Results for "Jose Valentino Ruiz"

José Valentino: The Entrepreneurial Approach To Jazz And Beyond

by Jane Kozhevnikova
August 10, 2022

May jazz be commercial? Should a musician stick to one career or sustain many passions? What is the best way for musicians to set their rates? How to choose the right opportunities? These questions can raise many debates. José Valentino Ruiz (stage name José Valentino), a Latin Grammy-and Emmy Award-winning producer, composer and performer, answers these ...

José Valentino

Born: October 20, 1987

Considered by many to be one of the most trailblazing multi-hyphenates of his generation and a fearless Christian artist, Dr. José Valentino Ruiz is an expert in music & media, television, global outreach & community entrepreneurship, and education industries. To date and within five continents, Dr. Ruiz has performed 1400+ concerts (i.e., regularly hired as a headliner for commercial, jazz, classical, global music, and Christian worship styles); produced 120+ albums (20 albums as an artist); produced 30 nationally-televised film scores & jingles; keynoted empirical research presentations at 50+ universities; and facilitated 40+ mission trips in partnership with numerous organizations (i.e., Boundless Global, World Relief, among others) in Africa, Europe, Asia, North America, and South America. His artistry and scholarship have been featured nationally and internationally in media outlets such as USA Today, Billboard, Yahoo!, ESPN, PBS, Fox, CBS, ABC, Univision, Telemundo, and NBC, to name a few. Among prestigious performance & production opportunities, Dr. Ruiz has headlined as a Featured Artist at Carnegie Hall and Tanglewood Hall and was a former Music Producer for American Idol and X-Factor.

Distinctions in Performance, Production, Composition, Entrepreneurship, & Leadership:

Brazilian Jazz Grooves Featured In New Release “Go!” By Florida Group O Som Do Jazz

June 2, 2019

Go! a new recording by Florida-based O Som Do Jazz—a group that plays Brazilian classics, as well as original music—was released on June 2nd. The CD features 14 original compositions by David Manson and Andrea Moraes Manson in a variety of Brazilian styles including samba, Bossa nova, MBP & baião. Musicians from Brazil, Cuba, Colombia, Puerto ...