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Clarinetist, saxophone player, composer

According to Margo Nash in the New York Times, Ed Berger of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University called Paquito D'Rivera "one of the most universally acclaimed jazz figures today." The gifted clarinetist and saxophone player is equally at home in the worlds of jazz and classical music, both as a player and a composer. A professional musician since the age of six, he defected from Cuba to the United States in 1981. He has performed and composed jazz and classical music for groups and orchestras all over the world and has recorded dozens of albums. By 2003, he had six Grammy Awards to his credit.

D'Rivera was born on June 8, 1948, in Havana, Cuba. A child prodigy, he got a head start from his father, Tito D'Rivera, a well-regarded classical saxophonist and conductor. His father taught D'Rivera to play classical music and jazz with equal ease—the elder D'Rivera was comfortable in both genres, as his young son would later become.

When D'Rivera was five years old, his father taught him music theory and saxophone, and when he was six years old, D'Rivera played in his first concert, performng a piece written by his father. The following year, he became the youngest musician to endorse a product, Selmer saxophones. "Music," he later told Jerry Duckett in the Allentown, Pennsylvania, Morning Call, "was in my soul and in my heart. I never had the idea to do anything else."

D'Rivera was just ten years old when he played with the National Theater Orchestra of Havana in 1958.

Initially trained to play the soprano saxophone, D'Rivera found that he liked the alto sax better, and he taught himself the new instrument with the help of a book. He received more formal training in 1960 at age 12, when he enrolled in the Havana Conservatory of Music to study clarinet as well as music composition.

Five years later, already a virtuoso on the clarinet and the saxophone, the 19-year-old D'Rivera played as a featured soloist with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra in a concert that was broadcast throughout Cuba. He played with numerous ensembles throughout his teen years, including the Cuban Army Band, before going on to co-found the Orchestra Cubana de Musica Moderna with piano player Chu Chu Valdez. For two years he served as conductor for this group.

In 1973 D'Rivera took eight other Orchestra Cubana de Musica Moderna members with him, along with three additional musicians, to co-found a musical group called Irakere. This group combined jazz, rock, classical, and traditional Cuban music to create a sound that was all their own. The group became known outside of Cuba, playing at jazz festivals in the United States and Europe. It also made history by becoming the first Cuban group to sign with an American record label after Fidel Castro took control of Cuba in the late 1950s. In 1979 this group won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Recording for its self-titled first album. Also in 1979, D'Rivera's group played with American rock and jazz musicians in a music festival called Havana Jam, which was recorded and made into an album of the same name.

D'Rivera liked the taste he got of the opportunities available in the United States, and in 1981, while on a concert tour in Spain, he defected from Cuba, requesting political asylum with the U.S. Embassy. After his successful bid to settle permanently in the United States, D'Rivera began playing gigs with Dizzy Gillespie, David Amram, Mario Bauza, and other well-known American musicians. He also recorded his debut solo album in 1981, Paquito Blowin', which he followed the next year with Mariel. D'Rivera found an enthusiastic following among American audiences and critics, and after being featured in Time magazine, on PBS, and on CBS Sunday Morning, his success in his adopted country was assured.

Continuing his association with Dizzy Gillespie through the 1980s, D'Rivera became a founding member of the Gillespie-led United Nations Orchestra in 1988. This was a 15-piece band that was soon cutting its own albums. D'Rivera still found time in 1988 to pursue his solo career, including a gig as guest soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his solo work and his appearances with the United Nations Orchestra, D'Rivera played with numerous other groups, including two groups that fed his twin passions for jazz and classical music, the Paquito D'Rivera Big Band and a chamber music group called the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet. Other groups that D'Rivera played with included Triangulo, which played calypso and salsa music, and the Caribbean Jazz Project. D'Rivera also began to compose music for other groups, including the Gerald Danovich Saxophone Quartet and the Aspen Wind Quintet.

