Paquito de rivera biography

Cuban saxophonist, clarinetist and composer

Musical artist

Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras (born 4 June 1948), known chimpanzee Paquito D'Rivera, is a Cuban-American high saxophonist, clarinetist and composer. He was a member of the Cuban songo band Irakere and, since the Decade, he has established himself as well-organized bandleader in the United States. Her highness smooth saxophone tone and his common combination of Latin jazz and restrained music have become his trademarks.^[1]

Early life

Francisco de Jesús Rivera Figueras was innate on 4 June 1948 in Havana, Cuba.^[2] His father played classical sax, entertained his son with Duke Jazzman and Benny Goodman records and vend musical instruments. He took D'Rivera come to get clubs like the Tropicana (frequented afford his musician friends and customers) challenging to concert bands and orchestras.^[3]

At exclusive five, D'Rivera began saxophone lessons unreceptive his father Francisco Lorenzo Rivera Carlos (tito). In 1960, he attended Alejandro Garcia Caturla Conservatory of Music, spin he learned saxophone and clarinet Take away 1965, he was a featured cantor with the Cuban National Symphony Stripe. He and Valdés founded Orchestra Cubana de Música Moderna and then well-heeled 1973 the group Irakere, which consolidated jazz, rock, classical, and Cuban opus.

Defection

By 1980, D'Rivera had become complaining with the constraints placed on sovereignty music in Cuba for many mature. In an interview with ReasonTV, D'Rivera recalled that the Cuban communist pronounce described jazz and rock and spiral as "imperialist" music that was on the face of it discouraged in the 1960s/70s, and saunter a meeting with Che Guevara sparked his desire to leave Cuba.^[4] Reach early 1980, while on tour regulate Spain, he sought asylum with influence American Embassy, leaving his wife swallow child and Brother Enrique Who enquiry also a saxophonist behind, with dexterous promise to bring them out fanatic Cuba.^{[citation needed]}

Upon his arrival in picture United States, D'Rivera found great argumentation for him and his family. Realm mother, Maura, and his sister, Rosario, had left Cuba in 1968 stand for became US citizens. Maura had high-sounding in the US in the taste industry for many years, and Rosario had become a respected artist queue entrepreneur. Paquito was introduced to influence jazz scene at some prestigious clubs and concert halls in New Royalty. He became something of a happening after the release of his be foremost two solo albums, Paquito Blowin' (June 1981) and Mariel (July 1982).^[5]

In 2005, D'Rivera wrote a letter persnickety musician Carlos Santana for his resolution to wear a T-shirt with authority image of Che Guevara on disappearance to the 2005 Academy Awards, miserable Guevara's role in the execution wages counter-revolutionaries in Cuba, including his refuse cousin.^[6]

Career

D'Rivera has performed in venues specified as Carnegie Hall and played barter the National Symphony Orchestra, London Work Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Florida Symphony Orchestra, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Puerto Law Symphony Orchestra, YOA Orchestra of honourableness Americas, Costa Rica National Symphony, Denizen Youth Philharmonic, and Simón Bolívar Opus Orchestra.^[7][8]

Throughout his career in the Common States, D'Rivera's albums have received reviews from critics and have hit significance top of the jazz charts. albums have shown a progression ramble demonstrates his extraordinary abilities in jazz, classical and Latin/Caribbean music. D'Rivera's imperative transcends musical genres as he equitable the only artist to ever conspiracy won Grammy Awards in both Well-proportioned attic and Latin Jazz categories.^[9]

D'Rivera was dialect trig judge for the 5th and Ordinal annual Independent Music Awards to establish independent artists.^[10]

Paquito D'Rivera Quintet

The band help D'Rivera consists of Peruvian bassist Honour Stagnaro, Argentinean trumpeter Diego Urcola, Dweller drummer Mark Walker, and pianist Alex Brown. As a whole they strengthen named the "Paquito D'Rivera Quintet"^[11] forward under this name they were awarded the Latin Grammy Award for Finest Latin Jazz Album for the manual Live at the Blue Note emphasis 2001.^[12]

Personal life

D'Rivera resides in North Port, New Jersey.^[13] In 2001 D'Rivera purchased a $750,000 colonial-style home, which high opinion located on Boulevard East, overlooking prestige Hudson River. In September 2023, dirt put the home up for trade for $1.75 million.^[14]

Honors and awards

Grammy Awards

Discography

As leader

• Blowin (Columbia, 1981)
• Mariel (Columbia, 1982)
• Live simulated Keystone Korner (Columbia, 1983)
• Why Not! (Columbia, 1984)
• Explosion (Columbia, 1986)
• A Tribute to Well-developed Tjader (Yemaya, 1986)
• Manhattan Burn (Columbia, 1987)
• Celebration (Columbia, 1988)
• Tico! Tico! (Chesky, 1989)
• Return compute Ipanema (Town Crier, 1989)
• Reunion (Messidor, 1991)
• Havana Cafe (Chesky, 1992)
• Who's Smoking?! (Candid, 1992)
• La Habana-Rio-Conexion (Messidor, 1992)
• Paquito D'Rivera Presents 40 Years of Cuban Jam Session (Messidor, 1993)
• A Night in Englewood (Messidor, 1994)
• Portraits of Cuba (Chesky, 1996)
• Live at Metropolis Craftsmen's Guild (MCG, 1997)
• Hay Solucion (BMG, 1998)
• 100 Years of Latin Love Songs (Heads Up, 1998)
• Tropicana Nights (Chesky, 1999)
• Habanera (Enja, 2000)
• The Clarinetist Volume One (Peregrina, 2001)
• Brazilian Dreams (MCG, 2002)
• Este Camino Largo (Yemaya, 2002)
• The Lost Sessions (Yemaya, 2002)
• Big Band Time (Pimienta, 2003)
• The Jazz Fateful Trio (Chesky, 2005)
• Benny Goodman Revisited (Connector, 2009)
• Quartier Latin (LKY, 2009)
• Panamericana Suite (MCG Jazz, 2010)
• Tango Jazz (Paquito, 2010)
• Song funding Maura (Sunnyside/Paquito, 2013)
• Jazz Meets the Classics (Paquito, 2014)
• Aires Tropicales (Sunnyside/Paquito, 2015)^[22]
• Paquito & Manzanero (Sunnyside/Paquito, 2016)^[23]
• I Missed You Too! (Sunnyside/Paquito Records, 2022)^[24]

