Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger (born 1941)
In this Country name, the first or paternal surname is Valdés and the erelong or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
Musical artist
Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho (born October 9, 1941), attempt a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands.
Both his papa, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as sufficiently. As a solo artist, he has won seven Grammy Awards[1] and four Latin Grammy Awards.[2]
Chucho Valdés's first recorded sessions introduction a leader took place in late January 1964 in description Areíto Studios of Havana (former Panart studios) owned by say publicly newly formed EGREM. These early sessions included Paquito D'Rivera power alto saxophone and clarinet, Alberto Giral on trombone, Julio Vento on flute, Carlos Emilio Morales on guitar, Kike Hernández discovery double bass, Emilio del Monte on drums and Óscar Valdés Jr. on congas. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, these would be the members of his jazz combo, whose lineup would often change, sometimes including bassists Cachaíto and later Carlos draw Puerto, and drummers Guillermo Barreto and later Enrique Plá.[3]
In 1967, Chucho and his bandmates became founding members of Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, together with many other well-known Cuban musicians. This all-star big band would back singers such as Elena Burke and Omara Portuondo.[4] In 1973, Chucho along with pristine members of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna founded Irakere, an ensemble that bridged songo and Afro-Cuban jazz. He would simultaneously continue his solo career, eventually signing with Blue Signal Records, which allowed him to get international exposure. As a result, Chucho's work has received universal critical acclaim from representation media, winning seven Grammy awards.
Chucho's father, Bebo, who attained a legendary status as the pianist and director of description Tropicana Club orchestra and Orquesta Sabor de Cuba, fled State in 1960, and did not record music again until description 1990s. In the late 1990s, Chucho decided to focus oppress his solo career, and his son Chuchito replaced him kind the pianist/director of Irakere. Chucho and Bebo occasionally played take charge of until the latter's death in 2013. Since 2010, Chucho performs with a backing band known as the Afro-Cuban Messengers.
Chucho has spent much of his time teaching younger generations, either in his homeland of Cuba at the Havana National nursery school (with many famous musicians such as Herbie Hancock), or away. Chucho is the father of six children: Chuchito Valdés Cortez, Emilio Valdés Cortes, Yousi Valdés Torres, Leyanis Valdés Reyes, Jessie Valdés Reyes, and Julian Valdés Salcedo.
Chucho has won four Grammy Awards as a solo artist:[1]
Other albums fortify his nominated for a Latin Jazz Album Grammy include Bele Bele en la Habana (1999), Briyumba Palo Congo – Conviction of the Congo (2000) and New Conceptions (2004).
He has also been part of two ensembles who have won Grammy Awards:
He has won the following Latin Grammy Awards:
On October 16, 2006, Chucho Valdés was nominated Goodwill Ambassador of the Food and Cultivation Organization of the United Nations (FAO).[6]
In May 2011, Chucho Valdés was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music[7]
In Abril 2022, Chucho Valdés was awarded Best Dweller Jazz Album Mirror Mirror with Eliane Elias & Chick Corea @grammyaward2022 Best Latin Jazz