Zaccai Curtis

Zaccai Curtis is an American jazz and Latin jazz pianist, composer, educator and producer. His work bridges bebop tradition with Afro-Caribbean jazz, drawing on the fusion of cultures that shaped early cubop. He won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for "Cubop Lives!" His live quartet expands the cubop era with new compositions and classics by Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Dorham and Machito.