"Dafnis Prieto plays supercharged, orchestral patterns involving his entire kit, making it all cohere with strong clave rhythms. For Absolute Quintet…he has written highly disciplined arrangements to lie over fast, physical music. Hearing the musicians navigate them without missteps, and improvising fluidly over the complicated broken rhythms, is a thrill." – Ben Ratliff, NEW YORK TIMES On Absolute Quintet, celebrated young Cuban-born, New York-domiciled drummer, band leader and composer Dafnis Prieto presents his astonishingly virtuosic crew of Latin and avant-garde sidemen in a program of 10 genre-defying Prieto originals. Reflecting a wide range of musical influences, from nineteenth-century classical Cuban music and afro-Cuban dance forms to NYC downtown electric fusion, Absolute Quintet boldly steps forward with the unique musical vision of its creator.