"It's great to feel like we're part of a likeminded group of people, " Cuadrado says.

NPR: Alexis Cuadrado: Jazz from the Underground

Musicians like Cuadrado and the Brooklyn Jazz Underground understand that it takes more than talent.

NPR: Alexis Cuadrado: Jazz from the Underground

Listen to Cuadrado's three compositions, and you'll find every reason to take him seriously.

NPR: Alexis Cuadrado: Jazz from the Underground

For Cuadrado, there's plenty of purpose, but he doesn't let analysis get in the way of spontaneity.

NPR: Alexis Cuadrado: Jazz from the Underground

Cuadrado is part of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground, a collective of 10 bandleaders in a New York borough full of jazz musicians.

NPR: Alexis Cuadrado: Jazz from the Underground

The inspiration behind Alexis Cuadrado's Puzzles was initially visual.

NPR: Alexis Cuadrado: Jazz from the Underground

Cuadrado, admittedly, is not much of a hobbyist.

NPR: Alexis Cuadrado: Jazz from the Underground

Lecce's hopes appeared over when Juan Cuadrado was sent off for a second booking early in the second half, but the leaders wasted a string of chances before Andrea Bertolacci took advantage of a horrible error by home keeper Gianluigi Buffon to level.

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