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Manuel Valera
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Cuban-born pianist/composer and bandleader Manuel Valera is a forward-minded jazz musician with a knack for combining myriad Latin styles with contemporary jazz and post-bop. Starting out as a saxophonist while studying at the Manuel Saumell Conservatory in Havana, Valera switched full-time to piano after moving to the United States and enrolling in the New School in New York City around 1994. He has performed with a variety of name musicians, including bassist John Patitucci, reed player Paquito D'Rivera, saxophonist Seamus Blake, percussionist Dafnis Preito, trumpeter Claudio Roditi, and many others. He released his debut album, Forma Nueva, on Mavo Records in 2004. Since then he has released a handful of records, including Melancolia in 2006 and Vientos in 2007. Currents arrived in 2009, with New Cuban Express following in 2012. ~ Matt Collar, Rovi
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Manuel Valera Quartet
The Django · New York City
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Manuel Valera Quartet
The Django · New York City
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Manuel Valera Trio – Modern Cuban Jazz | Second Set
Terraza 7 · New York City
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Duduka Da Fonseca & Quadrilogy
Smalls Jazz Club · New York City
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Vinicius Gomes & Manuel Valera
Mezzrow · New York City
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Manuel Valera plays a blend of Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban jazz, and contemporary jazz, often incorporating post-bop and fusion elements. He is known for his work on labels like Criss Cross Jazz.
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Manuel Valera was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, and later moved to New York City.
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