Paquito D’Rivera Remembers Claudio Roditi
My first gig when I settled in New York City in October 1980 was with the quintet of the multifaceted David Amram, whom I had … Read More “Paquito D’Rivera Remembers Claudio Roditi”
Paquito D’Rivera
Paquito D’Rivera is a clarinetist, saxophonist, and composer. Born in Cuba, where he co-founded the legendary fusion band Irakere in 1973, he defected from his homeland in 1981 and took up residence in the United States. Since then, he has recorded more than 30 albums as a bandleader and worked with a wide variety of musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Lalo Schifrin, Gloria Estefan, Anat Cohen, and Yo-Yo Ma.
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Paquito D’Rivera Remembers Dave Samuels
I must have been eight or nine years old when my father brought home that LP of Benny Goodman, recorded live in 1938 at Carnegie … Read More “Paquito D’Rivera Remembers Dave Samuels”
Jazz and Communism? The Perfect Oxymoron
Since its first edition, organized by UNESCO and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in 2012, International Jazz Day has presented and encouraged performances and … Read More “Jazz and Communism? The Perfect Oxymoron”
Paquito D’Rivera Remembers Bebo Valdés
10.9.18 – 3.22.13
Bebo ’n’ Dizzy
Paquito D’Rivera remembers the special relationship between two musicians
A Strange “Exchange”
Paquito D’Rivera on what recent Cuban/American culture swaps really mean
James Moody
Paquito D’Rivera remembers frend and mentor James Moody