Jazz Articles about Hilario Duran

Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big Band: Cry Me A River

by John Chacona
December 20, 2023

Believe it or not, people were writing kiss-off songs long before Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake. This one was made famous by the unjustly neglected Julie London in 1955, but you've never heard it done like this before. jny: Havana-born pianist Hilario Duran arranged this title song from a 2023 recording on his own Alma Records label as a roaring son montuno for big band. Thanks to a fervent lead vocal and searing violin solo from Elizabeth Rodriguez, this venerable ...

Hilario Duran: Cry Me A River

by Pierre Giroux
September 27, 2023

Hilario Durán is a renowned Cuban-Canadian jazz pianist and composer known for contributing to Latin jazz. He does not release big band efforts often, but with the release of Cry Me A River, he has reconstituted his Latin Jazz Big Band to take us on an extraordinary musical journey, effortlessly blending myriad genres into his singular style. Durán's Afro-Caribbean cultural attachment informs the nine works of both originals and covers in this outing, resulting in a unique tapestry of sound. ...

Hilario Durán At Telus Centre

by Alain Londes
February 28, 2019

Hilario Durán and his Latin Jazz Big BandTelus Centre for Performance and LearningToronto, Canada February 9, 2019A “dream concert" is how Hilario Durán characterized the show featuring his Latin Jazz Big Band and the great drummer Horacio “El Negro" Hernández. Cuban-born piano great Durán settled in Canada in the mid-nineties and has continuously broadened the horizons for many concerning the rich musical traditions permeating Cuba. This performance was a perfect example of an educational showcase ...

Hilario Duran: Motion

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 22, 2011

Si respira il vento caldo del centro-america in tutte le otto tracce di Motion, ammaliante lavoro firmato dal pianista cubano Hilario Duran, affiancato per l'occasione da Roberto Occhipinti al contrabbasso e Mark Kelso alla batteria. Un mood latino tradotto attraverso l'utilizzo di ritmi coinvolgenti, melodie affascinanti e fantasia espressiva. La scaletta - composta da tutti originali tranne “Danza Negra" di Ernesto Lecuona - si apre con “It's Only Seven," un brano che presenta elementi di ballabilità, tecnica pianistica incisiva e ...

Hilario Duran Trio: Motion

by Jerry D'Souza
August 7, 2010

Hilario Duran continues to essay his skills as a pianist and composer of remarkable virtuosity on Motion. The compositions open a vista of stylistic opportunities, into which he delves with relish and focus, as he drives his creative forces to a new high. Duran's father, Hilario Duran Sr., was part of the “Movimiento del 'Feeling'" (The Feeling Movement) in Cuba, and regularly met with other musicians including Omara Portundo. The younger Duran, who began playing the piano by ...

Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band: From the Heart

by Raul d'Gama Rose
August 18, 2008

Hilario Duran and his Latin Jazz Big Band From the Heart Alma Records 2008

Anyone who heard the explosive band put together by multi-instrumentalist Arturo Sandoval shortly after he broke away from the seemingly indivisible Irakere would probably remember the ubiquitous young gentleman at the piano. He was the one with the propulsive attack that featured a left hand like God in a Cuban descarga, abetted by the lightening fast right hand with darting ...

Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band: From The Heart

by Edward Blanco
October 20, 2006

One of the premier exponents of Latin jazz, the Cuban-born, Toronto-based pianist extraordinaire Hilario Duran realizes a lifelong dream by making his first big band recording, which came, as the title implies, truly From The Heart. Joined by two other jazz greats from the island, celebrated saxophonist/clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera and drummer Horacio “El Negro Hernandez, Duran's twenty-piece Latin Jazz Big Band swings and bounces all around the leader's rhythmically rich compositions and arrangements.

It would be unfair to ...