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Chucho Valdes

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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.

Album

Among The Stars

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

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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

Read "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" reviewed by David W. Daniels


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 ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five with Pianist Irving Flores

Read "Take Five with Pianist Irving Flores" reviewed by AAJ Staff


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, ...

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Video

Tatomania

Featuring the music of Chucho Valdes
Duration: 04:25

"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.
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Article: Album Review

Dave Bass Trio: Trio Nuevo Vol 2

Read "Trio Nuevo Vol 2" reviewed by Pierre Giroux


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 ...

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Article: Live Review

Miguel Zenon and Luis Perdomo at Harlem Stage Gatehouse

Read "Miguel Zenon and Luis Perdomo at Harlem Stage Gatehouse" reviewed by Paul Reynolds


Miguel Zenon and Luis Perdomo Harlem Stage Gatehouse Carnegie Hall Citywide New York, NY May 3, 2025 The duets between alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon and pianist Luis Perdomo are among the most affecting jazz collaborations of recent years, and the most acclaimed. The first of the duo albums they've recorded ...

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Article: Live Review

Harold Lopez-Nussa at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society

Read "Harold Lopez-Nussa at Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society" reviewed by Roy Strassman


Harold Lopez-Nussa Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society Live performance Half Moon Bay, CA February 16, 2025 Cuban jazz pianist and composer Harold Lopez-Nussa surfed his quartet into the picturesque seaside venue of Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society in Half Moon Bay, San Francisco. The weather was overcast and chilly, ...

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

Afro-Cuban Jazz Show

Read "Afro-Cuban Jazz Show" reviewed by David Brown


This week, we have been checking out some sounds from Cuba, Afro-Cuban Jazz and other Latin Jazz works from the 1950s to today.Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:30 Julio Gutierrez “Theme On Cha Cha Cha" from The Complete Cuban Jam Sessions (Panart Records) 03:15 Nino Rivera “Guanguanco--Comparsa" ...

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Article: Live Review

Umbria Jazz Festival 2024

Read "Umbria Jazz Festival 2024" reviewed by Giulia Bianchi


Umbria Jazz FestivalVarious VenuePerugia, Italy July 14-20, 2024 Nestled in the picturesque city of Perugia, Umbria Jazz has become renowned for showcasing extraordinary talent and musicianship. For more than 50 years, the festival has preserved its vibrant spirit and tradition of hosting historic performances by some of jazz's most iconic figures, ...


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