Cuban Jazz Train Band

"Drummer/percussionist Calixto Oviedo and his Cuban Jazz Train, a creative group of musicians who provide a masterful job of interpreting the Latin sound,Today after more than 40 years as a professional musician, he has had the opportunity to work and perform with a large number of internationally known musicians, such as:

Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Paquito D’Rivera, David Sanchez, Danilo Pérez, Arturo Sandoval, Luis Conte, Ray Barreto, Chucho Valdés,Giovanni Hidalgo, Willie Colón, Alfredo Rodriguez, Dave Valentin, Juan Pablo Torres, Emiliano Salvador, Chico Freeman, Orlando "Maraca" Valle, Tony Martinez, Tata Güines, José Luis "Changuito" Quintana, Miguel "Angá" Diaz, among others.

has been part of important bands: Afro Cuban All Stars (Band Leader Juan De Marcos Gonzalez) Buena Vista Social Club(Havana Lounge Project)
"Calixto Oviedo is the sole creator of the latest grooves in popular Cuban music, what we know as Timba, with the integration of timbales and drumset. Impeccable taste and technique, combined with his knowledge of AfroCuban rhythms, make Calixto a musician to follow"
Horacio “El Negro” Hernández
"Calixto Oviedo is for me one of the biggest musicians to come off the island of Cuba in recent years. I have had the opportunity to play with Calixto many times and hope to continue playing with him in the future. I consider him to be a talented musician and a great person to know ."
Luis Conte
"Among Cuban drummers, Calixto Oviedo is the most innovative musician. I learned all about Cuban rhytms from him. Thank you Calixto!"
Akira Jimbo (Japan)
“Calixto Oviedo is a great musician who has been able to assimilate not only the influences of the great AfroCuban drummers of earlier generations (Barreto, Del Monte, de los Reyes, etc.) but also of the jazz masters (Rich, Colaiuta), creating his own style that has become, in and of itself, a standard for later generations. Calixto is indisputably one of the creators of the rhythmic patterns of contemporary Cuban music, especially in regard to timba and related genres.”
Juan de Marcos