Friday,
August 13 – Sunday, August 15
with:
Diego Urcola- Trumpet
Alex Brown – Piano
Hamish Smith – Bass
Juan Chiavassa- Drums
Sean Jones- Trumpet
Denise King – Vocals
Todd Marcus – Bass Clarinet
Paquito D’Rivera defies categorization. The
winner of fourteen GRAMMY Awards, he is
celebrated both for his artistry in Latin jazz
and his achievements as a classical composer.
Born in Havana, Cuba, he performed at age 10
with the National Theater Orchestra, studied
at the Havana Conservatory of Music and, at
17, became a featured soloist with the Cuban
National Symphony. As a founding member of the
Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna, he directed
that group for two years, while at the same
time playing both the clarinet and saxophone
with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. He
eventually went on to premier several works by
notable Cuban composers with the same
orchestra. Additionally, he was a founding
member and co-director of the innovative
musical ensemble Irakere. With its explosive
mixture of jazz, rock, classical and
traditional Cuban music never before heard,
Irakere toured extensively throughout America
and Europe, won several GRAMMY nominations
(1979, 1980) and a GRAMMY (1979).
His numerous recordings include more than 30
solo albums. In 1988, he was a founding member
of the United Nation Orchestra, a 15-piece
ensemble organized by Dizzy Gillespie to
showcase the fusion of Latin and Caribbean
influences with jazz. D’Rivera continues to
appear as guest conductor. A GRAMMY was
awarded the United Nation Orchestra in 1991,
the same year D’Rivera received a Lifetime
Achievement Award from Carnegie Hall for his
contributions to Latin music. Additionally,
D’Rivera’s highly acclaimed ensembles- the
Chamber Jazz Ensemble, the Paquito D’Rivera
Big Band, and the Paquito D’Rivera Quintet are
in great demand world wide.
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