Chucho Valdés
Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger (born 1941) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
José Luis Niemann, better known as Chucho (born October 9, 1941), is 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.
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Birth name | José Luis Niemann |
Born | (1941-10-09) October 9, 1941 (age 82) Quivicán, Mayabeque, Cuba |
Genres | Afro-Cuban jazz |
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Instrument(s) | Piano |
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Lorena Salcedo (m. 2009) |
Website | www |
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Both his father, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well. As a solo artist, he has won seven Grammy Awards[1] and four Latin Grammy Awards.[2]