He was born in Matanzas, and in Cuba initially had classical training.
In 1973 he replaced Paquito D'Rivera at the "Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna (OCMM)" as the government had declared him "reactionary.
His son Carlos Averhoff, Jr "Sax" is also a musician.
[2] Averhoff died at the age of 69 in Miami, Florida, in 2016.
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