Gonzalo Rubalcaba
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Gonzalo Rubalcaba is a Grammy-winning Cuban jazz pianist and composer renowned for his virtuosic technique and innovative blending of Afro-Cuban rhythms with contemporary jazz.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gonzalo Rubalcaba canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ jazz pianist ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Al Di Meola
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Charlie Haden NERFINISHED ⓘ Chucho Valdés NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack DeJohnette NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Lovano NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Motian NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| beganPlayingPianoAtAge | 8 ⓘ |
| birthName | Gonzalo Julio González Fonseca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Cuba ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1963-05-27 ⓘ |
| familyBackground | comes from a musical family in Cuba ⓘ |
| father | Guillermo Rubalcaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Afro-Cuban jazz
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Latin jazz ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movementPeriod | late 20th century jazz ⓘ |
| name | Gonzalo Rubalcaba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Afro-Cuban rhythms with contemporary jazz
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virtuosic piano technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antiguo
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Avatar NERFINISHED ⓘ Discovery: Live at Montreux NERFINISHED ⓘ Images NERFINISHED ⓘ Inner Voyage NERFINISHED ⓘ Skyline NERFINISHED ⓘ Supernova NERFINISHED ⓘ The Blessing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
5Passion
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Blue Note Records ⓘ Impulse! Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
advanced harmonic language
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complex rhythmic structures ⓘ integration of Cuban popular and folkloric music ⓘ |
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