Artist
Paquito D’Rivera
Cuban-American jazz musician and composer
Havana, Cuba · b. 1948
Paquito D’Rivera is a musician from Havana, Cuba, active since 1948. Their discography on Gatefold includes 1 record. They also recorded with Irakere.
6
Albums tracked
15
In collections
1948
Since
Biography
Cuban saxophone/flute/clarinet player and band leader (b. June 4th, 1948 in Havana, Cuba). Son of saxophone player Tito D'Rivera, he started playing saxophone at 5 years old. At 19 he debuted on Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de Cuba and that same year (1965) he founded Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna with Chucho Valdés, and later Irakere, melting jazz, rock and traditional Cuban music.
In 1981 he exiled in USA, playing with American musicians and founding in 1988 The United Nations Orchestra with Dizzy Gillespie. He founded his own band Paquito D'Rivera Big Band and Paquito D'Rivera Quintet.
He is married to singer, producer and manager Brenda Feliciano.
Bio from Discogs
Paquito D’Rivera — solo
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Irakere
A project Paquito D’Rivera was part of. Former member.
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