both Jazz and Afro Latin music, including Michel Camilo, Chucho Valdés, Steve Coleman, Eddie Palmieri, Chico O’Farrill, Arturo O’Farrill, Roy Hargrove and many others. Noted for “utterly shifting the sonic landscape of the jazz and creative music scene”, he has enjoyed extraordinary artistic success as a bandleader, most notably for his “stunning” and Grammy winning 2018 big band recording, Back to the Sunset, and has created music for dance, film, chamber ensembles and for his own bands. A gifted educator, Prieto has conducted numerous master classes, clinics, and workshops around the world. He was on the jazz studies faculty at New York University from 2005 to 2014, and in 2015 joined the faculty of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where he directs the esteemed Frost Latin Jazz Orchestra.
Presented in partnership with Outpost Productions, Dafnis Prieto & Si o Si will be appearing at
The Outpost Performance Space on Friday, May 1st.
Listen to Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet HERE
*VIP Tickets provide access to a reserved seating area on a raised platform with an unblocked view of the stage. This section is slightly removed from the main crowd, offering a more private and comfortable experience. VIP seating is very limited — only a few seats are available.
Unit B is a dinner-theater style dining venue featuring high caliber live performances. The restaurant typically opens for dinner, wine and craft cocktails at 5:30pm. Food and drinks will be available until the kitchen closes approximately 1 – 2 hours after the show starts.
We will verify your ticket purchase by name when you arrive. There is no need to print tickets in advance. Your show ticket entitles you to a seat in the space, which will be allotted on a first-come first-served basis.
DINNER RESERVATIONS: To ensure that Unit B is able to accommodate your whole party together, or to request a specific seating location, please make a table reservation in addition to your ticket purchase. To make a reservation, please fill out this form.
Please note that while Unit B does their best to accommodate specific seating requests, depending on the size of your party and the order in which your reservation is received, they may not always be able to do so. For groups of 5 or more, a table reservation is required in order to ensure you will sit together. Please note you may be seated at a table with an unrelated party. For any additional questions, please email hello@unitbsantafe.com.
