1.0San Jose Jazz Summer Festhttps://summerfest.sanjosejazz.orgMassimo Chisessihttps://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/author/massimucciorich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/artists/sylvia-cuenca-quartet">Sylvia Cuenca Quartet With Jon Gordon</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/artists/sylvia-cuenca-quartet/embed" width="600" height="338" title="“Sylvia Cuenca Quartet With Jon Gordon” — San Jose Jazz Summer Fest" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://summerfest.sanjosejazz.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Sylvia_Cuenca_Temp_1460X822.jpg1460822An alumnus of San Jose City College and its City College Big Band, Cuenca moved to New York City when she was 21 at the encouragement of drummer and former teacher Victor Lewis. She saw and spoke with Joe Henderson at one of his Village Vanguard shows, and he remembered her from the time he was a guest with the City College Big Band. The tenor titan also recalled her prodigious playing and invited her ...