Jazz Articles about Chucho Valdes

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Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet at SFJAZZ Center

by Harry S. Pariser
June 23, 2026

Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet SFJAZZ San Francisco, CA, USA June 13, 2026 Born to a musical family in Quivicán, Cuba in October 1941, Chucho Valdés's given name is Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez. His father, pianist, composer, and bandleader Ramón Bebo Valdes, introduced him to the piano at age three. Valdés graduated from the Conservatorio Municipal de Música de la Habana at 14 and started his own jazz trio at age 18. His first ...

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Chucho Valdés and His Royal Quartet at Miner Auditorium

by Steven Roby
June 18, 2026

Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet Miner Auditorium San Francisco, CA June 14, 2026   Sunday night at Miner Auditorium marked the fourth and final night of a residency four months in the making. Chucho Valdes and his Royal Quartet were originally booked for late February 2026, then rescheduled to June--and by the time the maestro finally took his seat at the Steinway, the anticipation in the room had the particular charge of something long awaited.

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Duets: Chucho Valdes, Dianne Reeves, and Joe Lovano at 92NY

by Paul Reynolds
May 23, 2024

Chucho Valdes, Dianne Reeves, and Joe Lovano Thomas L. Kaufmann Concert Hall, 92nd Street Y Duets New York, NY May 16, 2024 A supergroup can be as much a treat for the players as for its listeners. Saxophonist Joe Lovano, singer Dianne Reeves, and pianist Chucho Valdes seemed as jazzed--so to speak--about their summit meeting as were their noisy, enthusiastic audience at the wood-paneled Thomas L. Kaufmann Concert Hall at New York's 92nd Street ...

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John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival 2023

by La-Faithia White
September 23, 2023

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Big M's Grab Bag

by Patrick Burnette
September 8, 2023

The theme this episode is--got ya!--there isn't a theme. What we do have are two mildly historical piano-led recordings by musicians who couldn't be more different if they tried, and two new releases by musicians also pulling in different directions. Get a large group together and go for eclecticism? Or just multi-track yourself and add a duet partner to the mix? You, dear listeners, can pick the approach you like. Playlist Discussion of Misha Mengelberg's album No Idea ...

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Eliane Elias: Mirror Mirror

by Jim Worsley
October 21, 2021

The Chick Corea composition “Mirror Mirror" made its debut on a record led by Joe Henderso. Compelled by the tune's conversational and interactive elements, the astute tenor saxophonist made it the title track. Mirror Mirror (MPS, 1980) featured the rhythm section of Ron Carter and Billy Higgins. Henderson's quartet was, not surprisingly, rounded out by Corea. Gleaned from Snow White—"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?"— Corea's vision is indeed of beauty. Beautiful melodic sensibilities mirrored ...

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Eliane Elias: Mirror Mirror

by Edward Blanco
September 30, 2021

Pianist and composer Eliane Elias reveals a wonderful reflection of piano madness on the dazzling Mirror Mirror, capturing the mastery of two piano legends and the fabulous key work of a third legend in the making. One can simply not go wrong listening to the late great Chick Corea and Cuban-born master Chucho Valdes providing amazing call and respond to Elias's own keyboard play. The result is compelling, tasteful, light jazz performed with elegance and grace. An album ...