Results for "Chucho Valdes"

Musician

Chucho Valdes

Born: October 9, 1941

Chucho Valdés, born Jesús Dionisio Valdés, is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was born in Quivicán, Cuba. In 1972 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Together with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Valdés is revered as one of Cuba's greatest jazz pianists.

His father Bebo Valdés, also a pianist, is the former director of Havana's famous "Tropicana" night club. Bebo Valdés, now in his 80's, is still performing, and won a Latin Grammy award in 2003 together with Israel "Cachao" López and Patato Valdés, and in 2005 together with flamenco singer Diego El Cigala.

Article: Interview

Oscar Rossignoli: Expanding His Musical Journey

by R.J. DeLuke
August 3, 2026

When Oscar Rossignoli was a child in Honduras, he wanted to be a drummer. He was captivated by the instrument and when he went to church services each Sunday with his family, he would scamper to the front row and seat himself close to the drummer. The church services featured a band. His father, ...

Article: Live Review

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. ...

Article: Live Review

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 ...

Article: Album Review

Kemuel Roig: Dos Almas

by Edward Blanco
January 22, 2026

Cuban-American Latin jazz pianist Kemuel Roig presents a new solo album entitled Dos Almas ("Two Souls") documenting several originals in a repertoire that contains a selection of classic songs from some of his favorite Cuban composers. The album is an intimate personal journey delivering is own interpretation of Latin jazz music and his place in the ...

Album

Among The Stars

By Joey Calveiro

Label: Calveiro Entertainment LLC
Released: 2025
Track listing: Sombras; Winters of Yesterday; You & I; Tonight; Return to Cuba; Despertar; Legacy; Just You; Sueños.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

RIP Sheila Jordan, New Music from Carlos Jimenez, Eric Alexander & Vincent Herring, and more, Birthday Music from Cyrille Aimee, Stuff Smith, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and More

by David W. Daniels
August 19, 2025

The program will feature classic jazz, current jazz that is in the tradition of classic jazz, jazz fusion, and music by local artists covering all forms of jazz.  We do this in three hour long segments: 1: Classic jazz; 2: Recent jazz that is in the tradition; and 3: Jazz musicians who had birthdays during the ...

Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Pianist Irving Flores

by AAJ Staff
August 10, 2025

Meet Irving Flores From his early beginnings as a child prodigy leading Orchestra Tamalipas to victory at the tender age of ten, to becoming a nationally treasured artist in Mexico, Irving's journey has been nothing short of legendary. Now based in San Diego, California, Irving continues to push musical boundaries and innovate within the jazz genre, ...

Video

Tatomania

Featuring the music of Chucho Valdes
Duration: 04:25
June 22, 2025

"Tatomanía," by master Afro-Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés and backing trio, is a joyride in which the band literally never skips a beat. Valdés retains all the compositional freshness, percussive flare, and latin/jazz/classical influences that made him stand out for 60-plus years. On this piece, named after his percussionist, Roberto Jr. Vizcaíno Torre—or simply “Tato”—it’s the blended blur of bongos and drum kit that makes the music riveting. The entire album, Cuba and Beyond, merited a Grammy award nomination in 2024. Valdés also was named a U.S. 2025 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master.

Article: Album Review

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

by Pierre Giroux
June 12, 2025

With Trio Nuevo Vol. 2, pianist Dave Bass continues to chart his unique course through the jazz landscape, delivering an album that is both grounded in tradition and fearlessly progressive. Joined by the superb Tyler Miles on bass and the ever- responsive Steve Helfand on drums, Bass offers a multifaceted recording that celebrates the breadth of ...