D'Rivera has continued to record and to perform live throughout the 1990s and into the 2000s, winning acclaim all over the world. He won his fifth and sixth Grammy Awards for his work in 2003, for the jazz album Brazilian Dreams and for the classical album Historia del Soldado. He is equally well regarded as a composer and as a performer, both in the jazz and classical arenas. Among his compositions is "Gran Danzon," a concerto commissioned by the Rotterdam Philharmonic, which premiered in 2002 at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Other notable compositions include "Panamericana Suite," commissioned by New York City's Jazz at Lincoln Center in 2000 and heard on National Public Radio, and "Rivers," which was premiered by the New Jersey Chamber Music Society.

D'Rivera has served as artist in residence at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and as artistic director for jazz programming for the New Jersey Chamber Music Society. Each year he directs Uruguay's Festival International de Jazz en el Tambo. He is the author of a book of memoirs called Mi Vida Saxual (My Sax Life), published in Spain in 2000.

In addition to his other activities, D'Rivera continues to enjoy a busy touring schedule, playing with several ensembles around the world, including the Paquito D'Rivera Big Band, the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet, and the Chamber Jazz Ensemble. He makes regular appearances as a guest soloist with orchestras around the world, including the London Philharmonic and the Costa Rican National Symphony.

D'Rivera lives in North Bergen, New Jersey, with his wife, singer Brenda Feliciano. His son Franco is also a composer, and the two have collaborated on compositions for the American Saxophone Quartet of New York. One of D'Rivera's stated goals for his career has been to make jazz an integral part of classical music. His awards and wide acclaim in the fields of both jazz and classical music attest to his success in this endeavor.

Selected discography
Irakere, CBS, 1978.
Havana Jam, CBS, 1979.
Blowin', CBS, 1981.
Mariel, CBS, 1982.
Live at the Keystone Korner, CBS, 1983.
Why Not!, CBS, 1984.
Explosion, CBS, 1985.
(Contributor) Le Quatuor de Saxophones (Gerald Danovitch Saxophone Quartet), CBC, 1987.
Celebration, CBS, 1988.
Return to Ipanema, Town Cryer, 1989.
Tico, Tico, Chesky, 1989.
(Contributor) Autumn Leaves—Severi Comes (Severi Pyysalo), Selecta, 1989.
(Contributor) Live at Royal Festival Hall (Dizzy Gillespie and the United Nations Orchestra), Mesa/Blue Moon, 1990.
Who's Smoking?!, Candid, 1990.
(Contributor) Live at Birdland (Claudio Roditi), Candid, 1990.
Reunion, Messidor, 1991.
Havana Cafe, Chesky, 1992.
(Contributor) La Habana-Rio Conexión , Messidor, 1992.
Paquito D'Rivera Presents 40 Years of Cuban Jam Sessions, Messidor, 1993.
A Night in Englewood, Messidor, 1993.
Achango's Dance (Caribbean Jazz Project), Heads Up International, 1995.
Portraits of Cuba, Chesky, 1996.
(Contributor) Cuban Jazz, RMM, 1996.
(Contributor) Island Stories (Caribbean Jazz Project), Heads Up International, 1997.
Paquito D'Rivera: Chamber Music from the South, Mix House, 1997.
Paquito D'Rivera and the United Nations Orchestra Live at MCG, Blue Jackel, 1997.
(Contributor) For Winds (Robert Baksa), Newport Classic, 1997.
100 Years of Latin Love Songs, Heads Up International, 1998.
Tropicana Nights, Chesky, 1999.
Cubarama, Termidor Musikverlag, 1999.
Habanera, Enja, 1999.
Paquito D'Rivera Quintet Live at the Blue Note, Half Note, 2000.
(Contributor) Danzon (Turtle Island String Quartet), Koch International, 2001.
(Contributor) The Commission Project (American Saxophone Quartet with Paquito D'Rivera), Sons of Sound, 2002.
The Best of Paquito D'Rivera, Legacy/Sony, 2002.
The Clarinetist, Universal, 2002.
Brazilian Dreams, Manchester Craftmen's Guild, 2002.
Historia del Soldado, Karonte, 2002.
Big Band Time, Timba, 2002.

