Musician Dictionary

Chucho Valdés

Cuban musician · Cuban pianist and composer

DescriptionCuban musician
Source: Wikidata
Born1941-10-09
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceQuivicán Quivicán
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaCuba
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryCU
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipCuba
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer university teacher pianist jazz musician recording artist musician
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentsmusical keyboard piano
Source: Wikidata
Genresclassical music music of Latin America jazz music of Cuba Afro-Cuban jazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsInnerjazz
Source: Wikidata
Member ofRoy Hargrove’s Crisol Chucho Valdés y su Quinteto Irakere Chucho Valdés Trio Chucho Valdés Quartet Chucho Valdés & The Afro‐Cuban Messengers Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet Roy Hargrove's Crisol Orquesta Cubana De Música Moderna Caravana Cubana Combo Chucho Valdés Arturo Sandoval / Chucho Valdés Quartet Irakere
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsLatin Grammy Awards Latin Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz/Jazz Album Grammy Awards Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Premios de la Música Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

"Chucho" Valdes "Chuchu" Valdez C Valdez C. Valdes C. Valdez C. Valdés Cgucho Valdes Ch. Valdés Chu Cho Valdes Chu Chu Valdez Chucho Chucho Valdes Chucho Valdes Y Su Conjunto "Norteño" Chucho Valdez Chucho Valdès Chucho Valdés Quartet Chucho Valdéz Chucho Váldes Chuco Valdes Cucho Valdés Cucho Valdes Dionisio De Jesús Valdés Dionisio Jesus Valdes Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez Dionisio Jésus Valdés Rodríguez J. "Chucho" Valdes J. "Chucho" Valdez J. Valdes Jesus Chucho Valdes Jesus "ChuChu" Valdes Jesus "Chucho" Valdés Jesus "Chucho" Valdes Jesus "Chucho" Valdez Jesus "Chucho" Valdés Jesus "Chuco" Valdés Jesus 'C' Valdés Jesus 'Chucho' Valdes Jesus 'Chucho' Valdés Jesus (Chucho) Valdes Jesus (Chucho) Valdés

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Identifiers

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