Dave Valentin

David Peter Valentin (April 29, 1952 – March 8, 2017) was an American Latin jazz flautist.^[1] In the 1970s Valentin combined Latin music with jazz in bands with Bill O'Connell, Lincoln Goines, Richie Morales, Robby Ameen, Sammy Figueroa, and Giovanni Hidalgo.^[2] For seven years in a row he was chosen as the best jazz flautist by readers of Jazziz magazine. In 1985 he received a Grammy Award nomination.^[1] In 2003 he won a Grammy for Caribbean Jazz Project, an album he did with Dave Samuels.^[3]

Dave Valentin
Valentin at the World Music and Dance Centre, March 2008
Background information
Birth name	David Peter Valentin
Born	(1952-04-29)April 29, 1952 South Bronx, New York, U.S.
Died	March 8, 2017(2017-03-08) (aged 64) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, Latin jazz, smooth jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Flute
Years active	1965–2012
Labels	CTI, GRP, Highnote

Valentin died from complications of a stroke and Parkinson's disease in the Bronx, at the age of 64.^[4]