Ramón Valle

• Name — Ramón Valle • Birthplace — Holguín, Cuba • Born — 29 December 1964 • Instrument — Piano • Genre — Jazz • Occupation — Musician, composer • Website — ramonvalle.com

Valle was born on December 29, 1964, in Holguín, Cuba. He left Cuba in the 1990s.

An NPR reviewer of Valle's Take Off commented that "When Ramon Valle keeps it crisp, he can hardly go wrong, with percolating bass and drums at his back. But the pianist also has a more romantic, even schmaltzy side, where he tries to wow you with a ballad. Then he may show off his technique in a way that doesn't help".

• Year recorded — Title — Label — Notes • 2001 — Danza Negra — ACT — Quintet, with Perico Sambeat (alto sax, soprano sax), Carlos Puig (trumpet), Omar Rodriguez (bass), Horacio 'El Negro' Hernandez (drums) • 2004* — No Escape — ACT — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Liber Torriente (drums) • 2005 — Piano Works IV: Memorias — ACT — Solo piano • 2008 — Fabulas — Budapest Music Center — With Eric Vloeimans (trumpet), Gabor Winand (vocals) • 2009* — Playground — RVS — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Owen Hart, Jr. (drums) • 2011 — Flashes from Holland — RVS — Quartet, with Jesse van Ruller (guitar), Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Owen Hart, Jr. (drums) • 2015* — Take Off — In + Out — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Ernesto Simpson (drums) • 2017* — The Time is Now — In + Out — Trio, with Omar Rodríguez Calvo (bass), Jamie Peet (drums)

• Year recorded — Leader — Title — Label • 2014–15 — Gerardo — Jazzpaña Live — ACT