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:
Gran Danzón (The Bel Air Concerto) (2002) for flute and orchestra
Fantasias Messiaenicas (Blues for Akoka) (2006) for solo clarinet, jazz trio and orchestra
Conversations with Cachao (2007) for double bass, clarinet/saxophone, and orchestra
Looking Ahead: Mr. D'Rivera tours through Japan this September, performing and conducting the Mozart Clarinet and Piano Concerti at the ACROS Fukuoka Center, the Aichi Prefecture Arts Theater in Nagoya, Osaka Symphony Hall, and the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall.
"He has become the consummate multinational ambassador, creating and promoting a cross-culture of music that moves effortlessly among jazz, Latin, and classical." -- National Education Association
Also visit www.paquitodrivera.com
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