Paquito D'Rivera
b. 1948
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Performer, conductor and composer has impacted American music across Latin, jazz, and classical genres * Awarded the Frankfurt Music Prize (2008) * Recording, Funk Tango, won the GRAMMY for Best Latin Jazz Album (2008) * Recipient of the President's Award by the International Association of Jazz Educators (2008) * Composer-In-Residence at the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts with the Orchestra of St. Luke's (2007-08) * Awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship in Music Composition (2007) * Named an NEA Jazz Master and received the National Medal for the Arts (2005) * Has over 30 solo recordings to date and has garnered a total of nine GRAMMY awards * Merengue for cellist Yo-Yo Ma earned him the GRAMMY for Best Classical Composition (2004) * Twice named Clarinetist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association (2004, 2006)
Works by Paquito D'Rivera include:
The Cape Cod Files (2009) for clarinet and piano
Conversations with Cachao (2007) for double bass, clarinet/saxophone, and orchestra
Fantasias Messiaenicas (Blues for Akoka) (2006) for solo clarinet, jazz trio and orchestra
Gran Danzón (The Bel Air Concerto) (2001) for flute and orchestra
Looking Ahead: Mr. D'Rivera graces the stages of the Red Sea (Israel) and Helsinki (Finland) international jazz festivals Summer 2009.
The Tanglewood Jazz Festival dedicates an entire evening to Mr. D'Rivera's music for the festival opener, "An Evening with Paquito D'Rivera," on September 4.
The Tanglewood Jazz Festival dedicates an entire evening to Mr. D'Rivera's music for the festival opener, "An Evening with Paquito D'Rivera," on September 4.
"He has become the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, and classical." -- The National Endowment for the Arts
Also visit www.paquitodrivera.com
Also visit www.paquitodrivera.com
