Dave Valentin at the Beach Bar in Cruz Bay last night, sitting in with Steve Simon’s Jazz Islanders. Valentin is fond of quoting his mentor, the Latin music great Tito Puente, who told him, “If you are tired, stay home; if you can’t walk, sit down; if you can’t drive, don’t; but if you are going to play, PLAY!”
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