Sources

Periodicals
Morning Call (Allentown, PA), September 18, 1999, p. A41.
New York Times, April 28, 2002, p. 14NJ.
Salt Lake Tribune, September 6, 2002, p. E4.

Online
"Paquito D'Rivera," All Music Guide, http://www.allmusic.com (November 13, 2003).
"Paquito D'Rivera," Europe Jazz Network, http://www.ejn.it/mus/drivera.htm (November 13, 2003).
Recording Academy Grammy Awards, http://www.grammy.com (December 13, 2003).
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Cuba-born and New York-based saxophonist and clarinet player Paquito D'Rivera has balanced a career in Latin jazz with commissions as a classical composer and appearances with symphony orchestras. Classical New Jersey wrote, "whether playing Bach or post-bop, D'Rivera's mastery of the instruments and [his] expressive capability is unquestionable." D'Rivera inherited his understanding of music from his father, Tito, a classical saxophonist and conductor. At the age of five, he began being tutored in musical theory by his father. Within a year, he was playing well enough to be paid as a musician. By the age of seven, he became the youngest musician to endorse a musical instrument (Selmer saxophones). Three years later, he performed with the National Theater Orchestra of Havana. Although he initially played soprano saxophone, D'Rivera switched to the alto after teaching himself to play via the book Jimmy Dorsey Saxophone Method: A School of Rhythmic Saxophone Playing. Strengthening his knowledge of music and playing techniques, D'Rivera began studying at the Havana Conservatory of Music in 1960. In 1965, he became a featured soloist with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. After playing with the Cuban Army Band, he joined pianist Chu Chu Valdez to found the Orchestra Cubana de Musica Moderna, and served as the band's conductor for two years. In 1973, he joined eight members of the Orchestra Cubana de Musica Moderna to form Irakere. The group, which fused jazz, rock, classical, and traditional Cuban music, became the first post-Castro Cuban group to sign with an American record label. Along with the band, D'Rivera toured the world and Irakere became a top-rated jazz ensemble. In 1979, the group joined American jazz and rock performers for a music festival, Havana Jam, that was recorded and released the following year. In 1981, D'Rivera defected from Cuba and moved to the United States. Before long, he was playing with such American musicians as Dizzy Gillespie, David Amram, and Mario Bauza. According to Bauza, D'Rivera is "the only musician I know on the scene playing the real Latin jazz, all others are playing Afro-Cuban jazz." D'Rivera's debut solo album, Blowin', released in June 1981, was followed by Mariel a year later. Time magazine wrote, "the bopped-up, romantic, salty and sensuous jazz that he makes recognizes no real political boundary. It has its roots equally in the hothouse Latin rhythms of his homeland and in the high flying horns of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Lee Konitz." In 1988, D'Rivera was invited to become a charter member of Gillespie's 15-piece all-star group, the United Nations Orchestra. The same year, he was a guest soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra for their world premier performance of Roger Kellaway's David Street Blues at the John F. Kennedy Center. He continued to be involved with a variety of projects. In addition to performing with the Paquito D'Rivera Big Band, the Paquito D'Rivera Quintet, a chamber music group, Triangulo, and a calypso and salsa band, the Caribbean Jazz Project, he began to accept commissions to compose for chamber groups and orchestras. In 1989, he composed "New York Suite" for the Gerald Danovich Saxophone Quartet, and five years later, he composed "Aires Tropicales" for the Aspen Wind Quintet. The piece has subsequently been performed by at least four quintets.

