Chucho Valdés, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chucho Valdés

Cuban musician

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1941

Place of Birth: Quivicán, Mayabeque Province, Cuba

Profession: composer, pianist, university teacher, jazz musician

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jesús Valdés Rodríguez, better known as Chucho Valdés (born October 9, 1941), is a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger whose career spans over 50 years.
An original member of the Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna, in 1973 he founded the group Irakere, one of Cuba's best-known Latin jazz bands.
Both his father, Bebo Valdés, and his son, Chuchito, are pianists as well.
He has won six Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.