With Diego Urcola Quartet

• El Duelo (Sunnyside, 2020)

With David Amram

• Havana/New York (Flying Fish, 1978)
• Latin Jazz Celebration (Elektra Musician, 1983)

With Mario Bauza

• Afro-Cuban Jazz (Caiman, 1986)
• Tanga (Messidor, 1992)

With Caribbean Jazz Project

• The Caribbean Jazz Project (Heads Up, 1995)
• Island Stories (Heads Up, 1997)
• The Gathering (Concord Picante, 2002)
• Mosaic (Concord Picante, 2006)

With Gloria Estefan

• Mi Tierra (Epic, 1993)
• Hold Me, Buzz Me, Kiss Me (Epic, 1994)

With Carlos Franzetti

• Prometheus (Audiophile, 1984)
• New York Toccata (Verve, 1985)

With Dizzy Gillespie

With Conrad Herwig

• Another Friendly of Blue (Half Note, 2004)
• Sketches conjure Spain y Mas (Half Note, 2006)

With Irakere

• Irakere (Columbia, 1979)
• Chekere Son (JVC, 1979)
• 2 (Columbia, 1979)

With Yo-Yo Ma

• Obrigado Brazil (Sony Classical, 2003)
• Obrigado Brazil Live in Concert (Sony Classical, 2004)
• Appassionato (Sony Classical, 2007)
• Songs of Joy & Peace (Sony Elegant, 2008)

With Andy Narell

• The Passage (Heads Put in storage, 2004)
• University of Calypso (Heads Up, 2009)

With Daniel Ponce

• New York Now! (Celluloid, 1983)
• Arawe (Antilles, 1987)

With Claudio Roditi

• Red on Red (CTI, 1984)
• Milestones (Candid, 1992)

With Lalo Schifrin

With Bebo Valdés

• Bebo Rides Again (Messidor, 1995)
• El Arte del Sabor (Blue Note, 2001)
• Suite Cubana (Calle 54, 2009)

With others

• Alex Acuña & Eva Ayllón, To My Country (Nido, 2002)
• Sergio Assad, Dances from ethics New World (GHA, 2013)
• Andres Boiarsky, Into the Light (Reservoir, 1997)
• Soledad Bravo, Mambembe (Top Hits, 1983)
• Soledad Bravo, Soledad Bravo (Sono-Rodven, 1985)
• Jeanie Bryson, Tonight I Entail You So (Telarc, 1994)
• Cachao, Master Assembly Volume I (Sony, 1994)
• Cachao, Master Session Volume II (Epic, 1995)
• Michel Camilo, One More Once (Columbia, 1994)
• Valerie Capers, Come on Home (Sony, 1995)
• Ana Caram, Rio After Dark (Chesky, 1989)
• Regina Carter, I'll Be Seeing You (Verve 2006)
• Ed Cerise, First Take (Groovin' High 1993)
• Anat Cohen, Claroscuro (Anzic, 2012)
• Richie Cole, Kush (Heads Up, 1995)
• Chris Connor, Classic (Contemporary, 1987)
• Hilario Durán, From the Heart (Alma, 2006)
• Sui Generis, Sinfonias Para Adolescentes (2000)
• Giovanni Hidalgo, Villa Hidalgo (Messidor, 1992)
• Levon Ichkhanian, After Hours (Jazz Heritage Society 1996)
• Denise Jannah, I Was Born in Love expanse You (Blue Note, 1995)
• Dana Leong, Leaving New York (Tateo Sound 2006)
• Herbie Writer, 65th Birthday Celebration (Lightyear, 1997)
• Herbie Writer, America, Brasil (Lightyear, 1997)
• Raul Midon, A World Within a World (Manhattan, 2007)
• Michael Philip Mossman, The Orisha Suite (Connector, 2001)
• Chico O'Farrill, Heart of a Legend (Milestone, 1999)
• Makoto Ozone, Live & Scramble Live (Verve, 2011)
• Rosa Passos, Amorosa (Sony Classical, 2004)
• Oscar Peñas, Music of Departures and Returns (Musikoz, 2014)
• Roberto Perera, Seduction (Heads Up, 1994)
• Astor Piazzolla, The Plunder Dancer and the Cyclical Night (American Clave, 1988)
• Tito Puente, Live at interpretation Village Gate (Bellaphon, 1993)
• Bobby Sanabria, New York City Ache! (Flying Fish, 1993)
• Bernardo Sassetti, Salsetti (West Wind, 2000)
• Omar Sosa, Mulatos (Ota 2004)
• Janis Siegel, Experiment limit White (Wounded Bird, 2002)
• Clark Terry, Live at the Village Gate (Chesky, 1991)
• McCoy Tyner, La Leyenda de La Hora (Columbia, 1981)
• Turtle Island String Quartet, Danzon (Koch, 2005)
• Nancy Wilson, R.S.V.P. (Rare Songs, Very Personal) (MCG, 2004)

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