In 1997, D'Rivera's album Portraits of Cuba received a Grammy award as "Best Latin Jazz Performance." During the summer of 1999, he collaborated with Germany's Chamber Orchestra Werneck in a series of programs, D'Rivera Meets Mozart. D'Rivera was artist-in-residence for the New Jersey Performing Arts Commission and artistic director in charge of jazz programming for the New Jersey Chamber Music Society. His autobiography, My Saxual Life, was published by the Spanish book publisher Seix Barral, along with a novel, En Tus Brazos Morenos, scheduled to follow shortly afterwards. The album Live at the Blue Note appeared in the spring of 2000, and Habanera followed in early 2001. In 2001, D'Rivera released the Clarinetist, Vol. 1, his first recording to rely exclusively on the strengths of its woodwind namesake. 2002 saw the release of Brazilian Dreams, a live recording featuring the New York Voices and trumpeter Claudio Roditi. It was followed by the swinging Big Band Time in 2003, Music of Both Worlds, Tribute to Cal Tjader and Riberas in 2004. and the Jazz Chamber Trio in 2005. ~ Craig Harris, Rovi
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Paquito D'Rivera
Born (1948-06-04) June 4, 1948 (age 63)
Origin Havana, Cuba
Genres Bebop, Afro-Cuban jazz, Latin jazz, post bop
Occupations Clarinetist, saxophonist
Instruments Alto saxophone, clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
Years active 1970s–present
Labels Messidor, Columbia, Chesky Records
Associated acts Caribbean Jazz Project

Paquito D'Rivera (born 4 June 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban alto saxophonist, clarinetist and soprano saxophonist. The winner of multiple Grammys and other awards, D'Rivera has lived in the United States since the early 1980s. He has worked in a variety of contexts, but is perhaps best known for playing Latin jazz.

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Biography

Paquito was a child prodigy. He started learning music at the age of 5 with his father Tito Rivera, a well-known classical saxophonist and conductor in Cuba.

D'Rivera grew up in Cuba, playing both saxophone and clarinet and performing with the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba at a young age.

When he was seven, became the youngest artist ever to endorse a musical instrument, when he signed on with the music company Selmer.

By 1980, D'Rivera was dissatisfied about the constraints placed on his music in Cuba for many years. In an interview with ReasonTV, D'Rivera notes that the Cuban communist government described jazz and rock and roll as "imperialist" music that was officially discouraged in the 1960s and '70s, and that a meeting with Che Guevara sparked his desire to leave Cuba.[1] In early 1981, while on tour in Spain, he sought asylum with the American Embassy, and left his homeland, wife and child behind in search of a better life with a promise to get them out.

Upon his arrival in the United States, D'Rivera found great support for him and his family. His mother Maura and his sister Rosario had left Cuba in 1968 and had become US citizens. Maura worked in the U.S in the fashion industry for many years, and his sister, now a respected artist/entrepenuer Rosario D'Rivera. Many notables who reached out to help Paquito were Dizzy Gillespie, David Amram, Mario Bauza and Bruce Lundvall, who gave him first solo recording date. D'Rivera quickly earned respect among American jazz musicians and was introduced to the jazz scene at some of the most prestigious clubs and concert halls in New York. He became something of a phenomenon after the release of his first two solo albums, Paquito Blowin (June 1981) and Mariel (July 1982).

Throughout his career in the United States, D'Rivera's albums have received reviews from critics and have hit the top of the jazz charts. His albums have shown a progression that demonstrates his extraordinary abilities in bebop, classical and Latin/Caribbean music. D'Rivera's expertise transcends musical genres as he is the only artist to ever have won Grammy Awards in both Classical and Latin Jazz categories.[2]

D'Rivera also plays with "crossover" artists such as the Ying Quartet, Turtle Island String Quartet, cellist Mark Summer, pianist Alon Yavnai, and Yo-Yo Ma. He has performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall and played with the National Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, Bronx Arts Ensemble, Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, YOA Orchestra of the Americas, Costa Rican Symphony Orchestra, American Youth Philharmonic, and Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra.

D'Rivera is an Artist in Residence at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and artistic director of the Festival International de Jazz en el Tambo in Uruguay. He is also a member of the Alon Yavnai-Paquito D'Rivera Duet and the Jazz Chamber Trio.

