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On tour
Yes
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Category
Cuban Jazz, Afro-cuban, Afrocuban Jazz, Latin-jazz, Jazzbata, Latinjazz
Concerts
Apr
18
Paquito D’Rivera: Celebrating 70+ Years in Music
New York
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Apr
19
Paquito D’Rivera: Celebrating 70+ Years in Music
New York
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May
08
Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Flushing
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May
10
CHUCHO VALDES & IRAKERE 50
Blacksburg
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May
11
CHUCHO VALDES - IRAKERE 50
North Bethesda
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Jun
13
Chucho Valdés - Royal Quartet
Uppsala
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Jun
15
CHUCHO VALDÉS - ROYAL QUARTET
Vigo
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Jun
16
Chucho Valdés - Royal Quartet
A Coruña
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Jun
20
CHUCHO VALDÉS - ROYAL QUARTET
Úbeda
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Jun
26
CHUCHO VALDÉS - ROYAL QUARTET
Ajaccio
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Jun
27
Chucho Valdés - Royal Quartet
Wolfisheim
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Jun
29
CHUCHO VALDÉS - ROYAL QUARTET
Fontainebleau
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Jul
01
Chucho Valdés Royal Quartet
Şişli
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Jul
04
Chucho Valdés - Royal Quartet
Vitrolles
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Jul
05
Chucho Valdés - Royal Quartet
Glynde
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Jul
09
Chucho Valdés - Paquito D'Rivera, Arturo Sandoval - IRAKERE 50 feat. Emilio Frías
Highland Park
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About Chucho Valdés
Chucho Valdés
Bio
Cuban pianist, composer, and arranger Chucho Valdés is the most influential figure in modern Afro-Cuban jazz. In a career spanning more than 60 years, both as a solo artist and bandleader, Mr. Valdés has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, rock, and more, into a deeply personal style. Winner of six GRAMMY® and four Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Mr. Valdés, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Science last year and was also inducted in the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame.
His most recent project, Jazz Batá 2, won a Latin Grammy as Best Latin Jazz album and was selected as one of Billboard magazine’s list of The 50 Best Latin Albums of the Decade. Jazz Batá 2 revisits a revolutionary idea Mr. Valdés first recorded in 1972: a piano jazz trio featuring batá drums, the sacred, hourglass-shaped drums used in the ritual music of the Yoruba religion in Cuba, in place of the conventional trap set
Born in a family of musicians in Quivicán, Havana province, Cuba, on October 9, 1941, Dionisio Jesús "Chucho" Valdés Rodríguez, has distilled elements of the Afro-Cuban music tradition, jazz, classical music, and rock into an organic, deeply personal style.
His first teacher was his father, the pianist, composer, and bandleader Ramón “Bebo” Valdés. By the age of three, Mr. Valdés was already playing the melodies he heard on the radio at the piano, using both hands and in any key. He began taking lessons on piano, theory and solfege at the age of five and continued his formal musical education at the Conservatorio Municipal de Música de la Habana, from which he graduated at 14. A year later, Mr. Valdés formed his first jazz trio. In 1959, he debuted professionally with the band Sabor de Cuba. The ensemble, directed by his father, is widely considered one of the great orchestras in modern Cuban music.
Fittingly, Mr. Valdés made his early mark as the founder, pianist and main composer and arranger of another landmark ensemble: the small big band Irakere (1973-2005). With its audacious mix of Afro-Cuban ritual music, Cuban dance music, jazz, classical music, and rock, Irakere marked a before and after in Latin jazz. Irakere’s self-titled debut recording in the United States won a Grammy as Best Latin Recording in 1979.
While he remained with Irakere until 2005, Mr. Valdés launched a parallel career in 1998 both as a solo performer and a small-group leader. It marked the beginning of an enormously fruitful period highlighted by albums such as Solo Piano (Blue Note, 1991), Solo: Live in New York (Blue Note, 2001) and New Conceptions (Blue Note, 2003), as well as quartet recordings such as Bele Bele en La Habana (Blue Note, 1998), Briyumba Palo Congo (Blue Note, 1999) and Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 2000), which won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album.
