Chucho Valdés
The Chucho Valdés Quintet
Jazz
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Manager: Tobias Tumarkin
Management Territory: North America & Asia
"Whether Chucho Valdés is performing a gentle ballad or a rousing foot-stomper, his joy in playing and his love of the music always shines through. He can tickle the ivories with the soft grace of Bill Evans and dazzle with the thunderous dexterity of Art Tatum or Oscar Peterson.” —All About Jazz
About
Hailed as "the dean of Latin jazz" and "one of the world’s great virtuosic pianists" by The New York Times, multi-Grammy Award winner Chucho Valdés has recorded over eighty CD’s during his illustrious career, performing with countless jazz masters, including Herbie Hancock, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis and Chick Corea.
Founder of the rhythmically innovative Latin jazz band Irakere, Valdés has appeared on the distinguished stages of Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center and The Hollywood Bowl.
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Upcoming Performances
6- 6/6/2013
- State Opera House
- Wellington, New Zealand
8- 6/8/2013
- Hamer Hall
- Melbourne, VIC, Australia
12- 6/12/2013
- Sydney Opera House
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
13- 6/13/2013
- Concert Hall - Queensland Performing Arts Centre
- Brisbane, QLD, Australia
21- 6/21/2013 8:00 PM
- The Town Hall
- New York, NY
22- 6/22/2013 8:00 PM
- Pablo Casal Symphony Hall - Centro de Bellas Artes
- San Juan, PR
25- 6/25/2013
- Dominion-Chalmers United Church
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
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27- 6/27/2013 8:00 PM
- La Palais Montcalm - Salle Raoul Jobin
- Quebec, QC, Canada
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28- 6/28/2013 8:00 PM
- Théâtre Maisonneuve
- Montreal, QC, Canada
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10- 8/10/2013 8:00 PM
- Bing Concert Hall
- Stanford, CA
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13- 8/13/2013
- Miller Outdoor Theatre
- Houston, TX
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14- 8/14/2013
- Hollywood Bowl
- Los Angeles, CA
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