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Monday, March 13, 2017
Jazz Portorricensis: Summary on Dave Valentin Death and Wake Coverage
Jazz Portorricensis: Summary on Dave Valentin Death and Wake Coverage: In memoriam of our beloved Puerto Rican jazz flutist Dave Valentin, we bring you some of the media coverage on this loss for the latin jazz...
Summary on Dave Valentin Death and Wake Coverage
In memoriam of our beloved Puerto Rican jazz flutist Dave Valentin, we bring you some of the media coverage on this loss for the latin jazz genere. When the great dies, a legend is born®. You will be remembered Dave.
Les traigo un recuento de algunas de las coberturas de medios sobre la muerte y funeral de nuestro querido y destacado jazzista puertorriqueño Dave Valentín. Cuando los grandes mueren, nacen las leyendas®. Siempre serás recordado, Dave.
Isabel Lopés Franqui, JP Editor.
From TIME
Grammy-Winning Latin Flutist Dave Valentin Dies At 64
Zamira RahimMar 09, 2017
American Latin Jazz musician Dave Valentin performs on flute at Lehman Center
for the Performing Arts , Bronx, New York, New York, May 6, 2005. Jack Vartoogian—Getty Images
Dave Valentin, the Grammy-winning Latin Jazz flutist, has died.He was 64.
The musician passed away in the Bronx following complications from a stroke and Parkinson's disease, Richie Bonilla, his manager told the New York Times. Valentin was living in a nursing home after suffering a stroke in 2012, where his care was partly funded by donations from the Jazz Foundation of America.
Valentin's “The Gathering," a Caribbean Jazz Project record, won the Grammy in 2003 for best Latin Jazz Album. He released multiple albums during his lifetime and worked with other singers such as Patti Austin. He is survived by his brother, George.
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From NPR
Remembering Dave Valentin, The Dazzling Latin Jazz FlutistLongtime Bandmate Robby Ameen Highlights His 5 Favorite Valentin Performances
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Dave Valentin, pictured on the cover of his 1981 album Pied Piper, died Wednesday at the age of 64.
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"You would hear two notes and you would know it was Dave. His tone, his creativity, his humor. It all came out in his playing no matter what style or genre."
With those words, drummer Robby Ameen offers a loving and professional assessment of his bandmate and friend, Dave Valentin, who died Wednesday at the age of 64. You can read his official obituary by Nate Chinen on WBGO.org.
While flute is a bit of a specialty item in jazz, in Afro-Caribbean music it's used widely, especially in Cuban charanga bands: large ensembles with multiple violins and flutes that reflect Cuba's European heritage.
Valentin was proficient in dance genres and used them to create his own fusion of jazz and Cuban traditions that featured the cream of the crop of New York's Latin music community.
Robby Ameen recorded and traveled with Dave Valentin for more than three decades. He listed five of his favorite tracks by his longtime friend for Alt.Latino.
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News 12 The Bronx
The Grammy Award winner died peacefully at a rehab center in Throgs Neck Wednesday at the age of 64 due to complications from a stroke and Parkinson's disease. (March 11, 2017 6:23 PM)
Updated March 11, 2017 5:55 PM
Valentin's funeral was held at Holy Cross Church on Soundview Avenue.
The Grammy Award winner died peacefully at a rehab center in Throgs Neck Wednesday at the age of 64 due to complications from a stroke and Parkinson's disease.
Valentin was the first artist signed to GRP...
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