He has also written a memoir entitled My Sax Life.

In 2005, D'Rivera wrote a letter criticizing musician Carlos Santana for his decision to wear a t-shirt with the image of Che Guevara on it to the 2005 Academy Awards, citing Guevara's role in the execution of counter-revolutionaries in Cuba, including his own cousin.[citation needed]

D'Rivera was a judge for the 5th and 8th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.[3]

Awards and nominations

U.S. President George W. Bush stands with recipients of the 2005 National Medal of Arts on November 9, 2005, in the Oval Office.

Discography

  • 1978-79 Irakere CBS Records LP35655
  • 1979 Havana Jam LP PC2/36053 (incorrectly "P. Rivera" on label)
  • 1981 God Rest Ye Merry Jazzmen CBS Records LP37551 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist in “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”
  • 1981 Paquito D’Rivera Blowin' CBS Records FC37374
  • 1982 Mariel CBS Records FC38177
  • 1983 The Young Lions Elektra/Musicians 60*196 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist
  • 1983 Paquito D’Rivera Live at the Keystone Korner CBS Records FC38899
  • 1984 Paquito D’Rivera Why Not! CBS Records FC39584
  • 1985 Explosion CBS Records JZ*20038
  • 1987 Paquito D’Rivera Manhattan Burn CBS Records FC40583
  • 1988 Paquito D’Rivera Celebration CBS Records C44077
  • 1989 If Only You Knew Victor Mendoza L&R Records CDLR450*19 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist
  • 1989 Libre-Echange Free Trade/Gerald Danovitch Saxophone Quartet CBC JazzImage 2-0118
  • 1989 Paquito D’Rivera Tico Tico Chesky Records JD34
  • 1989 Return to Ipanema Town Crier TCD516 (Re-issued by Town Crier as Paquito D’Rivera)
  • 1989 Live at Royal Festival Hall Dizzy Gillespie & The United Nation Orchestra Enja RZ 79658 (USA: Mesa/Blue Moon 79658) D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist
  • 1990 Live at Birdland Claudio Roditi Candid 79515
  • 1991 Reunion/Paquito D’Rivera Featuring Arturo Sandoval Messidor CD-15805-2 re-released *2004 Pimienta Records 245 360 610-2
  • 1991 Havana Cafe Chesky Records JD60
  • 1992 Paquito D’Rivera Who's Smokin’?! with James Moody Candid CCD79523
  • 1992 La Habana-Rio Conexión (The Havana-Rio Connection) Messidor 158*20-2
  • 1993 Paquito D’Rivera Presents 40 Years of Cuban Jam Session Messidor 15826-2
  • 1994 Paquito D’Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra/A Night in Englewood Messidor 15829-2
  • 1995 The Caribbean Jazz Project Artists: Paquito D’Rivera/Dave Samuels/Andy Narell Heads Up International HUCD 3033/HUMC 3033
  • 1996 Messidor's Finest Volume 1 Paquito D’Rivera Messidor 15841-2 Compilation
  • 1996 First Take (Groovin’ High) Ed Cherry (France) A Division of Polygram D’Rivera performs in “Achango’s Dance”
  • 1996 Portraits of Cuba Paquito D’Rivera Chesky Records JD145
  • 1997 Paquito D’Rivera Chamber Music from the South featuring Pablo Zinger and Gustavo Tavares Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Mix House MH0002
  • 1997 Pixinguinha 100 Años/Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho Recorded Live at Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil January, *1997 D’Rivera performs as Guest Artist in “Naquele Tempo” and “Um A Zero”
  • 1997 Caribbean Jazz Project Island Stories/Paquito D’Rivera/Dave Samuels/Andy Narell Heads Up HUCD3039
  • 1997 Baksa for Winds Bronx Arts Ensemble D’Rivera performs “Alto Sax Sonata” Newport Classic NPD85624
