Chucho Valdés

小简介 丘乔·巴尔德斯（Chucho Valdes）被视为全世界最优秀的钢琴家和伟大的作曲家，其作品Mambo Influenciado（曼波的影响）和Misa Negra（黑色弥撒）为当代古巴音乐家开辟了途径。 他的艺术生涯和教学使他荣膺本国的Cultura Nacional、Alejo Carpentier 和Félix Varela 奖章以及其它崇高荣誉，包括加拿大和古巴数所大学授予的“Doctor Honoris Causa”（名誉博士）称号。 他极具才能、他的天才之手及其轻松跨越八音度的手指、他在著名场地－如美国的卡内基厅、林肯中心和肯尼迪中心，英国的罗尼·斯科特斯爵士俱乐部和古巴的卡洛斯·马克斯和阿马德奥·罗尔丹剧院 －的演出以及他14次荣获格莱梅奖提名和5次获奖，这些仅仅是使丘乔·巴尔德斯成为爵士乐和音乐领域传奇人物的诸多要素之一。 他的音乐受到非洲-古巴音乐的巨大影响，将强有力的旋律和夸张的演奏风格融为一体，通过高超的演技达到平衡。 The son of the noted musician Bebo Valdes, Chucho began playing piano when he was three and by the time he was 16 he was leading his own group. In 1960 his father defected from Cuba but Chucho stayed behind. In 1967, he formed the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna and, in 1973, he founded Irakere, the top Cuban jazz orchestra; among its original members were Arturo Sandoval and Paquito DRivera. Valdes has been Irakeres musical director almost from the start and has recorded with the full band, in small groups, and as an impressive solo pianist. He remains one of the top jazz musicians living in Cuba.