Paquito’s Quintet on Montclair Jazz Festival’s Broadcast
Bummed you haven’t been able to hear Paquito’s Quintet in person? This Saturday, Montclair Jazz Festival will broadcast its program live from the website. Join the festival for the entire day from 12 –...
View ArticleJazz Meets the Classics Nominated for Best Latin Jazz Album
On Sept. 23, The Latin Recording Academy announced the nominations for this year’s 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. We are thrilled that this year’s nominees include Paquito D’Rivera Sextet’s latest...
View ArticleLetters to Yeyito by Paquito D’Rivera
By Paquito D’Rivera, English Translation – Rosario Moreno Available: November 10, 2015 Available in English for the first time! Paquito D’Rivera’s delightful new book is now available for pre-sale....
View ArticleJazz Meets the Classics Wins “Best Latin Jazz Album”
On November 19, 2015 at the 16th Annual Latin GRAMMY® Awards, Paquito D’Rivera’s Sextet album Jazz Meets the Classics won the Best Latin Jazz Album in category #31. This is Paquito D’Rivera’s...
View ArticleDownbeat Magazine’s Interview Featuring Paquito’s New Book
The February 2016 issue of Downbeat Magazine publishes an interview with Paquito D’Rivera about his new book Letters to Yeyito: Lessons From a Life in Music. The article talks about Paquito’s latest...
View ArticleNew Collaboration Between Two Legends of Latin Music
Jazz has a long history of interpreting music from the American songbook. Latin America has just as lofty a collection; many were written by the tremendous Mexican composer Armando Manzanero....
View ArticleAnd The Favorite NYC Jazz Fans Favorite Clarinetist Is?
On September 19th, Mr. D’Rivera received the NYC Fans Decision Jazz Award 2016 for Clarinet. The awards ceremony, sponsored by Hot House and The Metropolitan Room, celebrates NYC Jazz winning artists...
View ArticleD’Rivera Receives 2017 Chamber Music America Award
2017 Bogomolny National Service Award On January 15, 2017, Chamber Music America at their 39th Annual Conference, awarded Paquito D’Rivera with the 2017 Bogomolny National Service Award in New York...
View ArticleNew Release – Kites Over Havana
Paquito D’Rivera is proud to present the Vitral Saxophone Quartet and their new recording, Kites Over Havana. For all that it has done in the world of jazz, blues, and rock, it is easy to forget that...
View ArticleNewark Arts Honors Paquito D’Rivera
On March 29, 2017, the Newark Arts at their 2017 Newark Arts Honors Gala, honored Paquito D’Rivera. The Newark Arts Honors recognizes accomplished creatives that have made significant contributions in...
View ArticleD’Rivera Receives the Harmony Program Award
On April 5, 2017, the Harmony Program presented Paquito D’Rivera the “Harmony Program Award” at their Spring Gala. The award is in recognition “for his musical achievements and for his dedication to...
View ArticleReview of “Kites Over Havana” in the New York City Jazz Record
In the May issue of The New York City Jazz Record, “Kites Over Havana” is featured in their CD Reviews column with an article by Eric Wendell. “In the realm of chamber music, string and brass quartets...
View ArticleTribute to D’Rivera in Por La Rivera de Paquito
Flute Piano Duo, Carlos Cano (Flute) and Hernan Milla (Piano), have put together an incredible tribute to the unique artistry and vision of Paquito D’Rivera entitled Por La Rivera de Paquito. Por La...
View ArticlePor La Rivera de Paquito Album Wins Two Awards
Congratulations to Carlos Cano and Hernán Milla on their two awards on their album dedicated to Paquito D’Rivera’s unique artistry and vision entitled Por La Rivera de Paquito (which D’Rivera also...
View ArticleReview of “Kites Over Havana” in the New York City Jazz Record
In the May issue of The New York City Jazz Record, “Kites Over Havana” is featured in their CD Reviews column with an article by Eric Wendell. “In the realm of chamber music, string and brass quartets...
View ArticleTribute to D’Rivera in Por La Rivera de Paquito
Flute Piano Duo, Carlos Cano (Flute) and Hernan Milla (Piano), have put together an incredible tribute to the unique artistry and vision of Paquito D’Rivera entitled Por La Rivera de Paquito. Por La...
View ArticlePor La Rivera de Paquito Album Wins Two Awards
Congratulations to Carlos Cano and Hernán Milla on their two awards on their album dedicated to Paquito D’Rivera’s unique artistry and vision entitled Por La Rivera de Paquito (which D’Rivera also...
View ArticleD’Rivera Receives Honorary Doctorate
On May 11, 2018, Paquito D’Rivera received an Honorary Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Manhattan School of Music. The presentation was made during the school’s Commencement Ceremony by MSM President...
View Article100th Birthday Leonard Bernstein Celebration at Wolf Trap
On July 27, 2018, Paquito D’Rivera joins a star-studded cast and the National Symphony Orchestra, at Wolf Trap in “Bernstein at 100 – A Celebration” in Vienna, Virginia. The program, featuring the...
View ArticleCariberian Tour with the Paquito D’Rivera Septet
Produced by Cargo Music and CLAZZ Continental Latin Jazz Paquito D’Rivera is the maestro of the clarinet and the saxophone, Cuban by birth, New Yorker by adoption, lover of everything that has to do...
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