Dafnis Prieto
Dafnis Prieto (born July 31, 1974) is a Cuban-American jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz
drummer, composer, and educator from Santa Clara. He studied percussion and
guitar before moving to Havana to attend the National School of Music. In 1999,
Prieto relocated to New York City and performed with Eddie Palmieri, Arturo
O'Farrill, and Michel Camilo. Prieto released his debut album, About the Monks,
in 2004. His discography featured Absolute Quintet (2006), which received a
Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album, and Back to the Sunset (2018),
which won the Grammy Award in the same cat...
