Chucho Valdés

小簡(jiǎn)介
丘喬·巴爾德斯（Chucho Valdes）被視為全世界最優(yōu)秀的鋼琴家和偉大的作曲家，其作品Mambo Influenciado（曼波的影響）和Misa Negra（黑色彌撒）為當(dāng)代古巴音樂(lè)家開(kāi)辟了途徑。
他的藝術(shù)生涯和教學(xué)使他榮膺本國(guó)的Cultura Nacional、Alejo Carpentier 和Félix Varela 獎(jiǎng)?wù)乱约捌渌绺邩s譽(yù)，包括加拿大和古巴數(shù)所大學(xué)授予的“Doctor Honoris Causa”（名譽(yù)博士）稱號(hào)。
他極具才能、他的天才之手及其輕松跨越八音度的手指、他在著名場(chǎng)地－如美國(guó)的卡內(nèi)基廳、林肯中心和肯尼迪中心，英國(guó)的羅尼·斯科特斯爵士俱樂(lè)部和古巴的卡洛斯·馬克斯和阿馬德奧·羅爾丹劇院 －的演出以及他14次榮獲格萊梅獎(jiǎng)提名和5次獲獎(jiǎng)，這些僅僅是使丘喬·巴爾德斯成為爵士樂(lè)和音樂(lè)領(lǐng)域傳奇人物的諸多要素之一。
他的音樂(lè)受到非洲-古巴音樂(lè)的巨大影響，將強(qiáng)有力的旋律和夸張的演奏風(fēng)格融為一體，通過(guò)高超的演技達(dá)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.