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Chucho Valdés
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Pianists · b. 1941

Chucho Valdés

Cuban musician

Born
9 October 1941
Quivicán
Country
Cuba
Active
1957–
Record labels
Innerjazz
Discography
39 albums

Biography

Chucho Valdés is a jazz musician who plays piano and musical keyboard. Chucho Valdés was born on 9 October 1941 in Quivicán. The music is usually filed under jazz, classical music and Afro-Cuban jazz. Record labels: Innerjazz. The discography here lists 39 albums, from “Guapachá en La Habana” (1964) to “Masters Of Our Roots” (2025). Honours include Grammy Awards (1979), Latin Grammy Awards (2002) and Premios de la Música (2009).

Dionisio Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years. An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands. Both his father, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well. As a solo artist, he has won seven Grammy Awards and four Latin Grammy Awards.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Guapachá en La Habana 1964 · Areito Chucho Valdés 1970 · Areito Jazz Bata 1973 · Areito Piano I 1976 · Areito Tema de Chaka 1981 · Areito Lucumi 1988 · Messidor Solo Piano 1993 · Blue Note Grandes momentos de la música cubana 1994 · Milan Latino Pianissimo 1994 Invitación 1997 · EGREM Babalú ayé 1998 · Bembé Records Bele Bele en La Habana 1998 · Blue Note Live 1998 · Live · RMM Records Briyumba Palo Congo 1999 · Blue Note Desafíos 1999 · intuition Live at the Village Vanguard 2000 · Live · Blue Note Solo Live in New York 2001 · Blue Note
Chucho Valdés Featuring Cacháito 2002
Fantasía cubana 2002 · Blue Note New Conceptions 2003 · Blue Note Cancionero cubano 2005 · EGREM Piano a piano 2005 Virtuoso 2005 · Escondida Music Jazz Bata 2007 · Malanga Music Tumi Sessions 2007 · Live · Tumi Records 1978 World Tour 2008 · Live · Malanga Music Más allá de todo 2008 · Universal Music Latino Canto A Dios 2011 · EGREM Omara & Chucho 2011 · World Village
Border-Free 2013
Tribute to Irakere [Live in Marciac] 2015 · Jazz Village Familia: Tribute to Bebo + Chico 2017 · Motéma Music LLC Jazz Batá 2 2018 · Mack Avenue Jazz nocturno 2019 · Shellac Records I Missed You Too! 2022 · Paquito Records Airotele Ona - Croisées inattendues 2024 · Jazz Eleven Masters Of Our Roots 2025 · InnerCat Entertainment Canciones inéditas · EGREM Featuring Cachaito

Also plays on

Albums where Chucho Valdés is credited as a sideman

1980 Irakere II — Irakere piano
1988 Straight Ahead — Arturo Sandoval & Chucho Valdés piano
2009 El último trago — Buika arranger, piano

Member of

Irakere 1973– · Cuban musical group; band founded by pianist Chucho Valdés

Awards

Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Chucho Valdés play?

Chucho Valdés is known for playing piano and musical keyboard.

When and where was Chucho Valdés born?

Chucho Valdés was born 9 October 1941 in Quivicán.

What are Chucho Valdés's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Guapachá en La Habana (1964), Chucho Valdés (1970), Jazz Bata (1973), Piano I (1976) and Tema de Chaka (1981).

External links

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