Hilario Durán (born 1953,

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pianist. Durán studied at ''Conservatorio "Amadeo Roldán"'' Amadeo Roldan Music Institute in

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with Evaristo Aparicio, composition and conducting from German Pifferrer, and orchestration from Guillermo Barreto. He formed a group in the 1970s called Los D'Siempre, which melded traditional Cuban elements with those of modern jazz. He joined

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's band from 1981 to 1990. He also worked with

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's United Nation Orchestra and

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. He formed a new group, Perspectiva, in 1990, and toured

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and Europe. From 1995 he worked as a solo artist in

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, Canada, and has collaborated over the course of his career with

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, Juan Pablo Torres, John Benitez,

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, Hugh Marsh, Carlos "Patato" Valdés, Lenny Andrade, Quartetto Gelato,

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and the

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. Duran was nominated for

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s in 2002, 2005, 2006, and 2007, winning in 2005 for ''New Danzon'', and 2007:From The Heart", this album also was Grammy nominated.

Discography

*''Habana 9 P.M.'' ( Areito, 1978) *''Francisco's Song'' ( Justin Time, 1996) *''Killer Tumbao'' (Justin Time, 1997) *''Havana Flute Summit'' (Naxos Jazz, 1997) *''Habana Nocturna'' (Justin Time, 1999) *''Havana Remembered'' (Avalon Music, 2002) *''New Danzon'' (Alma Records, 2005) *''Encuentro en La Habana'' (Alma, 2006) *''From the Heart'' (Alma, 2006) *''Motion'' (Alma, 2010) *''Cuban Rhapsody'' (Alma, 2011) with Jane Bunnett *''Christmas Salsa'' (Avalon, 2013) *''Contumbao'' (Alma, 2017) *''The Cuban'' (Alma, 2019)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Duran, Hilario 1953 births Living people Cuban jazz pianists Cuban emigrants to Canada Afro-Cuban jazz pianists Post-bop pianists Musicians from Havana Canadian jazz pianists Juno Award for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year winners 21st-century Canadian pianists Justin Time Records artists Juno Award for Jazz Album of the Year – Group winners