After leaving Irakere, Mr. Valdés won Grammys for Juntos Para Siempre (Calle 54, 2007), the duet recording with his father, Bebo; and, Chucho’s Steps (Comanche, 2010), which introduced his new group, the Afro-Cuban Messengers.
But that didn´t mean to forget past achievements. In 2015, Mr. Valdés celebrated the 40th anniversary of the birth of Irakere, his iconic band, with a world tour. A resulting recording, Tribute to Irakere: Live at Marciac (Jazz Village / Comanche Music), won a Grammy for the Best Latin Jazz Album in 2016.
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Cuban Jazz, Afro-cuban, Afrocuban Jazz, Latin-jazz, Jazzbata, Latinjazz
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What fans are saying
Michal
Chucho is brilliant. 1.5 hours of stories in sound. Utterly transporting
M.Strutin
Paramount Theatre-Oakland
Oakland, CA
Sep 23, 2022
Alexander
1sr row, amazing music, great Talent, shook his huge Hand!
L'auditori Sala 3
Barcelona, Spain
Jun 29, 2019
Jose
Great show. The performance center was top-notch.
Shalin Liu Performance Center
Rockport, MA
Apr 18, 2023
Julio Alberto
Wonderful. Excellent music and singing performance.
Centro de Bellas Artes de Caguas
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Jun 18, 2023
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Chucho Valdés Tour Cities
Fontainebleau, France
Vigo, Spain
North Bethesda, MD
Flushing, NY
Blacksburg, VA
Uppsala, Sweden
Highland Park, IL
A Coruña, Spain
Vitrolles, France
Úbeda, Spain
Şişli, Turkey
Ajaccio, France
New York, NY
Frequently Asked Questions About Chucho Valdés
Concerts & Tour Date Information
Is Chucho Valdés on tour?
Yes, Chucho Valdés is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming
Chucho Valdés concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Chucho Valdés tour
is scheduled for 16 dates across 13 cities. Get
information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2025-2026 with Hypebot.
How many upcoming tour dates is Chucho Valdés scheduled to play?
Chucho Valdés is scheduled to play 16 shows between 2025-2026. Buy
concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
When does the Chucho Valdés tour start?
Chucho Valdés’s tour starts Apr 18, 2025 and ends on Jul 09, 2025.
They will play 13 cities; their most recent concert was held in
New York at Jazz at Lincoln Center and their next upcoming concert
will be in Vigo at Garcia Barbon Theatre.
What venues is Chucho Valdés performing at?
As part of the Chucho Valdés tour, Chucho Valdés is scheduled to play across the following
venues and cities:
2025 Tour Dates:
Apr 18 - New York,
NY @ Jazz at Lincoln Center
Apr 19 - New York,
NY @ Jazz at Lincoln Center
May 08 - Flushing,
NY @ Kupferberg Center for the Arts
May 10 - Blacksburg,
VA @ Moss Arts Center
May 11 - North Bethesda,
MD @ The Music Center at Strathmore
Jun 13 - Uppsala,
Uppsala län @ Botanical Garden
Jun 15 - Vigo,
GA @ Garcia Barbon Theatre
Jun 16 - A Coruña,
GA @ Teatro Colón
Jun 20 - Úbeda,
AN @ Centro Cultural Hospital de Santiago
Jun 26 - Ajaccio,
Corse @ Jazz in Aiacciu
Jun 27 - Wolfisheim,
France @ Fort Kleber
Jun 29 - Fontainebleau,
Île-de-France @ Château de Fontainebleau
Jul 01 - Şişli,
İstanbul @ Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre
Jul 04 - Vitrolles,
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur @ Association Charlie Free - Le Moulin à Jazz
Jul 05 - Glynde,
England @ Glynde Place
Jul 09 - Highland Park,
IL @ Ravinia Park