  • 1997 Paquito D’Rivera & The United Nation Orchestra Live at MCG Recorded live at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, February 14, *1997 Jazz MCG1003 (Blue Jackel)
  • 1998 Paquito D’Rivera 100 Years of Latin Love Songs Heads Up International Ltd. INAK 30452
  • 1998 Musica de Dos Mundos/Music from Two Worlds Paquito D’Rivera/Brenda Feliciano/Aldo Antognazzi Recorded December, *1998 in Argentina Acqua Records aq 012
  • 1999 Paquito D’Rivera - Habanera Absolute Ensemble/Kristjan Jarvi Enja Records ENJ-9395 2 Recorded September, *1999 at Clinton Studio, NYC features D’Rivera compositions and appears as Guest Artist
  • 1999 Paquito D’Rivera Cubarama Termidor Musikverlag Recorded May, *1999 Compilation
  • 1999 Paquito D’Rivera Tropicana Nights/Un Paraíso Bajo Las Estrellas De Cuba Chesky Records JD186 Recorded April *20-21, *1999
  • 2000 Paquito D’Rivera Quintet Live at the Blue Note Half Note Records 516*20 Recorded New York, August *20, *1999
  • 2001 Jazz Latino/A Collection of Latin Inspirations Chesky Records JD212 Features D’Rivera compositions “Peanut Vendor” and “Chucho” and appears as Guest Artist
  • 2001 Turtle Island String Quartet/Danzon Koch International Classics KIC-CD-7529 Features D’Rivera compositions and appears as Guest Artist
  • 2001 Mexico City Woodwind Quintet/Visiones Panamericanas Urtext Digital Classics JB CC051 performing D’Rivera composition “Wapango”
  • 2001 Calle 54 OST, from Fernando Trueba's film
  • 2002 Paquito D’Rivera & The WDR Band/Big Band Time Termidor Musikverlag & Timba Records 59773-2
  • 2002 Historia Del Soldado (L’ Histoire du Soldat) DD&R CB R014 Distributed by KARONTE Impresión: A.G.S ISBN 84-95561-15-8
  • 2002 Paquito D’Rivera/Brazilian Dreams Featuring the New York Voices and Claudio Roditi Manchester Craftsmen's Guild MCGJ 1010
  • 2002 Paquito D’Rivera/The Clarinetist Universal Records 160523
  • 2002 The Best of Paquito D’Rivera Legacy/Sony Records International SICP 5044 Compilation
  • 2002 The American Saxophone Quartet with Paquito D’Rivera The Commission Project (Paquito D’Rivera/Franco D’Rivera) Sons of Sound Recorded Music SSPCD009
  • 2004 Riberas/Paquito D’Rivera Cuarteto de Cuerdas Buenos Aires EpsaMusic 0500-02
  • 2004 Paquito D’Rivera The Jazz Chamber Trio with Mark Summer, cello and Alon Yavnai, piano Chesky Records JD293
  • 2005 Amazon River - Hendrik Meurkens Blue Toucan Music D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist in “Lingua de Mosquito” and “The Peach”
  • 2006 Musica Para Los Amigos/ Paquito Para Los Amigos Sony/ BMG 828768*19032 Compilation
  • 2006 Caribbean Jazz Project/ Mosaic Concord Music Group, Inc. CCD 30033-2 D’Rivera appears as Guest Artist on numerous tracks
  • 2008 Sebastian Schunke/ Paquito D´Rivera Back in New York with Antonio Sanchez, John Benitez, Pernell Saturnino, Anders Nilsson (Connector)
  • 2009 Paquito D'Rivera/Chano Domínguez - Quartier Latin, lky records

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With Dizzy Gillespie

With Lalo Schifrin

References

  1. ^ "Killer Chic: Hollywood's Sick Love Affair with Che Guevara"
  2. ^ "Paquito D'Rivera Biography". Boosey & Hawkes, Inc.. http://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main.asp?composerid=18633&ttype=BIOGRAPHY&ttitle=Biography/. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  3. ^ Independent Music Awards - Past Judges

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