Dave Valentin
American musician (1952-2017)
David Peter Valentin (April 29, 1952 – March 8, 2017) was an American Latin jazz flautist.[1] In the 1970s Valentin combined Latin music with jazz in bands with Bill O'Connell, Lincoln Goines, Richie Morales, Robby Ameen, Sammy Figueroa, and Giovanni Hidalgo.[2] For seven years in a row he was chosen as the best jazz flautist by readers of Jazziz magazine. In 1985 he received a Grammy Award nomination.[1] In 2003 he won a Grammy for Caribbean Jazz Project, an album he did with Dave Samuels.[3]
Dave Valentin | |
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 Valentin at the World Music and Dance Centre, March 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | David Peter Valentin |
| Born | April 29, 1952 South Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 8, 2017 (aged 64) The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, Latin jazz, smooth jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Flute |
| Years active | 1965–2012 |
| Labels | CTI, GRP, Highnote |
Valentin died from complications of a stroke and Parkinson's disease in the Bronx, at the age of 64.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dave Valentin". All About Jazz. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ Gonzalez, David (3 June 2011). "Dave Valentin Hangs With Cool Cats, at Home and David performed his first song at their Spring Concert ~Wes Montgomery's ~ "The Joker" along with his Jazz Quartet. Away". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "A Special Valentine for Dave Valentin". The Bronx Chronicle. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (March 8, 2017). "Dave Valentin, a Grammy Award-Winning Latin Jazz Flutist, Dies at 64". The New York Times. p. B14.
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