Ramón Valle
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Ramón Valle (born December 29, 1964 in Holguín , Cuba ) is a Cuban jazz pianist .
Valle received piano lessons from the age of seven and later studied until 1984 at the Escuela Nacional de Arte in Havana . He had initial successes with his group Brújula , but also appeared as a soloist. From 1991 to 1993 he was a member of the Diákara group of Irakere founding member Óscar Valdés, which during this period often performed with Silvio Rodríguez . He has lived in the Netherlands since 1998 and heads the Ramón Valle Quintet , as well as his own trio.
Valle plays contemporary and mainstream jazz , in which Cuban rhythms only appear in between, but has also interpreted classical compositions by his countryman Ernesto Lecuona ( Danza Negra , 2002).
Discographic notes
- Ramón Valle Trio No Escape (ACT 2003; with Omar Rodriguez Calvo , Liber Toriente)
- Piano Works IV: Memorias (ACT 2005, solo)
- Flashes From Holland (RVS 2011)
Web links
- Valles official homepage
- Valle near Apoloybaco ( Memento from June 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (Spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Extended Biography , Ramón Valle's website, accessed on September 21, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Valle, Ramon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Cuban jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Holguín , Cuba |