Behind the Music: Alejandro Castaño, percussion
Thu, Nov 20
|Center for Musical Arts
Go behind the curtain with percussionist Alejandro Castaño for a candid, one-of-a-kind evening of music and conversation!
Time & Location
Nov 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
Center for Musical Arts, 200 E Baseline Rd, Lafayette, CO 80026, USA
About the event
Behind the Music—the Cultural Caravan’s acclaimed concert-and-conversation series—heads to the Center for Musical Arts this season! Join Artistic Director Josh Halpern as he welcomes a lineup of dynamic MainStage artists for intimate evenings of live music, personal stories, and unscripted conversation. Get a rare glimpse into their creative process, hear music you won’t experience anywhere else, and bring your own questions about art, inspiration, and life.
Meet Alejandro Castaño
Alejandro Castaño is a jazz and Afro-Cuban drummer and percussionist in Denver, Colorado. He is a first-generation Cuban and Colombian-American and draws inspiration from his culture into his music. Alejandro is an active performer and educator in the United States and abroad.
Highlights of his performance and recording credits include Chuchito Valdés, Ron Miles, Benny Benack III, Gerardo Aguillón, Raul Murciano, Jonathan Powell, Steve Turre, Greg Gisbert, Annie Booth, and many others.
Throughout his career, he has conducted numerous master classes…